The greatest female chess player in history, chess grandmaster, five-time chess Olympiad champion, founder of the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation, Educational Ambassador.
In 1989, at the age of 12, she took the lead in the adult women’s world rating list, which began with her name for 26 years. At 15 years and 4 months old, she won the men’s grandmaster title, breaking Bobby Fischer’s record. During her career, she defeated eleven world champions.
The only woman who…
- has played for the world championship title in the open section (2005).
- was ranked in the top 10 in the world (No. 8 in 2004).
- has competed with the world’s leading grandmasters (Highest rating: 2735).
- has won Chess Olympiad medals in both Women’s and Open sections.
- has won an individual medal in the open section of the European Chess Championship (2011).
Judit retired from competition in 2014, since then she has been the professional leader of the Judit Polgár Chess Foundation, founded in 2012, promoting the sport on a global level. Together with the involvement of experts and teachers, she developed a skill-building educational methodology for preschool and school-aged children, the Judit Polgár Method (Chess Palace and Chess P.E., Physical Education Program). She writes books, gives talks at seminars, TED-speaker and professional commentator of prominent chess tournaments.
