The Hastings International Chess Congress is an annual chess tournament which takes place in Hastings, England, around the turn of the year. The main event is the Hastings Premier tournament, which wa
Henri Grob vs. Willem Mühring (Hastings, 1947–48)
Judit Polgár
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Judit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as the strongest female chess player of all time. She is the only woman to be ranked in the world top 10, the only woman to achieve a rat
Hastings International Chess Congress
…earning a spot in the next years Premier. In the 1964/5 Premier she scored 5/9 to place fifth, beating all of the British masters in the tournament. Judit Polgár tied for first place in the 1992/3 Premier tournament. The 2021/22 over-the-board edition of the Congress was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic…
Polgár in 2013 (Warsaw)
Judit, Zsuzsa, Zsófia and László Polgár, 1989
Judit (left) with sister Sofia at Thessaloniki, 1988
In 1993, Polgár defeated former world champion Boris Spassky (pictured here in 1984) in an exhibition match.