Sofia Polgar
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Sofia Polgar is a Hungarian-Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, she is the middle sister of two
Polgar in 2004
Judit, Zsuzsa, Zsófia (Sofia) and László Polgár, 1989
Sofia Polgar (on the right) with her sister Judit in 1988
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
Sofia Polgar
…FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). A former chess prodigy, she is the middle sister of two Grandmasters, Susan and Judit. She has played for Hungary in four Chess Olympiads, winning two team gold medals, one team silver, three individual golds, and one individual bronze…
Polgár in 2013 (Warsaw)
In 1993, Polgár defeated former world champion Boris Spassky (pictured here in 1984) in an exhibition match.