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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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Polgar, Judit vs Lautier, Joel
1-0
Madrid 1993 C12
Petursson, Margeir vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Oviedo rapid 1993 E73
Comp Deep Blue vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
New York m 1993 B47
Rasik, Vitezslav vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Budapest zt-A 1993 B44
Polgar, Judit vs Fernandez Garcia, Jose L
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1993 B07
Lobron, Eric vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Groningen PCA 1993 A45
Polgar, Judit vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Groningen PCA 1993 C17
Polgar, Judit vs Ftacnik, Lubomir
1-0
Budapest zt playoff 1993 B09
Yudasin, Leonid vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Oviedo rapid 1993 B44
Polgar, Judit vs San Segundo, Pablo
1-0
Madrid 1993 B33
Fernandez Garcia, Jose L vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Oviedo rapid 1993 B40
Polgar, Judit vs Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander
1/2-1/2
Budapest zt playoff 1993 B86
Polgar, Judit vs Lopez, Jose M
1-0
Oviedo rapid 1993 C64
Polgar, Judit vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1993 C47
Rivas Pastor, Manuel vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1993 E90
Polgar, Judit vs Nikolic, Predrag
0-1
EUCup f 1993 C18
Polgar, Judit vs Comp Deep Blue
1/2-1/2
New York m 1993 A07
Epishin, Vladimir vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Dos Hermanas 1993 E97
Magem Badals, Jorge vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Dos Hermanas 1993 B85
Polgar, Judit vs Hansen, Curt
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 B01
Polgar, Judit vs Gdanski, Jacek
1-0
Budapest zt-A 1993 C18
Polgar, Judit vs Ermenkov, Evgenij
1/2-1/2
Budapest zt-A 1993 B67
Polgar, Judit vs Atalik, Suat
1-0
Oviedo rapid 1993 B66
Polgar, Judit vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
Groningen PCA 1993 B07
Yudasin, Leonid vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 B82
Polgar, Judit vs Rozentalis, Eduardas
1-0
Groningen PCA 1993 C10
Polgar, Judit vs Suba, Mihai
0-1
Budapest zt-A 1993 B85
Polgar, Judit vs Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander
1-0
Budapest zt-A 1993 B93
Polgar, Judit vs Ftacnik, Lubomir
1-0
Budapest zt-A 1993 B82
Polgar, Judit vs Rivas Pastor, Manuel
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1993 B07
Polgar, Judit vs Izeta Txabarri, Felix
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1993 C41
Polgar, Judit vs Izeta Txabarri, Felix
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1993 C41
Polgar, Judit vs Vaisser, Anatoli
1-0
Oviedo playoff 1993 B44
Polgar, Judit vs Popovic, Petar
1/2-1/2
EUCup f 1993 B68
Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Budapest zt playoff 1993 E62
Georgiev, Kiril vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Budapest zt-A 1993 B40
Markowski, Tomasz vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Oviedo rapid 1993 B25
Polgar, Judit vs Moskalenko, Viktor
1-0
Oviedo rapid 1993 C14
Gdanski, Jacek vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Budapest zt playoff 1993 B30
Polgar, Judit vs Gdanski, Jacek
1-0
Budapest zt playoff 1993 C18
Polgar, Judit vs Sax, Gyula
1/2-1/2
Budapest zt-A 1993 B83
Prada, Fernando vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Oviedo rapid 1993 B30
Mestel, A Jonathan vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Oviedo rapid 1993 A26
Adorjan, Andras vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Budapest zt-A 1993 E62
Chernin, Alexander vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 E97
Polgar, Judit vs Komljenovic, Davor
1-0
Oviedo rapid 1993 B53
Polgar, Judit vs Yudasin, Leonid
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1993 B84
Polgar, Judit vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1993 B45
Cosma, Ioan vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Budapest zt-A 1993 E60
Ftacnik, Lubomir vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Budapest zt playoff 1993 E94
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