Susan Polgar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Susan Polgar
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 19, 1969(1969-04-19)
Age	55
Birthplace	Budapest
Country	Hungary
Horoscope	Aries

Susan Polgar Biography

Susan Polgar is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on April 19, 1969 in Budapest, Hungary. One of the renowned Polgar sisters, and one of the world’s best female Chess players.

She is the sister to Judit was a polgar. is widely regarded to be the most beautiful female chess player to ever.

On the FIDE rating list of July 1984, at the age of 15, she became the top- ranked female player in the world. In 1991 she became the third woman to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE. She won twelve medals at the Women’s Chess Olympiad (5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze).

In November 1986, FIDE decided to grant 100 bonus Elo rating points to all active female players except Polgar, which knocked her from the top spot in the January 1987 FIDE ratings list. The rationale was that the FIDE ratings of women were not commensurate with the ratings of the men because the women tended to play in women-only tournaments, Polgar being an exception because up to that point she had played mainly against men.

They, along with their twin sisters Sophia as well as Judit together, make up the top female players of the game. Chess.

Susan Polgar Net Worth

Susan Polgar is one of the richest Chess Player from Hungary. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Susan Polgar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

They have been raised in a family of chess champions.

She manages an organization called the Susan Polgar Institute of Chess Excellence in Texas.

Susan Polgar (born April 19, 1969, as Polgár Zsuzsanna and often known as Zsuzsa Polgár) is a Hungarian and American chess player. Polgár was Women’s World Champion from 1996 to 1999.

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Who is Susan Polgar Dating?

According to our records, Susan Polgar married to Paul Truong , Jacob Shutzman. As of December 1, 2023, Susan Polgar’s is not dating anyone.

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When Polgar refused to play under these conditions, FIDE declared that she had forfeited the title, and instead organized a match between Xie Jun and Alisa Galliamova for the Women’s World Chess Championship, which was won by Xie Jun. Polgar sued in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland for monetary damages and the restoration of her title. In March 2001, the case was settled, with Polgar withdrawing her claims and FIDE agreeing to pay Polgar’s attorney’s fees in the amount of $25,000. Since Xie Jun had already been crowned Women’s World Champion, FIDE could not restore the title to Polgar. Polgar has not participated in subsequent Women’s World Championship cycles.

Facts & Trivia

Susan Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Hungary. Susan Polgar celebrates birthday on April 19 of every year.

She helped train and played the top board for the United States women’s team at the 2004 Chess Olympiad held in October in Calvià on the island of Mallorca, Spain. Overall, the team won the silver medal, and Polgar won an individual gold medal for achieving the highest performance rating in the women’s event and the highest point total. She has a total of twelve Olympiad medals: five gold, four silver, and three bronze. She has played 56 games in the Women’s Olympiads, never losing a game.

Are Susan and Judit Polgar related?

Child prodigy. Trained in her early years by her sister Susan , who ultimately became Women’s World Champion, Judit Polgár was a chess prodigy from an early age.

Who is the greatest woman chess player?

Judit Polgár is widely regarded as the greatest female chess player in history.  In 1991, aged 15 years and four months, she became, at that time, the youngest grandmaster ever.

What does Judit Polgar do now?

In 2014, Polgar retired from the tournament business. Today the 44-year-old rarely plays chess, but the black-and-white board continues to shape her life: She trains the Hungarian men’s national team, gives master classes, is a commentator on major tournaments and has developed her own chess program for students.

Who is the best Polgar sister?

Finally came Judit Polgar , born in 1976, who achieved the highest results among the three Polgar sisters.

Who are Polgar sisters?

Sisters