Susan was born and brought up in Budapest , Hungary , and now lives in Lubbock , Texas . She recently moved from Forest Hills , Queens in New York City , where she ran the Polgar Chess Center and the Susan Polgar Foundation , which gives chess training to children , especially girls . She was born and brought up in Budapest , Hungary , and now lives in Lubbock , Texas , having recently moved from Forest Hills , Queens in New York City , where she ran the Polgar Chess Center and the Susan Polgar Foundation , which gives chess training to children , especially girls .