Sofia Polgar

Sofia Polgar
Polgar in 2004
CountryHungary
Born (1974-11-02) November 2, 1974 (age 49)
Budapest, Hungary
TitleInternational Master (1990)
Woman Grandmaster (1990)
FIDE rating2450 (October 2024) [inactive]
Peak rating2505 (July 1998)

Sofia Polgar (Hungarian: Polgár Zsófia, pronounced [ˈpolɡaːr ˈʒoːfiɒ]; born November 2, 1974)[1] 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.

  1. ^ As she uses the anglicized form of her name on her website, it is assumed this is the form she prefers. In Hungarian, she is sometimes known by the familiar form Zsófi.