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Key facts
- Native name
- סופיה פולגר
- Born
- ( 1974-11-02 ) November 2, 1974 (age 51) , Budapest , Hungary
- Spouse
- Yona Kosashvili ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 )
- Parent
- László Polgár (father)
- Relatives
- Judit Polgár (sister) Susan Polgar (sister)
- Country
- Hungary
- Title
- International Master (1990), Woman Grandmaster (1990)
- Fide rating
- 2450 (June 2026) [inactive]
- Peak rating
- 2505 (July 1998)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Zsófia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Spouse
- Yona Kosashvili
- Father
- László Polgár
- Sibling
- Susan Polgar
- Occupation
- Esperantist
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Participant in
- Women's Chess Olympiad 1996
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- Hungary
- Official website
- sofiapolgar.com
- Image
- SofiaPolgar1990 (cropped).jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1974-11-02
- Commons category
- Zsófia Polgár
- title of chess person
- Woman International Master
- name in native language
- Polgár Zsófia
- Elo rating
- 2450
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sofia Polgar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.