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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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.