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Istvan Polgar

Number of games in database: 214
Years covered: 1963 to 1988
Last FIDE rating: 2425
Overall record: +60 -73 =81 (47.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (29) 
    B32 B57 B87 B47 B92
 Ruy Lopez (16) 
    C84 C69 C81 C91 C78
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (9) 
    C84 C91 C93 C90 C94
 King's Indian (9) 
    E73 E70 E75 E90 E60
 French Defense (6) 
    C11 C18 C12 C00
 Robatsch (5) 
    B06
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (19) 
    B32 B43 B45 B57 B27
 Ruy Lopez (11) 
    C93 C95 C77 C91 C96
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (9) 
    C93 C95 C91 C96
 Reti System (7) 
    A04 A06
 English (5) 
    A13 A14 A12
 King's Indian Attack (5) 
    A07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   I Polgar vs B Toth, 1970 1-0
   Kholmov vs I Polgar, 1979 0-1
   I Polgar vs Bronstein, 1988 1-0
   I Polgar vs Westerinen, 1966 1-0
   I Polgar vs Adorjan, 1966 1/2-1/2
   I Polgar vs N Minev, 1971 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Hungarian Championship (1970)
   World Student Team Championship Final-B (1969)
   20th Hungarian Championship (1965)
   Hungarian Championship (1971)
   Hungarian Championship (1972)
   Hungarian Championship (1969)
   Hungarian Championship (1966)
   21st Hungarian Championship (1965)
   Hungarian Championship 1968/69 (1968)
   World Student Team Championship Final-A (1965)

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ISTVAN POLGAR
(born Nov-26-1944, 80 years old) Hungary

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 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 214  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Polgar vs J Trapl 0-1331963BudvaD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
2. Tseshkovsky vs I Polgar 1-0301964Russia - HungaryC00 French Defense
3. I Polgar vs Tseshkovsky  1-0391964Russia - HungaryE14 Queen's Indian
4. I Polgar vs Tseshkovsky  0-1571964Russia - HungaryE14 Queen's Indian
5. Tseshkovsky vs I Polgar 1-0351964Russia - HungaryB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
6. I Polgar vs Smejkal  ½-½521964WchT U26 11th fin-AB56 Sicilian
7. I Polgar vs K Honfi  0-122196520th Hungarian ChampionshipD81 Grunfeld, Russian Variation
8. I Polgar vs L Liptay  1-039196520th Hungarian ChampionshipB83 Sicilian
9. I Bilek vs I Polgar  ½-½30196520th Hungarian ChampionshipA14 English
10. P Dely vs I Polgar  ½-½21196520th Hungarian ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. E Haag vs I Polgar  ½-½31196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
12. F Jenei vs I Polgar  ½-½41196520th Hungarian ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
13. L M Kovacs vs I Polgar  1-041196520th Hungarian ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
14. L Navarovszky vs I Polgar  1-028196520th Hungarian ChampionshipA13 English
15. J Pogats vs I Polgar  ½-½29196520th Hungarian ChampionshipB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
16. I Polgar vs L Barczay  1-043196520th Hungarian ChampionshipA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
17. I Polgar vs J Flesch  1-045196520th Hungarian ChampionshipD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
18. I Polgar vs Forintos  ½-½26196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC94 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense
19. I Polgar vs J Hajtun  0-175196520th Hungarian ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
20. L Sapi vs I Polgar  ½-½41196520th Hungarian ChampionshipE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
21. I Farago vs I Polgar  0-138196520th Hungarian ChampionshipE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
22. I Polgar vs P Szilagyi  ½-½30196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
23. I Polgar vs G Kluger  1-041196520th Hungarian ChampionshipA61 Benoni
24. I Polgar vs J Szily 1-031196520th Hungarian ChampionshipA56 Benoni Defense
25. I Polgar vs A Ozsvath  1-037196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 214  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-18-04  fasting: isn't this guy the Polgar sisters farther?
Nov-18-04  Benzol: <fasting> Laszlo Polgar is the father of Zsuzsa, Sofia and Judit Polgar.
Nov-22-04  fasting: so just Polgar stranger from hungary, right?
Nov-22-04  Dillinger: Probably; "Istvan Polgar" in hungary is only a shade away from NN or Meyer. Although a better, really stereotypical hungarian name might be something like Janos Nagy.
Nov-22-04  sneaky pete: <Dillinger> Don't underestimate Kovacs Lajos.
Apr-03-05  EmperorAtahualpa: He did beat Adorjan once though, so he can't be that bad.
Sep-19-07  Infohunter: <Dillinger: Probably; "Istvan Polgar" in hungary is only a shade away from NN or Meyer. Although a better, really stereotypical hungarian name might be something like Janos Nagy.>

Right--"Nagy" is quite common in Hungarian. It's their version of the German surname "Gross". Somehow the English cognate to "Gross" ("Great") never caught on as a name. Neither did its synonym "Big". (The name "Biggs" is of Welsh, not English, origin.) "Polgár", on the other hand, is adapted from the German name/word "Bürger" (meaning "citizen" in both languages).

Just as stereotypically Hungarian as "Jánós Nagy" is the name of GM Laszlo Szabó. "Szabó" means "tailor", hence it is equivalent to the name "Taylor".

<sneaky pete: <Dillinger> Don't underestimate Kovacs Lajos.> Yes, "Kóvács" is Hungarian for "Smith".
Note from this latest example that Hungarians give their surnames first, then their given names--just as they appear in the telephone book.

Sep-19-07  znprdx: <EmperorAtahualpa: He did beat Adorjan once though,..> I only see a 20 move obviously agreed to draw - in this listing
Sep-19-07  Crowaholic: <znprdx: I only see a 20 move obviously agreed to draw - in this listing>

Notice the little arrows to the right? :-)

From http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

"Overall record: Andras Adorjan beat Istvan Polgar 4 to 1, with 1 draw."

Hmmm, that's still a minus score, though.

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