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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,Ju vs Anand,V
0-1
Glitnir Blitz 2006 C65
Anand,V vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2005 B49
Polgar,Ju vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2005 C42
Topalov,V vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2005 B48
Polgar,Ju vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2005 C67
Polgar,Ju vs Adams,Mi
1-0
Mtel Masters 2005 C42
Kramnik,V vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
Mtel Masters 2005 E32
Polgar,Ju vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2005 B46
Polgar,Ju vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2005 C67
Ponomariov,R vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2005 B55
Adams,Mi vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2005 B47
Leko,P vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2005 E12
Polgar,Ju vs Sokolov,I
1-0
Corus A 2005 C95
Polgar,Ju vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2005 C42
Topalov,V vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
Corus A 2005 E15
Polgar,Ju vs Bruzon,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2005 C67
Morozevich,A vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
Corus A 2005 A46
Polgar,Ju vs Short,N
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2005 C95
Grischuk,A vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2005 E05
Polgar,Ju vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2005 C99
Van Wely,L vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2005 A30
Polgar,Ju vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2005 B33
Ponomariov,R vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
Corus A 2005 B90
Polgar,Ju vs Svidler,P
1-0
Corus A 2005 C89
Anand,V vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Hotel Bali Stars 2003 A16
Radjabov,T vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
Hotel Bali Stars 2003 A45
Polgar,Ju vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Hotel Bali Stars 2003 B92
Polgar,Ju vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
Hotel Bali Stars 2003 C42
Topalov,V vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
Hotel Bali Stars 2003 A30
Kramnik,V vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
KO Rapid 2003 E12
Polgar,Ju vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
KO Rapid 2003 B21
Polgar,Ju vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
GpB 2003 C89
Leko,P vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
GpB 2003 B90
Polgar,Ju vs Karpov,Ana
1-0
GpB 2003 C42
Anand,V vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
GpB 2003 B90
Polgar,Ju vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
GpB 2003 C89
Svidler,P vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
GpB 2003 B90
Polgar,Ju vs Aronian,L
1-0
Essent 2003 C90
Karpov,Ana vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Essent 2003 E32
Aronian,L vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Essent 2003 E32
Polgar,Ju vs Karpov,Ana
1-0
Essent 2003 C42
Anand,V vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
Rapid Match 2003 B92
Polgar,Ju vs Anand,V
0-1
Rapid Match 2003 C88
Polgar,Ju vs Anand,V
1-0
Rapid Match 2003 B80
Anand,V vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
Rapid Match 2003 B90
Anand,V vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
Rapid Match 2003 B90
Polgar,Ju vs Anand,V
0-1
Rapid Match 2003 B92
Anand,V vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
Rapid Match 2003 C42
Polgar,Ju vs Anand,V
1-0
Rapid Match 2003 B90
Gelfand,B vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
George Marx Rapid Match 2003 B80
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