Polgar was born into a Jewish family in Budapest. She and her two sisters were part of an educational experiment carried out by their father László Polgár, in an attempt to prove that children could make exceptional achievements if trained in specialist subjects from a very early age—László's thesis being that "geniuses are made, not born". He and his wife Klara educated their three daughters at home, with chess as the specialist subject.[2] They also taught their daughters the international language Esperanto.
Sofia Polgar (on the right) with her sister Judit in 1988
In 1989, at the age of 14, she stunned the chess world by her performance in a tournament in Rome, which became known as the "Sack of Rome". She won the tournament, which included several strong grandmasters, with a score of 8½ out of 9. Her performance rating according to New in Chess was 2879, one of the strongest performances in history.[4]
For a time, Polgar ranked as the sixth-strongest female player in the world. She has played very little FIDE-rated chess since 2003, and (as of January 2020) none since 2010.[7] At one point she beat Viktor Korchnoi at a game of fast chess.[8]
On February 7, 1999, Polgar married the Israeli Grandmaster Yona Kosashvili and moved to Israel. They have two children, Alon and Yoav. Polgar's parents later joined them in Israel. She and her family lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for a while so her husband could pursue his studies and medical specialty. Subsequently, in 2012 they returned to Israel and settled near Tel Aviv.[9]
^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.
^Shvidler, Eli (November 22, 2007). . Haaretz. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007.
^San Juan 1986 - 2° World Championship u14 (boys/girls) BrasilBase
^Polgar, Susan; Truong, Paul (1 August 2005). Breaking Through: How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess. Everyman Chess.
^Matinhos 1994 - 33° Campeonato Mundial Juvenil BrasilBase
Zsofia Polgar player profile and games at Chessgames.com
January 01, 1970
sofia, polgar, native, form, this, personal, name, polgár, zsófia, this, article, uses, western, name, order, when, mentioning, individuals, hungarian, polgár, zsófia, pronounced, ˈpolɡaːr, ˈʒoːfiɒ, born, november, 1974, hungarian, israeli, chess, player, teac. The native form of this personal name is Polgar Zsofia This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Sofia Polgar Hungarian Polgar Zsofia pronounced ˈpolɡaːr ˈʒoːfiɒ 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 Sofia PolgarPolgar in 2004CountryHungaryBorn 1974 11 02 November 2 1974 age 49 Budapest HungaryTitleInternational Master 1990 Woman Grandmaster 1990 FIDE rating2450 May 2024 inactive Peak rating2505 July 1998 Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksBiography edit nbsp Judit Zsuzsa Zsofia and Laszlo Polgar 1989 Polgar was born into a Jewish family in Budapest She and her two sisters were part of an educational experiment carried out by their father Laszlo Polgar in an attempt to prove that children could make exceptional achievements if trained in specialist subjects from a very early age Laszlo s thesis being that geniuses are made not born He and his wife Klara educated their three daughters at home with chess as the specialist subject 2 They also taught their daughters the international language Esperanto nbsp Sofia Polgar on the right with her sister Judit in 1988 In the 1986 World under 14 championship she finished second to Joel Lautier and was declared world under 14 girls champion 3 In 1989 at the age of 14 she stunned the chess world by her performance in a tournament in Rome which became known as the Sack of Rome She won the tournament which included several strong grandmasters with a score of 8 out of 9 Her performance rating according to New in Chess was 2879 one of the strongest performances in history 4 Polgar finished second to Helgi Gretarsson at the World Junior Chess Championship 1994 in Matinhos Brazil 5 She played for the Hungarian team in four chess Olympiads winning several team and individual medals 6 1988 Chess Olympiad reserve 3 3 1 team gold 1990 Chess Olympiad 3rd board 11 1 1 team gold individual gold 1994 Chess Olympiad 2nd board 11 3 0 team silver individual gold best rating performance 1996 Chess Olympiad 1st board 7 6 1 individual bronze For a time Polgar ranked as the sixth strongest female player in the world She has played very little FIDE rated chess since 2003 and as of January 2020 none since 2010 7 At one point she beat Viktor Korchnoi at a game of fast chess 8 During the summer of 1993 Bobby Fischer visited Laszlo Polgar and his family in Hungary All of the Polgar sisters Judit Polgar Susan Polgar and Sofia Polgar played many games of Fischer random chess with Fischer At one point Sofia beat Fischer three games in a row citation needed Personal life editOn February 7 1999 Polgar married the Israeli Grandmaster Yona Kosashvili and moved to Israel They have two children Alon and Yoav Polgar s parents later joined them in Israel She and her family lived in Toronto Ontario Canada for a while so her husband could pursue his studies and medical specialty Subsequently in 2012 they returned to Israel and settled near Tel Aviv 9 See also editList of Jewish chess playersNotes edit 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 Zsofi Shvidler Eli November 22 2007 All the right moves Haaretz Archived from the original on 22 November 2007 San Juan 1986 2 World Championship u14 boys girls BrasilBase Polgar Susan Truong Paul 1 August 2005 Breaking Through How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess Everyman Chess Matinhos 1994 33 Campeonato Mundial Juvenil BrasilBase Zsofia Polgar Women s Chess Olympiads olimpbase org Rating Progress Chart Sofia Polgar FIDE https www youtube com watch v TxeiGipoFSE Video of Sofia Polgar defeating Victor Korchnoi This is according to her Facebook page External links editOfficial website Sofia Polgar games at 365Chess com Zsofia Polgar player profile and games at Chessgames com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sofia Polgar amp oldid 1211867619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
