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Chess Trivia #3

Judit Polgar, chess grandmaster from Hungary

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Judit Polgar (1976- ), at the age of 9 in 1986, won the unrated section of the NY Open, winning 7 games and 1 game drawn.  At 11 she was rated 2350 and earned an International Master title, younger than Fischer or Kasparov. At age 12 she was rated 2555 and was awarded the Woman Gm title.  At 13 she was the FIDE’s highest rated woman. Grandmaster at age 15 years, 4 months, and 27 days.