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11-23-2018, 04:12 PM
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 If so, maybe I should have said Polgar was the first, and not the only. Last edited by barrysloate; 11-23-2018 at 04:14 PM. 
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11-23-2018, 04:34 PM
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Judit Polgar, born in 1976, didn't become a grand master until 1991. It looks like Polgar was the third, not the first. Sorry, Barry.
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11-23-2018, 06:34 PM
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She spent 87 hours in temperatures plunging to -50 degrees, tended sled dogs who needed emergency rations, and endured blizzards so bad that the competition had to be stopped twice so the competitors could take shelter. Libby Riddles earned her place in history the hard way — by being the first woman to win the Iditarod — the 1,100-mile trans-Alaska dog sled race often referred to as “The Last Great Race on Earth.”
A bit tougher than sitting behind a chessboard.
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11-24-2018, 06:06 AM
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 Well I know I read that Polgar's achievement was a first, so there must be some technicality here. Perhaps depending on dogs disqualifies her as being the first to defeat a male, since Iditarod is a team sport. What do I know? I'm just some hack trying to sound smart on a chatboard. Last edited by barrysloate; 11-24-2018 at 06:16 AM.
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11-24-2018, 11:54 AM
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The 11th game of the match just ended...(drum roll)...in a draw. It is now tied 5 1/2- 5 1/2. It really was a bland game, even by the standards of this match.
The final game is on Monday. The match is probably headed for a tiebreaker on Wednesday.
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11-24-2018, 12:20 PM
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11-24-2018, 01:35 PM
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So how does the betting work in chess?
Bet on either player to win in a match and you lose. Bet on a tie and you get your money back. Bet on both players to win and you lose double. If you factor in the bookie, you lose every time. Checkmate for the bookie. 
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