Use above menu to navigate this website
Polg@r's
Knight$
Hosted by
University of St Andrews
Judit Polgar was born in Hungary in 1976 and is the youngest of 3 sisters. All were schooled at home and taught chess at an early age. Whilst her older sisters, Suzusa and Sofia, have many notable tournament successes (Suzusa is a former female world champion), Judit has proved to be the most successful by far.
Judit became a grandmaster at the age of 15 (a record at the time) and since then has risen into the ranks of the top 20 chess players in the world (the other 19 are all men!). She has won many tournaments, including the US Open in 1998 and the Najdorf 2000 Super Tournament, reached the quarter-finals of the 1999 FIDE World Chess Championship and consistently scores highly for the Hungarian mens' team in the Olympiad.
In a chess world dominated by men, Judit has been a breath of fresh air. We expect even more success for her in the coming years.
Judit's Openings
As can be seen below, Judit is doesn't mind playing the white or the black side of the Sicilian defense. In response to 1...e5 and 1...e6, she prefers the classical Ruy Lopez and French defense respectively. As black, Judit's favourite Queen's pawn opening is the Kings Indian defense.
Repertoire - White
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3
Repertoire - Black
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6
Websites Dedicated to Judit and the
Polgar Family
(you can also find some of her games at these links)