The native form of this personal name is Polgár Zsófia. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Sofia Polgar
Polgar in 2004
Country
Hungary
Born
(1974-11-02) November 2, 1974 (age 49) Budapest, Hungary
Title
International Master (1990) Woman Grandmaster (1990)
FIDE rating
2450 (May 2024) [inactive]
Peak rating
2505 (July 1998)
Sofia Polgar (Hungarian: Polgár Zsófia, pronounced[ˈpolɡaːrˈʒoːfiɒ]; born November 2, 1974)[1] is a Hungarian and Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the 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.
^As she uses the anglicized form of her name on her website, it is assumed this is the form she prefers. In Hungarian, she is sometimes known by the familiar form Zsófi.
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exhibition is held at the Budapest venue, with the sisters Judit and SofiaPolgar. It was held in the Buda Castle Garden Bazaar under the patronage of...
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all time". "Super-GM tournament in Sofia starts". Chessbase.com. 12 May 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2010. "Judit Polgár: 'I can work myself into the top ten...
Live Commentary, Susan Polgar, October 5, 2006. Susan Polgar (2006-10-08). "Game 9 Analysis – Topalov 1–0 Kramnik". Susan Polgar (2006-10-08). "Game 10...
world title but, with the rise of the Chinese women and the formidable Polgár sisters, this has proved difficult and her best performance since 1991 has...