Judit Polgar

Judit Polgar

Judit Polgar is a Hungarian Grandmaster, and considered the best female chess player, with a maximum Elo of 2735. In 1991, at the age of 15 years and four months, she surpassed the record of the legendary Bobby Fischer, of being the youngest chess player to become Grandmaster. She has beaten super grandmaster chess players such as Magnus Carlsen, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Ruslan Ponomariov, Veselin Topalov, and many more. She retired in 2014, breaking her streak of being the best female chess player for more than 26 years.

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2026

Queen of Chess
Queen of Chess
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/27/2026

2014

The Polgar Variant
The Polgar Variant
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/1/2014

2011

Bobby Fischer Against the World
Bobby Fischer Against the World
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/6/2011