Biography
Judit Polgar is a Hungarian Grandmaster, and considered the best female chess player, with a maximum Elo of 2735. In 1991, at the age of 15 years and four months, she sured the record of the legendary Bobby Fischer, of being the youngest chess player to become Grandmaster. She has beaten super grandmaster chess players such as Magnus Carlsen, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Ruslan Ponomariov, Veselin Topalov, and many more.
She retired in 2014, breaking her streak of being the best female chess player for more than 26 years.
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1976-07-23 (48 years old)
Birth Place
Budapest, Hungary
Father
László Polgár
Mother
Klára Polgár
Siblings
Susan Polgar, Sofia Polgar
Citizenships
Hungary
Awards
Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen, Chess Oscar, Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary, honorary citizen of Budapest
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