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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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Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
VAM Hoogeveen 3rd 1999 E32
Timman, Jan H vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
VAM Hoogeveen 3rd 1999 A33
Polgar, Judit vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B18
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D39
Zvjaginsev, Vadim vs Polgar, Judit★
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 E92
Polgar, Judit vs Zvjaginsev, Vadim★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 B83
Zvjaginsev, Vadim vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 E20
Polgar, Judit vs Zvjaginsev, Vadim★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B36
Polgar, Judit vs Magem Badals, Jorge★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B14
Magem Badals, Jorge vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B90
Nielsen, Peter Heine vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 E05
Polgar, Judit vs Nielsen, Peter Heine★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C42
Spassky, Boris V vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
VAM Hoogeveen 2nd 1998 E71
Polgar, Judit vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2
VAM Hoogeveen 2nd 1998 B16
Polgar, Judit vs Spassky, Boris V★
1-0
VAM Hoogeveen 2nd 1998 C95
Timman, Jan H vs Polgar, Judit★
0-1
VAM Hoogeveen 2nd 1998 E21
Polgar, Judit vs Adams, Michael★
1/2-1/2
Linares 14th 1997 C78
Kasparov, Gary vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
Linares 14th 1997 B49
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 A35
Polgar, Judit vs Jussupow, Artur★
0-1
Dortmund 1997 B05
Topalov, Veselin vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Linares 14th 1997 B48
Leko, Peter vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B52
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit★
0-1
Linares 14th 1997 D77
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
Dortmund 1997 E11
Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1997 B92
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
Linares 14th 1997 E97
Polgar, Judit vs Almasi, Zoltan★
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 C89
Almasi, Zoltan vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B22
Polgar, Judit vs Adams, Michael★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 C89
Svidler, Peter vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B49
Polgar, Judit vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1997 C78
Kasparov, Gary vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1997 E25
Polgar, Judit vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1997 C63
Polgar, Judit vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1997 B76
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1997 D24
Polgar, Judit vs Short, Nigel D★
1-0
Dortmund 1997 B40
Topalov, Veselin vs Polgar, Judit★
0-1
Dortmund 1997 D74
Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2
Linares 14th 1997 B93
Polgar, Judit vs Anand, Viswanathan★
0-1
Linares 14th 1997 C78
Polgar, Judit vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2
Linares 14th 1997 C78
Polgar, Judit vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1996 B48
Anand, Viswanathan vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B06
Gelfand, Boris vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1996 E67
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B31
Polgar, Judit vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 C90
Polgar, Judit vs Anand, Viswanathan★
0-1
Amber-blind 5th 1996 C90
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
Amber-blind 5th 1996 E69
Polgar, Judit vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B22
Shirov, Alexei vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B84
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 5th 1996 A49
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