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Welcome to my new, upgraded official website! For long, long years as most of the top chess players with extremely busy schedule for most of the year I did not have time and I did not have the energy to have daily interaction with chess fans and supporters as I needed to focus on my games and competitions. Since my two lovely children was born I started to feel I’d like to do more to give something back to chess for the uncountable wonderful experiences I had due to this great game.A few moth... more
The European Parliament has adopted the Written Declaration “Chess in School”. In order to pass, a declaration must be signed by a majority of Members of the European Parliament (in this case, 378). The declaration on Chess in School received 415 signatures (or 37 signatures – about 10% - more than required), a clear indication of the recognition of MEPs across Europe of the benefits that chess can bring to children. Having received the required number of signatures the Written... more
Chess websites presented it as BREAKING NEWS that a match between Judit and woman World Champion Hou Yifan had officially announced.Breaking News! GM Hou Yifan vs. GM Judit Polgar Match in Sept. 26th - Oct. 2nd 2012 in China.Probably 8 games (4 classical and 4 rapid)The news is FALSE! JP at the moment is spending time with her sisters in Lubbock, Texas and never agreed to such match. Although there were negotiations when Judit was in China for the World Team Championship last year, an agreement... more
On her trip to promote the royal game Judit Polgar played an invitational rapid tournament in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. Alogside with JP Brazilian legend Henrique Mecking, once third in the world, seven-time Brazilian champion Gilberto Milos, and Uruguayan GM Andres Rodriquez also attended the tournament.Judit made it to the final with 5 wins out of 6 games. Then in the final she defeated brazilian legend Gilberto Milos 2-0. It was Judit’s first major victory in 2012. While in Brazil JP also... more
After 10 amazing days of chess the strongest open ever in chess history is over. JP finished the last round with a great victory against a very noble opponent, the living legend Victor Korchnoi. Leading the white pieces, Judit was one pawn up in the endgame, but the 81 year-old Korchnoi put up a very fierce fight for the draw.Eventually, JP was able to convert her advantage to a win. „It was a remarkable experience to play against Victor! I played against him first in the mid 90's . He is... more
After losing to Hou Yifan JP managed to pull herself together quickly and win in the next round against Marya Muzychuk.This win, though, was not pure joy, either. Judit moved the white pieces, and maneuvered herself to a theoretical endgame, which she would obviously win (K pawn against king). “I knew this endgame already when I was 6!”, as she puts it. Judit thought it actually kind of insulting that the Ukrainian youngster kept on playing without having the slightest chance, what so ever... more
