If you do your "homework" well you can be sure you'll feel more relaxed. Make sure you have a walk or rest before the game because the most important thing is to be focused during the game itself! If you get tired by preparation you won't have enough energy left for the whole game, and we all know that a single blunder can ruin all the work done beforehand!
Judit PolgarOne can say that in the last decades chess has become more of a sport than of a science. I see it from an artistic point of view.
Judit PolgarChess is thirty to forty percent psychology. You don't have this when you play a computer. I can't confuse it
Judit PolgarIt's very important not to put pressure on a child. Make sure that she/he feels that whatever happens it's not the end of the world. If they cry after a loss that's normal, as adults also hate to lose. If they win a game you should make them feel very proud but make sure they know the next game will be another challenge.
Judit PolgarIndia and China are improving by leaps and bounds and it will be their chess players who will lead the revolution of the XXI century.
Judit Polgar