She announced her retirement from competitive chess.
She announced her retirement from competitive chess.
About Judit Polgar
Judit Polgar is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as the strongest female chess player of all time. She broke numerous barriers in the male-dominated world of chess, achieving a peak rating of 2735 and becoming the only woman to compete in the final stage of a World Chess Championship.
- Nationality: Hungary
- Born: 23 July 1976
- Peak rating: 2735
- FIDE rating: 2675 (June 2026)
- Peak ranking: No. 8 (January 2004)