László Polgár - Wikipedia
WEBLászló Polgár (born 11 May 1946) is a Hungarian chess teacher and educational psychologist. He is the father of the famous Polgár sisters: Zsuzsa, Zsófia, and Judit, whom he raised to be chess prodigies, with Judit and Zsuzsa becoming the best and second-best female chess players in the world, respectively.
Judit Polgár - Wikipedia
WEBSusan Polgár, the eldest of the sisters, 5½ years older than Sophia and 7 years older than Judit, was the first of the sisters to achieve prominence in chess by winning tournaments, and by 1986, she was the world's top-rated female chess player.
Sofia Polgar - Wikipedia
WEBSofia Polgar ( Hungarian: Polgár Zsófia, pronounced [ˈpolɡaːr ˈʒoːfiɒ]; born November 2, 1974) [1] is a Hungarian and Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). A former chess prodigy, she is the middle sister of two Grandmasters, Susan and Judit.
The Polgár Sisters – Strongest Chess Playing Siblings in World!
WEBJun 26, 2019 · She holds the International Master and Woman Grandmaster titles and is the middle sister of Grandmasters Susan and Judit Polgár. In 1989, at the age of 14, she stunned the chess world by her performance at a tournament in Rome, which became known as the “Sacking of Rome.”.
New documentary on the Polgar family | ChessBase
WEBThe three sisters, Zsuzsa, Sofia and Judit, in Budapest, 1985. In the summer of 1973, a father and his daughter walked into a chess club in Budapest. The place was full with heavy cigarette smoke, crowded with elderly men, who used to …
Judit Polgar | Biography &Ranking | Britannica
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Judit Polgár. Category: Arts & Culture. Born: July 23, 1976, Budapest, Hungary. (age 47) Awards And Honors: International Grandmaster (1991) Notable Family Members: sister Susan Polgar. Judit Polgár (born July 23, 1976, Budapest, Hungary.) Hungarian chess player, the youngest of three chess-playing sisters ( see also Susan …
Judit Polgar: the greatest prodigy ever | ChessBase
WEB€32.90. Her eldest sister, Susan Polgar, was the first female player to challenge the gender-biased establishment, culminating in one of the oddest and most controversial moments in FIDE history: the notorious 100 Elo gift to all women minus Susan.
Chess Grandmastery: Nature, Gender, and the Genius of Judit …
WEBOct 22, 2014 · László Polgár raised all three of his daughters to become chess prodigies. Polgar faces Kasparov in 1994. By: Austin Allen. October 22, 2014. 11 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. In the late 1960s, a Hungarian teacher named László Polgár resolved to try an educational experiment.
Judit Polgar Interview: 'I Had To Prove Myself More Than A Boy'
WEBNov 5, 2019 · Judit Polgar, the strongest female chess player of all time, speaks to David Cox about growing up as part of her father Laszlo's groundbreaking educational experiment, the famous touch-move controversy when she played Garry Kasparov in 1994 and why no other woman in chess history has come close to her achievements.
Judit Polgar, the chess prodigy who beat men at their own game
WEBAug 30, 2012 · It was Polgar’s older sister Susan who broke this gender barrier, becoming the first woman to qualify for the men’s world championship in 1986, and the first woman to earn a men’s grandmaster...
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