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.
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.”.
Susan Polgar - Wikipedia
WEBSusan Polgar (born April 19, 1969, as Polgár Zsuzsanna and often known as Zsuzsa Polgár) is a Hungarian-American chess grandmaster. Polgár was Women's World Chess Champion from 1996 to 1999. On FIDE's Elo rating system list of July 1984, at the age of 15, she became the top-ranked female chess player in the world.
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 …
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 …
The girl who broke all the barriers: Judit Polgar, the Queen of Chess
WEBThe 1998 Thessaloniki Olympiad was where Team Hungary made a sensational debut, with the Polgar sisters (Susan, Sofia, and Judit) and Ildiko Madl. They just swept off the reigning champions, Team Georgia. The way Judit played in this tournament was phenomenal, she scored 12½/13!
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: the greatest prodigy ever | ChessBase
WEBVideo footage of Judit Polgar and her sisters at the 1988 Olympiad. This and further results, propelled the pre-pubescent to stratospheres never seen before in chess history, making her the greatest prodigy the game has ever seen.
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.
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