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She was a member of a chess club in Budapest, where she would get experience from master level players. In 1984 in Budapest, Sophia and Judit, at the time 9 and 7 years of age, respectively, played two games of blindfold chess against two masters, which they won.
At the age of nine, Polgar won her first international chess tournament. But her journey in chess started much earlier when Judit, along with her sisters Susan Polgar (a GM) and Sofia Polgar (an IM) were involved in an educational research project.
Aug 30, 2012 · Aged 11, she beat her first grandmaster, and became one herself in 1991, at the age of 15 – relieving American Bobby Fischer of his record as the youngest-ever grandmaster. Polgar’s father ...
Judit Polgar is universally recognized as the strongest female player of all time. She was first rated in the top 100 players in the world at age 12 and three years later broke Bobby Fischer’s record as the youngest grandmaster.
Apr 25, 2024 · She earned the (men’s) International Master (IM) chess title at age 12 and set a new record (since beaten) by becoming the youngest (men’s) International Grandmaster (GM) in history at age 15 years 4 months, eclipsing Bobby Fischer.
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For decades, my biography consisted almost entirely of my achievements in chess. At the age of 9, I won my first international tournament in New York. This became a cover story in The New York Times. I was 11 when I defeated a grandmaster for the first time in my life (in Brussels).
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Apr 19, 2018 · Judit Polgár is considered the greatest female chess player of all time, and she's beaten 11 world champions, including Garry Kasparov.
