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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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Kolev, Atanas vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Budapest zt-A 1993 A49
Polgar, Judit vs Goldin, Alexander
1-0
Oviedo rapid 1993 C93
Vyzmanavin, Alexey vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Groningen PCA 1993 E81
Polgar, Judit vs Magem Badals, Jorge
1-0
Madrid 1992 B14
Yudasin, Leonid vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Madrid 1992 B32
Polgar, Judit vs Grinshpun, Eduard
1-0
Donau Cup op 1992 C82
Polgar, Judit vs Granda Zuniga, Julio E
1-0
Madrid 1992 C45
Polgar, Judit vs Uria, Javier
1-0
Oviedo rapid45 1992 B17
Polgar, Judit vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0
Roquebrune rapid 1992 C14
Polgar, Judit vs Tregubov, Pavel V
1/2-1/2
Donau Cup op 1992 B09
Romero Holmes, Alfonso vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1992 B46
Seirawan, Yasser vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 A59
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Women-Veterans 1992 E73
Gulko, Boris F vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Aruba 1992 E73
Zarnicki, Pablo vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1992 B30
Nunn, John DM vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Hastings9293 1992 B40
Tolnai, Tibor vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Donau Cup op 1992 B48
Polgar, Judit vs Granda Zuniga, Julio E
1/2-1/2
New York Reshevsky 1992 B14
Kindermann, Stefan vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Aruba 1992 B43
Ricardi, Pablo vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Buenos Aires 1992 E60
Rentero Lechuga, M. vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Oviedo rapid45 1992 A16
Psakhis, Lev vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
New York Reshevsky 1992 E81
Salov, Valery vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Madrid 1992 D03
Frolov, Artur vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Donau Cup op 1992 B48
Bareev, Evgeny vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Hastings9293 1992 E73
Polgar, Judit vs Aleksandrov, Aleksej
0-1
Oviedo rapid45 1992 E06
Polgar, Judit vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Women-Veterans 1992 C92
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Hastings9293 1992 E97
Polgar, Judit vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Roquebrune rapid 1992 B14
Garcia Ilundain, David vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Oviedo rapid45 1992 E97
Polgar, Judit vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0
Hastings9293 1992 C10
Polgar, Judit vs Crouch, Colin S
1-0
Hastings9293 1992 B06
Polgar, Judit vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Women-Veterans 1992 C18
Epishin, Vladimir vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1992 E94
Sadler, Matthew vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Hastings9293 1992 A65
Polgar, Judit vs Pliester, Leon
1-0
Aruba 1992 B93
Polgar, Judit vs Benjamin, Joel
1/2-1/2
New York Reshevsky 1992 C55
Polgar, Judit vs Nunn, John DM
1/2-1/2
Hastings9293 1992 C88
Polgar, Judit vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1-0
New York Reshevsky 1992 B36
Polgar, Judit vs Gurevich, Ilya
1-0
Hastings9293 1992 B93
Granda Zuniga, Julio E vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Aruba 1992 E97
Rohde, Michael A vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
New York Reshevsky 1992 E70
Polgar, Judit vs Panno, Oscar
1-0
Buenos Aires 1992 C12
Polgar, Judit vs Benjamin, Joel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1992 C33
Polgar, Judit vs Wolff, Patrick G
1/2-1/2
New York Reshevsky 1992 B56
Polgar, Judit vs Damaso, Rui
1-0
Oviedo rapid45 1992 B01
Piket, Jeroen vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Roquebrune rapid 1992 A45
Polgar, Judit vs San Segundo, Pablo
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1992 B69
Polgar, Judit vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1992 C92
Gurevich, Ilya vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
New York Reshevsky 1992 B32
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