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Judit Polgar 
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Judit Polgar
Number of games in database: 1,500
Years covered: 1984 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2680
Highest rating achieved in database: 2735
Overall record: +499 -345 =518 (55.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      138 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (279) 
    B90 B33 B93 B32 B82
 Ruy Lopez (156) 
    C78 C67 C89 C92 C60
 French Defense (101) 
    C11 C18 C10 C12 C15
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (80) 
    C89 C92 C90 C95 C91
 Caro-Kann (72) 
    B14 B17 B18 B13 B19
 Sicilian Najdorf (69) 
    B90 B93 B92 B99 B95
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (279) 
    B90 B47 B22 B40 B48
 King's Indian (161) 
    E97 E62 E81 E92 E73
 Sicilian Taimanov (60) 
    B47 B48 B45 B46 B49
 Sicilian Najdorf (47) 
    B90 B92 B98 B93 B97
 Queen's Indian (41) 
    E15 E12 E17 E18 E19
 Nimzo Indian (39) 
    E32 E21 E49 E48 E20
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Judit Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Kasparov, 2002 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Anand, 1999 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Mamedyarov, 2002 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs P Angelova, 1988 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Karpov, 2003 1-0
   Shirov vs Judit Polgar, 1994 0-1
   Judit Polgar vs Shirov, 1995 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Svidler, 2005 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Tournament (2005)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   The Princess of Chess - Judit Polgar by Resignation Trap
   Zsuzsa Polgar, Zsofia Polgar, Judit Polgar by wanabe2000
   Judit the Chess Queen by Minor Piece Activity
   Judit! by larrewl
   The Polgar sisters. by lostemperor
   99_Lev Polugajevky Tourn. Buenos Aires 1994 by whiteshark
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1998 by suenteus po 147
   Cannes World Cup Rapid 2001 by KingG
   Tilburg Fontys 1997 by suenteus po 147
   Linares 1997 by suenteus po 147
   Judit Polgar by Solid DD

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JUDIT POLGAR
(born Jul-23-1976) Hungary

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Judit Polgar was born in Hungary in 1976. Her childhood included an extensive chess education from her father, László, and her sisters. Beginning international competition as early as 1984, she won the U12 Boys World Championship in 1988 and the U14 Boys World Championship in 1990. In 1991 she became an International Grandmaster by winning the "men's" Hungarian championship. At fifteen years and five months of age, she was the youngest grandmaster in history, breaking a record that Robert James Fischer had held for over 30 years. She has been the highest-rated woman ever since FIDE's January 1990 list, and in 2003 she entered the overall top ten. In 2005, she became the first woman to take part in the final of FIDE's FIDE World Championship Tournament (2005). However, she finished last out of the eight players and fell to 14th in the world rankings after the event.

Polgar's career-best tournament performances include four victories at Essent (twice shared), clear first at Madrid 1994, and clear second at Corus 2003. She currently lives in Budapest with her husband and their two children.


 page 1 of 60; games 1-25 of 1,500  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. I Balogh vs Judit Polgar 0-128 1984 BudapestB30 Sicilian
2. Judit Polgar vs H Grooten 1-022 1984 BudapestB83 Sicilian
3. Judit Polgar vs Szendrei 1-021 1984 BudapestB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. Judit Polgar vs Kientzler 1-034 1986 RioB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. Judit Polgar vs K Hornung 1-054 1986 Adelaide open 10C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
6. Judit Polgar vs T Hutters  1-041 1986 CopenhagenB32 Sicilian
7. Judit Polgar vs S Djuric  0-145 1986 AdelaideC30 King's Gambit Declined
8. T Hay vs Judit Polgar 1-031 1986 It (open)B83 Sicilian
9. Judit Polgar vs D Drimer 1-062 1986 AdelaideB40 Sicilian
10. Judit Polgar vs Mednis 0-144 1986 AdelaideC15 French, Winawer
11. Judit Polgar vs J Costa 1-032 1987 Biel-AC33 King's Gambit Accepted
12. H Nowotny vs Judit Polgar 0-140 1987 San BernardinoA45 Queen's Pawn Game
13. G Kool vs Judit Polgar 0-137 1987 SWIFT tournamentA37 English, Symmetrical
14. I Nemet vs Judit Polgar 1-034 1987 San BernardinoA57 Benko Gambit
15. D Pergericht vs Judit Polgar 1-026 1987 SWIFT tournamentA04 Reti Opening
16. Judit Polgar vs A Huss  0-152 1987 Biel-AC15 French, Winawer
17. P Christen vs Judit Polgar  0-142 1987 San BernardinoA04 Reti Opening
18. B Leverett vs Judit Polgar 0-130 1987 New York OpenA57 Benko Gambit
19. Judit Polgar vs L J Kerkhoff 1-031 1987 SWIFT tournamentB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
20. Hort vs Judit Polgar 1-025 1987 San BernardinoA58 Benko Gambit
21. Judit Polgar vs Fedorowicz  ½-½34 1987 Brussels (Belgium)B44 Sicilian
22. J Costa vs Judit Polgar 0-122 1987 Biel-AA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
23. Piket vs Judit Polgar 1-016 1987 Brussels OHRA opA46 Queen's Pawn Game
24. Judit Polgar vs V Kovacevic 1-044 1987 San BernardinoC15 French, Winawer
25. Flear vs Judit Polgar 1-053 1987 SWIFT tournamentA44 Old Benoni Defense
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Jul-23-09
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  eternaloptimist: Judit Polgar is a great combo of beauty & brains. She is 1 of my favorite players so I wish that she would compete in trnts. more than she has lately. Although, her results haven't been as good in the last couple of years compared to her results before then (for the most part). She had lackluster results in the Olympiad, Corus, Dos Hermanas etc. last year. I'm sure this is because she is busy w/ other things & hasn't spent as much time playing & studying chess. On the other hand, there isn't too much left for her to accomplish in chess. She has beaten "Karpov, Kasparov, Spassky, Smyslov, Topalov, Anand, Ponomariov, Khalifman & Kasimdzhanov: all world champions" (as it says on her website). Hopefully she will have a great birthday.
Jul-23-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Appaz: Happy Birthday Judit!
Still the best, still the most beautiful!
Jul-23-09
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  WannaBe: Happy Birthday!
Jul-23-09
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  SirChrislov: You are brains combined with beauty, You are CAISSA. I wish you find yourself well with your son and husband. and sisters and family.

Happy birthday my Queen, I love you.

Jul-23-09   WhiteRook48: Happy birthday!!
Jul-23-09
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  talisman: Happy Birthday Judit!
Jul-23-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  nasmichael: Yes, happiest of birthdays!
Jul-23-09
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  HeMateMe: Maybe FIDE could clone Judit? I mean, whats not to like?
Jul-24-09
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  SirChrislov: <HeMateMe>
I'm actually in the process of that in my own lab. btw, you wouldn't happen to have a hair sample of Sofia, do you?
Jul-24-09   NakoSonorense: Happy birthday to Judit and me! xD
Jul-25-09   you vs yourself: Happy birthday <NakoSonorense>!
Jul-25-09
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  HeMateMe: <SirChrislov>

talk to korchnoi--they played a hair raising blitz game.

Jul-25-09   NakoSonorense: Thanks, <youvsyourself>!

You don't play on fics anymore? Haven't seen you lately.

Aug-27-09   BISHOP TAL: I got a new in chess 2009, volume 4, magizine a question is asked to Antoaneto Stefanova. A 2549 Bulgarian GM "will we ever see a woman win the overall chess world championship"her reply"I would certainly like to see that,but I beleive it is very difficult because phyiscal strenth also counts in chess...I wonder if Judit agrees with the reasoning of the later part of this, I doubt it, condtioning yes, but phyical strenth them knockers on Judit must be pure muscle...All respect Judit...
Aug-31-09   ILikeFruits: my mistress...
my dominatrix...
polgar...
i have been...
naughty...
Aug-31-09   TheMacMan: thats not the best picture of judit, shes really a beautiful woman
Aug-31-09
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  Open Defence: < ILikeFruits > I guess skewers and forks are your type of thing...
Aug-31-09   ILikeFruits: hello...
open defense...
how are...
you...
Sep-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Polgar, Judit g HUN 2687 0 1976

2 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2595 25 1987

3 Hou, Yifan g CHN 2585 9 1994

New FIDE ratings, 15-year-old Yifan is 100 points behind Judit Polgar. You wonder how much better Hou will get, and if a 'challenge match' between her and Polgar is in the wings at some point.

As good as Humpy and Kosteniuk are, at early to mid-twenties, I don't think they have the potential to catch up with Judit. But you get the feeling that Yifan, of the enthusiasm and boundless energy, just might do it.

I would hope someone might put up some money for a match. You almost never see Judit Polgar play another woman.

Sep-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  percyblakeney: <As good as Humpy and Kosteniuk are, at early to mid-twenties, I don't think they have the potential to catch up with Judit. But you get the feeling that Yifan, of the enthusiasm and boundless energy, just might do it>

Hou is probably already good enough to give Polgar a match, the latter may be 100 points ahead but the two are moving in opposite directions. Polgar lost against opponents with a much lower rating than Hou's in the Olympiad less than a year ago, and has played little since then but lost some more rating points.

Polgar is a phenomenon in that she reached the top ten on the world ranking though, and that I doubt that Hou or any other woman will do in a very long time.

Sep-02-09   kurtrichards: Judit is still top among women.
Oct-03-09   Katu: acirce: Never mind, that is bullsh*t. Hungarian extreme rightists were never serious.
Oct-22-09   spy vs spy: I wanted to see the Judit of old defeating Tiviakov today!

Go Judit!

Nov-16-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  amadeus: Judit has scalps against Smyslov, Spassky, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Khalifman, Kasimdhzkanov, Ponomariov and Topalov -- Fischer?

Not many players can say the same.

(other scalps include Bronstein, Geller, Korchnoi, Larsen, Portisch, Hübner, Ulf Andersson, Timman, Beliavsky, Short, Salov, Ivanchuk, Bareev, Dreev, Gelfand, Shirov, Kamsky, Svidler, Leko, Aronian, Grischuk, Mamedyarov, Radjabov, Karjakin, Jakovenko...)

Nov-20-09   SakoTRG22: <amadeus: Judit has scalps against Smyslov, Spassky, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Khalifman, Kasimdhzkanov, Ponomariov and Topalov -- Fischer? Not many players can say the same.

(other scalps include Bronstein, Geller, Korchnoi, Larsen, Portisch, Hübner, Ulf Andersson, Timman, Beliavsky, Short, Salov, Ivanchuk, Bareev, Dreev, Gelfand, Shirov, Kamsky, Svidler, Leko, Aronian, Grischuk, Mamedyarov, Radjabov, Karjakin, Jakovenko...)>

Wow!! Go, go, go, Judit!!!

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