Mommy Track

Judit Polgar has not played much chess over the past three years. She’s been busy with something even more engrossing and demanding: She gave birth to two children. Nonetheless, the brilliant player from Budapest was among the 16 players who just competed in Elista for four spots in the world champion playoffs. Alas, Judit was poorly prepared. Still, when the score in her match with Evgeny Bareev was already hopeless, she played the most beautiful attack of the competition. The final score of their encounter: 3.5 – 2.5 in Bareev’s favor.