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  1. Judit Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as the strongest female chess player of all time. [1] In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, at the time the youngest to have done so, breaking the record previously held by former world champion Bobby Fischer.

  2. Apr 25, 2024 · After world chess champion Garry Kasparov, Polgár became the most popular and charismatic player in chess. By far the strongest female player of all time, she also became the only woman ever to be ranked in the top 10 chess players of the world, reaching No. 8 in 2005. In 2011 she won the bronze medal at the Men’s European Championship.

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  3. Oct 22, 2014 · This summer Judit Polgár announced her retirement, ceding the title of No. 1 female player to Hou Yifan, who became a grandmaster at 14. For the first time a woman has just won the Fields medal in mathematics; for the first time a woman reigns as the world’s most powerful economist.

  4. www.juditpolgar.com › en › biography%E2%80%8EJudit Polgár

    The Greatest female chess player of all time.

    • Hungary
    • July 23, 1976
    • Budapest
  5. Polgár Judit ( Budapest, 1976. július 23. –) a Magyar Szent István-renddel kitüntetett magyar sakkozó, nemzetközi nagymester, nyolcszoros sakkolimpikon a nyílt kategóriában, [1] kétszeres női sakkolimpiai bajnok, a nyílt kategóriában kétszeres olimpiai ezüstérmes, nyílt kategóriában egyéni Európa-bajnoki bronzérmes ...

  6. Aug 30, 2012 · CNN —. In the game of chess, one woman has dominated all others for more than 20 years. Judit Polgar has defeated nine world champions including Garry Kasparov, Boris Spassky and Viswanathan ...

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  8. 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.

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