The Polgar sisters, Suzan, Sofi & Judit, did not choose to be the heroines of this story. It was their father, who, driven by his educational vision, determined their destiny before they were even born.

László Polgár believed that “Geniuses are made, not born,” and he set out to prove it. The canvas he chose was his three daughters. The medium he chose was chess. 

No kindergarten, no school… Three girls, isolated from the normal world of kids, studying & practicing chess every day, all day long, for years.

 Polgar's goal was a total victory against the prevailing stereotypes no less than against the girls’ opponents.  The game was played both on the B&W board and in the grey world of communist Budapest, where the family lived. He wanted to home-school his daughters, but the authorities wouldn’t have it. He wanted them to play only against men, but men didn't like it.  He wanted to teach them to win, when other boys and girls were content to just play