Susan Polgar
GrandMaster
- 4-time Women’s World Chess Champion
- The only World Champion in history (male or female) to win the Triple-Crown (Rapid, Blitz and Classical World Championships)
- 5-time Olympic Champion with 10 overall medals – Never been defeated in Olympiad competition (5 Gold, 4 Silver, and 1 Bronze)
- Currently holds a record 56 consecutive Olympiad game scoring streak without a loss
First woman ever in history to:
- Break the gender barrier to qualify for the Men’s World Championship (1986)
- Earn the Men’s Grandmaster title (1991)
- Win the U.S. Open Blitz Championship (2003)
- Receive the Grandmaster of the Year Award (2003)
Career Highlights:
- #1 ranked woman chess player in the world at the age of 15 (Ranked in the top 3 in the world for 20 straight years)
- Currently ranked #1 in the United States
- 3-time winner of the “Chess Oscar”
- Won the Budapest Championship for Girls under 11 at the age of 4 with the score of 10-0!
- Award-winning and best-selling chess author in numerous languages
- Winner of the prestigious Cramer Award for “Best Chess Column of the Year” (2003)
- 3-time winner of the Chess Journalists of America Award for Best Magazine Column (2003) and Best Endgame Analysis (2003-2004)
- First ever recipient of the “Chess Educator of the Year” award (2003)
- A pioneer in women’s chess, an ambassador to the game and a true role model to millions of young people worldwide
- Founder of the Susan Polgar Foundation (A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization to promote chess, with all its social, educational and competitive benefits throughout the United States, for young people of all ages, especially girls)
- Sponsor and organizer of the prestigious annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls Championship (held annually for the top girl under 19 years old from each state)
- Sponsor and organizer of two other prestigious annual events: The Susan Polgar World Open Chess Championship for Girls (under 21)