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Judit Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as the strongest female chess player of all time. 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 .
Judit Polgar is a Hungarian chess grandmaster and the best female chess player in history. Learn more about her chess achievements.
Apr 25, 2024 · Judit Polgar, Hungarian chess player, the youngest of three chess-playing sisters. 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.
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).
World Chess Hall of Fame Inducted 2021 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.
Jul 22, 2023 · Chess: Judit Polgar still an icon nearly a decade after retirement | Chess | The Guardian. Judit Polgar makes the first move of the game between Hikaru Nakamura and Jan-Krzysztof Duda in...
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.
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