Player of the Century

Player of the century

Records


Judit Polgar
  • being the first on the woman’s world list 50th time, she’s been on the top since 23 years
  • was elected Woman Chess Player of the 20th Century
  • became Chess Grandmaster, breaking Bobby Fischer’s record as youngest grandmaster in history at the time
  • was awarded the Chess Oscar seven times
  • first girl, who won the boys’ World Youth Chess tournament two times
  • the first woman being at the best ten places of the world list
  • the first woman who won European Championship
Defeated World Chess Champions: