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The Many Achievements of Judit Polgár

By 1989, Judit’s ELO rating was 2555. She was the top female player in the world and was chasing open rankings. In December 1991, she obtained her final GM norm by winning the Hungarian National Championship. At 15 years, 4 months old, she broke GM Bobby Fischer’s record to become the youngest GM in history, male or female. She was the fourth female chess grandmaster in history.

Tags: Chess Grandmaster, chess players, Judit Polgar, Women in Chess

Posted by: Rebecka Ratcliffe