In issue 69 of One Daily Nugget, we introduced you to Laszlo Polgar, a Hungarian psychologist who vowed to turn his progeny into geniuses — and succeeded.

His daughters went on to become three of the most successful female chess players in history. Judit, the most successful of the trio, became the youngest Grandmaster ever, eclipsing Bobby Fischer’s prior record by a month. (For an interview with Judit Polgar, see issue 371 of One Daily Nugget.) Having retired from competitive chess since 2014, she is considered the greatest female player of all time.

In today’s nugget, published by Psychology Today, Carlin Flora provides an in-depth discussion of what accounts for the success of Laszlo Polgar’s fascinating experiment.

Read on to learn more!