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Polgar, Judit

modern era

Judit Polgar is universally recognized as the strongest female chess player in history, reaching a peak world ranking of No. 8 and a rating of 2735. She broke Bobby Fischer's record as the youngest grandmaster in 1991 at age 15 and went on to defeat eleven current or former world champions, including Kasparov, Carlsen, and Anand. She was the only woman ever ranked in the world top 10 and the only woman to compete in a World Championship cycle final.

Total Games

1824

Wins

666

Draws

676

Losses

481

36.5% wins37.1% draws26.4% losses

Most Played Openings

B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation67B33 - Sicilian Defense: Open44C42 - Petrov's Defense37B22 - Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation36E97 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System32B48 - Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack31B47 - Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation29B30 - Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian27C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall27C11 - French Defense: Steinitz Variation27

Most Faced Opponents

Karpov, Anatoly43 gamesAnand,V36 gamesTopalov,V29 gamesShirov, Alexei29 gamesKramnik, Vladimir28 gamesPiket, Jeroen28 gamesGelfand,B24 gamesAnand, Viswanathan22 gamesIvanchuk, Vassily21 gamesTopalov, Veselin19 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit

Amber-blind 3rd

1994

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FCGFCG
0-1

Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit

Linares 14th

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Polgar,Ju vs Al Modiahki,M

FIDE WCh KO

2001

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FCGFCG
1-0

Adams, Michael vs Polgar, Judit

Tilburg Fontys

1996

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kramnik, Vladimir vs Polgar, Judit

Amber-blind 5th

1996

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FCGFCG
0-1

Zvjaginsev, Vadim vs Polgar, Judit

FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Polgar, Judit

Amber-blind 2nd

1993

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FCGFCG
1-0

Polgar, Judit vs Short, Nigel D

Dortmund

1997

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FCGFCG
0-1

Polgar, Judit vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Amber-rapid 2nd

1993

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FCGFCG
0-1

Al Modiahki,M vs Polgar,Ju

FIDE WCh KO

2001

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Games (1824)

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Gelfand,B vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
George Marx Rapid Match 2003 B80
Gelfand,B vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
George Marx Rapid Match 2003 E92
Polgar,Ju vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
George Marx Rapid Match 2003 B51
Polgar,Ju vs Gelfand,B
0-1
George Marx Rapid Match 2003 B33
Gelfand,B vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
George Marx Rapid Match 2003 B80
Gelfand,B vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
George Marx Rapid Match 2003 B54
Polgar,Ju vs Gelfand,B
0-1
George Marx Rapid Match 2003 B23
Polgar,Ju vs Radjabov,T
1-0
It 2003 B33
Gelfand,B vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
It 2003 B49
Polgar,Ju vs Korchnoi,V
1/2-1/2
It 2003 C10
Polgar,Ju vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
It 2003 C89
Polgar,Ju vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
It 2003 B33
Short,N vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
It 2003 B92
Polgar,Ju vs Leko,P
0-1
It 2003 B33
Korchnoi,V vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
It 2003 E12
Radjabov,T vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 E15
Polgar,Ju vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 B19
Grischuk,A vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
GMA 2003 B48
Polgar,Ju vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 B33
Polgar,Ju vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 B33
Ponomariov,R vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 E46
Polgar,Ju vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 A34
Karpov,An vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
GMA 2003 E12
Polgar,Ju vs Timman,J
1-0
GMA 2003 B49
Polgar,Ju vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 B33
Ponomariov,R vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
Superstars Hotel Bali Playoff 2002 A30
Polgar,Ju vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
Superstars Hotel Bali Playoff 2002 C67
Karpov,An vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
Superstars Hotel Bali 2002 D32
Polgar,Ju vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Superstars Hotel Bali 2002 B87
Polgar,Ju vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Superstars Hotel Bali 2002 E67
Ponomariov,R vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
Superstars Hotel Bali 2002 B90
Polgar,Ju vs Xu Jun
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 B85
Polgar,Ju vs Jobava,Ba
1-0
Olympiad 2002 B90
Atalik,S vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 E15
Polgar,Ju vs Istratescu,A
1-0
Olympiad 2002 B15
Babula,V vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 E54
Svetushkin,D vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
Olympiad 2002 E39
Ftacnik,L vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 E97
Polgar,Ju vs Khalifman,A
1/2-1/2
Essent Crown 2002 C88
Khalifman,A vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Essent Crown 2002 E15
Karpov,An vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
RUS vs. ROW 2002 D77
Kramnik,V vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
RUS vs. ROW 2002 E15
Polgar,Ju vs Kasparov,G
1-0
RUS vs. ROW 2002 C67
Polgar,Ju vs Grischuk,A
0-1
RUS vs. ROW 2002 C86
Ponomariov,R vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2002 E32
Polgar,Ju vs Ponomariov,R
0-1
FIDE GP 2002 B90
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
FIDE GP 2002 B97
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
FIDE GP 2002 B48
Polgar,Ju vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
FIDE GP 2002 C42
Polgar,Ju vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
FIDE GP 2002 C42
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