Susan Polgar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Susan Polgar

Hungarian chess player

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1969

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Profession: writer, Esperantist, chess player

Nationality: Hungary, United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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About Susan Polgar

  • Susan Polgar (born April 19, 1969, as Polgár Zsuzsanna and often known as Zsuzsa Polgár) is a Hungarian and American chess player.
  • She is the third woman to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE, which did it in 1991.
  • Polgár was Women's World Champion from 1996 to 1999. On the FIDE rating list of July 1984, at the age of 15, she became the top-ranked female player in the world.
  • Polgar is also the first woman in history to break the gender barrier by qualifying for the 1986 "Men's" World Championship.
  • She also won twelve medals at the Women's Chess Olympiad (5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze). Also a trainer, writer and promoter, Polgar sponsors various chess tournaments for young players and is the head of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) at Webster University.
  • She served as the Chairperson (or co-chair) of the FIDE Commission for Women's Chess from 2008 until late 2018.

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