Chess Quote by Judit Polgar

“And maybe some people do it too much, are too selfish and concentrated on chess. But I think that in all professions you can find a lot of people like that.” quote by Judit Polgar — Download Open image

“And maybe some people do it too much, are too selfish and concentrated on chess. But I think that in all professions you can find a lot of people like that.”

Judit Polgar

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