Global Chess Festival: The Judit Polgar Method earns international recognition
This year’s hybrid – on- and offline – Global Chess Festival has been a roaring success, with over 3000 visitors attending the event.
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Save the date! October 9, 2021
Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival 2021 sponsored by Morgan Stanley will be a hybrid festival: we hope to meet you again in person in Budapest or...
‘The Power of Chess in Education’ keynote speech by Judit Polgar at the Third European Education Summit
Welcome speechesOur world faces unprecedented geopolitical and societal challenges. These require us to join forces to tackle youth unemployment, improve basic skills – including digital –...
Goodwill Ambassadors of Chess Award
It has been the third occasion that the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation presented the Goodwill Ambassadors of Chess Awards, which were handed out to notable figures...
World Continental Online Youth Cup
The 2019 Future Champions of Europe tournament was followed by the World Continental Online Youth Team Cup in 2020 in cooperation with the European Chess Union...
Global Chess Festival 2020
This year’s Global Chess Festival – which took place on 10 October – followed a different format to usual.
Online Educational Activities
The pandemic gave us inspiration to develop and create new online educational activities for kids: A new possibility for kids aged 4-6 to learn the basics...
Chess is a sport indeed! Judit Polgár to Receive Honorary Doctorate from the Budapest University of Physical Education
Based on the opinion of the University’s Doctoral Council, Caissa award-winning Judit Polgár, the best female chess player in the history of chess was granted the...
Huge Interest from 27 Countries in Educational Chess
The Judit Polgar Chess Foundation presented its educational chess programs Chess Palace and Chess Playground at the Meeting of Hungarian Weekend Schools on 21 February in...