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Sofia Polgár

1974 - Today

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Sofia Polgar (Hungarian: Polgár Zsófia, pronounced [ˈpolɡaːr ˈʒoːfiɒ], Hebrew: סופיה פולגר; born November 2, 1974) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sofia Polgár is the 156th most popular chess player (up from 236th in 2019), the 603rd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 824th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Hungarian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Sofia Polgár ranks 156 out of 461. Before her are Hermann Pilnik, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Georg Marco, Simen Agdestein, Hermanis Matisons, and Eduard Gufeld. After her are Rafael Vaganian, Nicolas Rossolimo, William Lombardy, Johann Berger, Gedeon Barcza, and Lev Alburt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Sofia Polgár ranks 143. Before her are Nobuyuki Oishi, Sávio, Gary Hall Jr., Vampeta, Masi Oka, and Leonardo Jardim. After her are Hicham El Guerrouj, Ada Colau, Emma Shapplin, Ivana Miličević, Zhou Xun, and Grace Park.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Sofia Polgár ranks 603 out of 1,077. Before her are László Szabó (1936), Béla Kárpáti (1929), Karel Burkert (1909), George Gerbner (1919), Ervin Zádor (1935), and Bertalan Szemere (1812). After her are Károly Kisfaludy (1788), Júlia Szendrey (1828), László Cseh (1910), József Tóth (1951), István Rózsavölgyi (1929), and Éva Novák-Gerard (1930).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Hungary

Among chess players born in Hungary, Sofia Polgár ranks 10. Before her are Lajos Portisch (1937), Géza Maróczy (1870), Isidor Gunsberg (1854), István Csom (1940), András Adorján (1950), and Győző Forintos (1935). After her are Gedeon Barcza (1911), István Bilek (1932), Endre Steiner (1901), Lajos Asztalos (1889), Zoltán Ribli (1951), and Gyula Sax (1951).

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