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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.
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).
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 · 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.
Aug 30, 2012 · Judit Polgar has defeated nine world champions including Garry Kasparov, Boris Spassky and Viswanathan Anand, and is the only female ever to join an exclusive coterie of players...
Polgar, Judit. World Rank (All players): 63. Federation: Hungary. FIDE ID: 700070. B-Year: 1976.
The Greatest female chess player of all time.
Judit Polgar is a Hungarian grandmaster, generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time. In 1991, Polgar 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.
Nov 5, 2019 · Judit Polgar, the strongest female chess player of all time, speaks to David Cox about growing up as part of her father Laszlo's groundbreaking educational experiment, the famous touch-move controversy when she played Garry Kasparov in 1994 and why no other woman in chess history has come close to her achievements.
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