Judit Polgar


 

Judit Polgár (born July 23, 1976) is a Hungarian chess player. Easily the strongest female chessplayer in history, she was ranked 8th in the world in the October 2005 FIDE rating list with an ELO rating of 2735, the only woman on FIDE's Top 100 Players list. She became a Grandmaster in 1991 at the age of 15 years and 4 months, beating the previous record for youngest Grandmaster, set by none other than Bobby Fischer in 1958.

Related Topics:
July 23 - 1976 - Hungarian - Chess - Player - 2005 - FIDE - ELO rating - Grandmaster - 1991 - Bobby Fischer - 1958

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