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Judit Polgar 
Photograph copyright © 2005 World Chess Championship Press.  
Judit Polgar
Number of games in database: 1,397
Years covered: 1984 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2709
Highest rating achieved in database: 2735
Overall record: +467 -298 =475 (56.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      157 exhibition games, blitz games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (265) 
    B90 B33 B93 B82 B57
 Ruy Lopez (140) 
    C67 C89 C78 C90 C60
 French Defense (97) 
    C18 C11 C10 C12 C15
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (74) 
    C89 C90 C92 C95 C91
 Caro-Kann (68) 
    B14 B17 B18 B19 B13
 Sicilian Najdorf (62) 
    B90 B93 B92 B99 B95
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (267) 
    B90 B47 B22 B40 B48
 King's Indian (149) 
    E97 E62 E81 E92 E98
 Sicilian Taimanov (54) 
    B47 B48 B45 B49 B46
 Sicilian Najdorf (46) 
    B90 B92 B98 B93 B97
 Queen's Indian (38) 
    E15 E12 E17 E18 E19
 Sicilian Scheveningen (36) 
    B81 B80 B84 B82 B83
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Judit Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Kasparov, 2002 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Anand, 1999 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Karpov, 2003 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Mamedyarov, 2002 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs P Angelova, 1988 1-0
   Shirov vs Judit Polgar, 1994 0-1
   Judit Polgar vs Svidler, 2005 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Shirov, 1995 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   The Princess of Chess - Judit Polgar by Resignation Trap
   Judit the Chess Queen by Minor Piece Activity
   The Polgar sisters. by lostemperor
   Judit! by larrewl
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1998 by suenteus po 147
   Judit Polgar by Solid DD
   Tilburg Fontys 1997 by suenteus po 147
   Linares 1997 by suenteus po 147
   Dos Hermanas 1997 by suenteus po 147
   Dortmund 1997 by suenteus po 147

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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 consisted of an extensive chess education from her father and her sisters, and she began to compete internationally as early as 1984. 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 the FIDE World Championship (see World Chess Championship (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 56; games 1-25 of 1,397  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 T Hutters  1-041 1986 CopenhagenB32 Sicilian
5. Judit Polgar vs K Hornung 1-054 1986 Adelaide open 10C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
6. T Hay vs Judit Polgar 1-031 1986 It (open)B83 Sicilian
7. Judit Polgar vs S Djuric  0-145 1986 AdelaideC30 King's Gambit Declined
8. Judit Polgar vs D Drimer 1-062 1986 AdelaideB40 Sicilian
9. Judit Polgar vs Mednis 0-144 1986 AdelaideC15 French, Winawer
10. Judit Polgar vs Kientzler 1-034 1986 RioB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
11. D Pergericht vs Judit Polgar  1-026 1987 SWIFT tournamentA04 Reti Opening
12. P Christen vs Judit Polgar  0-142 1987 San BernardinoA04 Reti Opening
13. Judit Polgar vs Chandler 1-057 1987 Biel (Switzerland)A46 Queen's Pawn Game
14. Judit Polgar vs A Huss  0-152 1987 Biel-AC15 French, Winawer
15. Judit Polgar vs L J Kerkhoff 1-031 1987 SWIFT tournamentB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
16. Piket vs Judit Polgar 1-016 1987 Brussels OHRA opA46 Queen's Pawn Game
17. Judit Polgar vs V Kovacevic 1-044 1987 San BernardinoC15 French, Winawer
18. Judit Polgar vs Fedorowicz  ½-½34 1987 Brussels (Belgium)B44 Sicilian
19. J Costa vs Judit Polgar 0-122 1987 Biel-AA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
20. Flear vs Judit Polgar 1-053 1987 SWIFT tournamentA44 Old Benoni Defense
21. Hort vs Judit Polgar 1-025 1987 San BernardinoA58 Benko Gambit
22. B Leverett vs Judit Polgar 0-130 1987 New York OpenA57 Benko Gambit
23. Judit Polgar vs A Papa 1-019 1987 San BernardinoB06 Robatsch
24. B Zueger vs Judit Polgar  ½-½41 1987 Biel-AA57 Benko Gambit
25. Judit Polgar vs M Sharif 1-043 1987 Brussels OHRA 02C30 King's Gambit Declined
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Nov-07-07   Marvol: <Troller: As for the ongoing tournament, it will be interesting to see if she can - once again - take down Topalov in one or two games.>

You asked for it!
Topalov vs Judit Polgar, 2007
Nice premonition you had there.

To be included in the upcoming Everyman Chess's 'Winning with the Petroff'.

Nov-08-07   nikolajewitsch: She has done very well with Black so far, two wins vs. 1 loss with white. If she can continue this (mini) streak and beat Pono tomorrow with black, I think she has a fair chance of winning the tournament.
Nov-09-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  blazerdoodle: What a knockout. that pic on her sisters site from her win over Topalov.
Nov-11-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Karpova: Interview with her:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

<How would you define your game style?>

I am known to be a very aggressive player, an attacker. It’s more difficult to be one when playing black, but I try to develop that aspect with them too.

<Do you identify yourself with any particular chess piece?>

The knight is my favourite.

<Are glances in chess really as important as they say?>

To me, chess is a psycological game and glances are a part of this personal game. But I don’t think they have the importance everybody keeps trying to give them.

<You have fullfilled many of your goals from getting into the world’s top ten to defeating players like Kasparov. What are your aims now?>

From a personal point of view, my goal is to raise my children so that they can be happy, successful and take care of themselves in the future. To support them all the way. Whatever they do, their mother will always be there for them. From a professional point of view, now that I have a family I choose the tournaments I play in, why and against who a lot more. I want to play chess while I’m still fascinated by it. The moment I stop having fun, I will quit this.

Nov-11-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  ahmadov: I always believed that there is a link between chess and life... Judit helped me to understand better: <Yes, I think that playing chess can be a good way of training your mind to face everyday life. Playing chess has many aspects that can be useful in everyday situations like planning, concentration and combinations. You learn to win but also to lose and to be creative.>
Nov-11-07
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  fictionist: More like agreeing to what Fischer said years ago... "Chess is life!"
Nov-12-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  ahmadov: <fictionist> Nice to see you following me everywhere :)
Nov-12-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  fictionist: <ahmadov> hahahahaha
Nov-12-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  fictionist: <ahmadov> Well, I also like the players that you consider your favorites. :)
Nov-13-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  ahmadov: <fictionist: <ahmadov> Well, I also like the players that you consider your favorites. :)> I thought you liked my posts... LOL
Jan-17-08   kramrich: judit's in top form now...win over gelfand with black, drew with topalov and leko (a pawn up) with white, drew qwith ivanchuk and van wely with black...hope she stays in good form and challenge for a spot in the top 5...
Jan-17-08   HeMateMe: <( nikolajewitsch: As much as I think we should focus on female players' play instead of their looks - this is indeed a charming pic of her: http://bp0.blogger.com/_Q0lTtPVTG40...

Ok, back to topic.>

Great photo--you don't always catch her with a nice smile!

Jan-22-08   Sularus: wow! judit has beaten the who's who of chess! kasparov, karpov, anand, topalov, etc!

all except kramnik. i can't wait for her to collect kramnik's scalp for her collection.

Jan-26-08   Octavia: I've just been studying k&p endgames & enjoyed her zugzwang win over Adams.
Jan-30-08   EdwardChisam: Polgar has a sharp style: a lot of wins, and also a relatively high number of losses. But when she's on a roll, look out.
Feb-05-08   Riverbeast: I'm in love with you Judit - you lovely red headed chess queen!
Feb-06-08   Funicular: Some years ago in a tournament, i was 9, and i played a girl for the final round. My father had taught me well "Don't feel sorry just cuz she's a woman"

She kept on staring at me like twice or three times per second when i was about to move. It freaked me out a little. But it paid off...she was black, and her queen was defending g7. She took the queen out to check me once or twice. I hid my king and next thing she know she couldn't get back to h6 (her G pawn was in the 6th rank)

So my bishop was in c2..and i went like Qg7#

hehe. That's everything i can say about women in chess :P

Mar-10-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  sallom89: <Annie K.: <RookFile> what bugs me is that Judit (not your average "woman") should have better things to do with her time than to spend it sitting in front of a mirror and smearing stuff on her face so adolescents can drool over her looks. She doesn't need that, but going by her recent OTB results, such as in the Candidates Matches, she does need more work on her chess.>

i found it nice, because there are beautiful chess players which is what shes trying to prove hah ! :P

Mar-10-08   Augalv: what makes Judit so attractive is being so good at the most difficult game in the world.
Mar-10-08   Udit Narayan: <Augalv> Have you played every single game in the world that you make such a statement?
Mar-10-08   Augalv: your question is not clear
Mar-10-08   Udit Narayan: How can you be sure that chess is the most difficult game in the world?
Mar-10-08   Augalv: well, maybe I exaggerated.
Mar-15-08   offramp: I saw this on the internet. It was about a comment that Joel Channing made:

"It was actually Carol Channing.
She said:
"Hey! Didya hear about that Polgar woman? The one in the sheitl? [Laughter]
I wouldn't say she likes to have oompah oompah but she has three hundred thousand kids! Didya like that one? [Laughter] No, not you. The one in the sheitl.
[Laughter]
Is it sheitl or shtetl?
[Laughter]
For you - shtetl.
[Laughter]
Polgar has a friend called Sam Sloan. He's known as the bacon-crunching sheitl-bashing bishop-banging space-suit-farting lap-top-seeking Morden-cordon-Auden-Warden and here's a song about the USCF. [Laughter] [Carol sings]
Polgar polgar polgar, koonoo mato mio. Tingo tingo tingo, Kala kala kala ...
[A demon appears on the stage]
Carol: Gaaaaaaah!!
Audience: Gaaaaaah!!!"

People will post anything on the internet. Does Sam Sloan really like WH Auden?

Mar-29-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: So when is GM Judit Polgar's next tournament?

Thanks

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