Susan Polgar

 

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Susan Polgar (born April 19, 19, 1969, as Polgár Zsuzsanna and often known as Zsuzsa Polgár) is a Hungarian-born American chess Grandmaster. She is famous for  having been a child prodigy prodigy at chess, for being a pioneer for women in chess, and for   being  bei ng an advocate f o orr chess in education. She is an Olympic and World chess champion,, a chess teacher, coach, writer and promoter and the head of the Susan champion

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Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE)[1] at Webster University as well as the head coach for the 2011 and 2012 National Championship college chess teams at Texas Tech University and the 2013 and 2014 National Championship teams at Webster University.[2][3] She is the oldest of the famous "Polgár sisters": Zsuzsa, Zsófia, and Judit. She was the first female to earn the grandmaster title thr o ough ugh tournament play, and is credited with breaking a number of gender barrie rs in chess. On the July 1984 FIDE Rating List, at the age of 15, she became became the to p-ran  p-ranked ked woman player in the world, and remained ranked in the top thre e for the the next 23 years. She was also the first w first woman oman in history to break the gender barrier by qu qualifying alifying f or or the 1986 "Men's" World Championship.[4] She was the Women's World Chess Champion from 1996 to 1999 (in Classical time control). She won the W orld Blitz Blitz and Rapid Championships in 1992. In October 2005, Polgar Polgar h haad an Elo rating rating of 2577, 2577, making her the second-ranked woman in the world world at at the  the time, after her sister Judit. Polgar went on to win ten Olympic medals (5 gold, 4 silver Polgar s ilver and 1 bronze) and four  Women's World Championships. She has not played in official competition since 2006.

Susan Polga P olgar  r  Full name

Zsuzsanna Polgá P olgár  r 

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In 1997, Polgar founded the Polgar Chess Center in Forest Hills, New York to give chess training to child children. ren.[5] The Polgar Chess Center closed in 2009 following her  relocation to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Lubb ock, Texas. IIn n 2002 she established the Susan Polgar Foundation. During the the p  past ast 12 years, years, her  her foundation has sponsored the  Nationa  Nati onall Invi Invitat tatiiona onall for Gi Girls, rls, Nati Nationa onall Open Ch Cham ampi pion onsh shiip ffor or Boys Boys and and Gi Girl rls, s, World World Open Championship Championship for for Boys and Girls, All-Star Girl's Chess Team, NY City Mayor's Cup Invitational, Invitational, Tr  Trii-State Sch Scholastic olastic Chess Chess Challenge, SPICE Cup and a series of Get Smart Play Chess scholastic chess tournaments. She founded the SPICE Institute in Texas in 2007 and began coaching the Texas Tech Knight Raiders in 2007 as well. As of January 2009, she has been the Co-Chairperson of the Commission for  Women's Chess for the World Chess Federation FIDE. [6]

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Chess career  2.1 Composition 2.2 American career and Olympic medals 2.3 Texas Tech Knight Raiders 2.4 Webster Universi University ty 3 Notable chess games 4 Susan Polgar Foundation 5 SPICE Institute and SPICE Cup 6 Bibliography Bibliography

April 19, 1969

Title

Grandmaster 

Women's

1996–99

World Champion FIDE rating 2577

(http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml? event=700088) (March 2015) [inactive] Peak rating 2577 (January 2005)

 

7 US Chess Federation and FIDE 8 References 9 External links

Personal life She was born and brought up in Budapest, Hungary, to a Hungarian Jewish family.[7] In 1994, Polgar married computer consultant Jacob Shutzman, and moved to New York. They have two sons, Tom (born 1999) and Leeam (born 2000). She later divorced. In December 2006, she married her longtime business manager and friend, Paul Truong.[8][9] She now lives in suburban St. Louis, Missouri.

Chess career Polgar and her two younger sisters, Grandmaster Judit and International International Master Sofi So fia, a, were we re part p art of an educational experiment carried out by their father László Polgár, who sought to prove that children could make exceptional achievements if trained in a specialist subject from a very early age. "Geniuses are made, not born,"

Susan Polgar wedding photo (2006)

was László's thesis.[10] He and his wife Klara educated their three daughters at home, with chess as the specialist subject. In 2010, National Geographic  publiished  publ shed an hour-l hour-long ong docum documen entary tary[11] with Susan Polgar as the main subject. The father also taught his three daughters Esperanto. Most of her family eventually emigrated to Israel, but Susan Polgar moved to New York after marrying an American citizen in 1994. Members of the Polgar  family, who are Jewish, perished in the Holocaust, and her grandmother was a survivor of  Judit Polgár and Sofia Polgar (1988)

Auschwitz.[12]

At age 4, Susan Polgar won her first chess tournament, the Budapest Girls' Under-11 Championship, with a 10–0 score. In 1982, at the age of 12, she won the World Under 16 (Girls) Championship. Despite restrictions on her freedom to play in international tournaments, by 1984 at age 15 Polgar had become the top-rated female chess player in the world. [13] In November 1986, FIDE decided to grant 100 bonus Elo rating points to all active female players except Polgar, which knocked her from the top spot in the January 1987 FIDE ratings list. The rationale was that the FIDE ratings of women were not commensurate with the ratings of the men because the women tended to play in women-only tournaments, Polgar being an exception because up to that point she had  pl  play ayed ed mai mainl nly y agai agains nstt m men en.. Th Thee stati statisti stical cal ev eviidence dence supporti supporting ng th thiis decisi decision on was di dispu sputed ted becau because se the the data data on wh whiich it was was based based was a smal smalll subset of the available data, and Polgar and others alleged that the move was politically motivated. They said it had been contrived to displace her, a non-Soviet, from the top spot in favor of Maia Chiburdanidze, the reigning Women's World Champion. In January 1991, Polgar became the first woman to earn the Grandmaster title in the conventional way of achieving three GM norms and a rating over 2500, though Nona Gaprindashvili was awarded the title earlier by special judgment of FIDE. In 1992, Polgar won both the Women's World Blitz and the Women's World Rapid Championship.[14] Polgar had tended to avoid women-only tournam tournaments, ents, but she abandoned this this when she entered the 1993 cycle cycle for the Women W omen's 's World Championship. She was eliminated at the candidates' final match with Nana Ioseliani; after the match was drawn she lost on the drawing of  lots. She became the Women's World Champion at her second attempt in 1996. Two years later, her title defense against Xie Jun of China was scheduled to take place in November 1998. However, Polgar requested a postponement because she was pregnant and FIDE had  been un unabl ablee to fifind a sat satiisf sfactor actory y spon sponsor. sor. Ul Ultim timately, ately, in 1999, a m match atch was arran arrange ged, d, but but unde underr condi conditi tions ons to whi which ch Polga Polgarr objecte objected d – ffiirstly rstly  because  becau se she she had had rec recen entl tly yh had ad a ch chiild, Tom Tom,, and and had had not not had had suf sufficien cientt ti time to recu recuperat perate, e, and and secondl secondly y because because the the match match was to be hel held d entirely in China, the home country of her challenger. She also wanted a significantly larger prize fund. [15]

 

When Polgar refused to play under these conditions, FIDE declared that she had forfeited the title,[16][17] and instead organized a match  between Xi  between Xiee Jun Jun aand nd Al Aliisa Gal Gallliam amov ovaa ffor or the the Women Women's 's World World Chess Chess Cham Champi pions onshi hip, p, whi which was won won by Xi Xiee Jun. Jun.[18] Polgar sued in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland for monetary damages and the restoration of her title. In March 2001, the case was settled, with Polgar withdrawing her claims and FIDE agreeing to pay Polgar's attorney's fees in the amount of $25,000. [19] Since Xie Jun had already been bee n crowned Women W omen's 's World C Cham hampion pion,, FIDE F IDE could could not restore the titl title to Polgar. Pol Po lgar has not partici p articipated pated in subsequent subsequent Women's World Championship cycles.

Composition Susan Polgar composed her first chess problem (see diagram) at the age of four. She is

Zsuzsa Polgár  First chess composit c omposition ion,, aage ge 4 Source unknown, 1973

considered the youngest youngest com co mposer pose r of a published published chess prob probllem.[20] Formerly, the record was held by Elliot Franklin Eichholtz.

American career and Olympic medals The United States Chess Federation named Polgar "Grandmaster of the Year" in 2003, the first time a woman has won that honor. In that same year (2003), Polgar also became the first woman to win the US Open Blitz Championship, against a field which included seven grandmasters. She won that title again in 2005 and in 2006. She helped train and played the top board for the United States women's team at the 2004 Chess Olympiad held in October in Majorca, Spain. Overall, the team won the Silver Medal,  but Pol Polga garr won an indivi dividua duall gold gold m medal edal for achi achiev eviing th thee hi high ghest est perf perform orman ance ce rati rating ng in th thee women's event and the highest point total. She has a total of ten Olympiad Medals: five Gold, four Silver, and one Bronze. She has played 56 games in the Olympiads, never losing a single game.

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In July 2005, Polgar gave a large simultaneous exhibition in Palm Beach, Florida, breaking four  world records: the largest number of simultaneous games played (326, with 309 won, 14 drawn, and 3 lost); consecutive games played (1,131); highest number of games won (1,112);

Solution: 1. Kd1 Kf1 2. Qe1 mate

and high highest est percentage p ercentage of win winss (96.93 (9 6.93%). %).[21] In October Oc tober 2005, 2005 , Polg P olgar ar jo joiined former Soviet President Mikhai Mikhaill Gorbachev and former World Champion Anatoly Karpov in Lindsborg, Kansas to promote "Chess For Peace." There, Polgar   partiici  part cipated pated in the the second second Cl Clash ash of th thee T Tiitans tans - Bat Battl tlee of th thee Genders Genders m match atch ag agai ains nstt Karpov at the the same location, with Gorbachev making the first move for Karpov. The match with Karpov ended in a 3–3 tie, with each player winning two games and two draws. Their first match had taken place in September 2004. That also ended up in a 3–3 tie. In June 2006, Polgar organized and played in the 2006 New York City Mayor's Cup, a 30minute competition and the highest-rated double round robin tournament in US history. She finished second, behind Gata Kamsky and ahead of Alexander Onischuk, Boris Gulko, Ildar  Ibragimov, and Alex Stripunsky. In July 2006, Polgar represented the US in a side event to the Football World Cup in Dresden, Germany. She easily won the event by defeating International Master Elisabeth Pähtz in the final.

Polgar in a simultaneous exhibition

Texas Tech Knight Raiders In 2007, Susan Polgar signed on as the head coach for the Texas Tech Knight Raiders chess team. In 2010, she became the first woman to lead a men's Division I team to the Final Four. [22] In April 2011, the Texas Tech Knight Raiders became the best college chess team in the nation by winning the President's Cup: The Final Four in College Chess. [23] As the Knight Raiders coach, Polgar again broke another gender   barrier  barri er as the the fi first ever ever ffem emal alee head head coa coach ch to lead lead a men men's 's Divi Divisi sion on I te team am to the the na nati tiona onall ti titl tle. e.[22]

Webster University

 

Susan Polgar and the SPICE program joined Webster University in suburban St. Louis in 2012. [24][25] Webster won the 2013 Final 4 of  College Chess, also known as the President's Cup. As a result, Polgar was recognized as 2012-13 College Coach of the Year by Final 4 organizer Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

Notable chess games Here is a brilliancy which Polgar won at age 16:[26] Zsuzsa Polgar–Hardicsay, Hungarian Team Championship 1985 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d d6 6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Bf4 a6 8.e4 Bg7 9.Qa4+ Bd7 10.Qb3 Bg4?! 11.Qxb 11.Qxb7 7 Bxf3 Hardicsay had won a game a few months before after 12.gxf3 Nh5, when Black has good compensation for the sacrificed pawn after either 13.Be3 Nd7 or 13.Bg3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Nd7. 12.Qxa8! Nxe4 13.Rc1! This was a theoretical theoreti cal novelty; novelty; Black Black had been be en thoug thought ht to be better after a fter 13.N 13.Nxe4 xe4 Bxe4. 13...Bd4 After 13...Nxc3 14.bxc3 Be4 15.f3 Bf5 16.g4, Black would have no good retreat for his bishop, e.g. 16...Bd7 17.Bxd6. 14.Rc2 Nxf2?! 14...Nxc3 15.gxf3! also leaves White with a large advantage. 15.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 16.Kxf2 Bg4 (see diagram) 17.Bb5+! axb5 axb5 18.Re 1+ Kf8 If 18...Kd7, 19.Qb7+ Qc7 20.Re7+! wins the queen. 19.Bh6+ Kg8 (see diagram) 20.Re7! Paralyzing Black and stopping any counterplay with ...Qh4+. The rook is immune because 20...Qxe7 20...Q xe7 21.Qxb8+ forces mate. 20...Bd7 21.Qxb8! Qxb8 Qxb8 22.N 22.Ne4! e4! 1–0 Although Black is up a queen for a knight, he cannot stop 23.Nf6#.[27]:pp. 234–237[28]:game 117 Polgar–Hardicsay, 1985 a

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Susan Polgar Foundation The Susan Polgar Foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation established in 2002 and supported by charitable donations. "The mission of the Susan Polgar Foundation is to promote chess, with all its educational, social, and competitive benefits throughout the United States, for  young people of all ages, especially girls."[29]

SPICE Institute and SPICE Cup On May 12, 2007, Polgar was the undergraduate commencement speaker at Texas Tech University. She was awarded an honorary Doctorate degree. On the same day, as reported on the LubbockOnline website, it was announced that she would become the coach of the Texas Tech chess team and would be the director of the new Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE). [30] In 2008, SPICE announced annou nced a $320,00 $32 0,000 0p plledge from a private donor, for TTU chess scholarships scholarships over the next fi five ve years.[31] In 2007 Texas Tech and Susan Polgar hosted the first SPICE Cup which has since become the highest rated international round robin chess [32]

tournament held in the United States.  The SPICE Cup draws tens of millions of viewers worldwide, who are able to follow the event online.[33] In October 2010, the SPICE Cup became the highest rated international invitational chess tournament in US History. [34] In 2008, the SPICE Cup rated category 15. It jumped to category 16 in 2009. SPICE Cup 2010 rated category 16 (2631 average FIDE rating). For  2011 the SPICE Cup has a preliminary two 2700+ player for the first time with negotiations in process with four or five other similarly ranked players, and will potentially rate 17/18. [35]

 

Bibliography Polgar has written several books, often in conjunction with Paul Truong, her business manager and (later) husband: Queen of the Kings Game  (as Zsuzsa Polgar; with Jacob Shutzman) (1997) ISBN 0-9657059-7-8 Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours (wit  (with h Paul Tru Truong ong)) (2003) ISBN 0- 02-86440802- 864408-5 5  A World Champion's Champion's Guide to Chess (wit  (with h Paul Tru Truong ong)) (2005) ISBN 0- 8129-36538129- 3653-1 1  Br  Breaking eaking Through (wi  (with th Paul Truong Truong)) (2005) ISBN 1- 8574-43818574- 4381-0 0 Chess Tactics for Champions (with Paul Truong) (2006) ISBN 0-8129-3671-X  Ri  Rich ch As A King: How How the Wisdom of Chess Can Make You a Grandmaster of Investing  (with  (with Douglas Goldstein, CFP®) (2014) ISBN 978-1-63047-097-5 978-1-63047-097- 5 paperback  paperback 

Polgar is also a chess journalist, with columns in Chess Life, Chess Life for Kids, ChessCafe, Chess Horizons, Georgia Chess, Chessville , Empire Chess, School Mates, Europe Echecs, etc., and she publishes a blog titled Chess Daily News with daily updates about chess news and dail d aily y chess exercise problem p roblems. s. She has released a series of 14 in instructi structional onal chess DVDs.

US Chess Federation and FIDE She was briefly a member of the executive board of the United States Chess Federation from 2007 to 2009; however, a lawsuit instigated  by the the def defeate eated d can candi didate date led to pol poliitical tical inf nfiigh ghti ting ng an and d exten extended ded lilitiga tigati tion on,, and and resul resulted in in a settl settlem emen entt whe whereby reby Polga Polgarr sev severed ered her her aff affiliati ation on with the USCF and is now a "playing non-member". [36]

In December 2006, she announced that she would run for election to the executive board of the United States Chess Federation.  P  Polg olgar, ar, Randy Bauer, and Paul Truong—three of four of Polgar's slate—were elected to four-year terms. She was elected as the first ever chairman of the USCF.[37][38][39] On October 2, 2007, one of the candidates for the Executive Board position, who had been defeated by Susan Polgar, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the 2007 election, alleging misconduct.[40] Polgar denied any wrongdoing.[41][42] Polgar and Truong filed suit against the USCF, who counter-sued them, with both sides issuing a variety of allegations. The suit alleging election campaign misconduct was ultimately dismissed by the court. [43] On Janu J anuary ary 15, 2008, 2008 , four Board members issued a statement statement whi which ch requested Susan Polg Po lgar's ar's hu husband sband step down from his his p positi osition on on the Board for "neglecting his fiduciary duties" through not providing an affirmative defense to the lawsuit.[44] This was not, however, an official vote of the Executive Board. Polgar subsequently published a statement asserting that the Board members who voted in favor of this request made a number of misrepresentations.[45] On August 7, 2009, the Executive Board of the USCF rescinded the membership of Polgar and her husband, and they appealed to the Board of Delegates of the USCF. On August 8, 2009, the Delegates of the USCF ratified the previous year's actions of the Executive Board with respect to the litigation. In a closed Executive Session, the Delegates upheld the membership revocations.[46][47] The lawsuits were all settled in 2010, with Polgar and Truong severing all affiliation with the USCF (though both still play in USCF events under "Playing NonMember Status"); the USCF's court costs of $131,000 were paid out by its insurer and it had to pay Polgar's attorney fees of $39,000.[48] As of o f January January 2009, 200 9, Polgar has hel held d the titl titlee o off CoCo-Chairperson Chairperson of the Board of the Com Co mmi mission ssion for for Women W omen's 's Chess for FIDE, the World W orld Chess Federation. In 2012, she moved with members of her top collegiate chess team to Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. [24] In 2014, Polgar was awarded the Furman Symeon medal, which is given annually to the best chess coach who works with both male and female players. This made her the first coach from America to earn one of the top six coach medals and also the first woman to ever be recognized by FIDE with a top coaching medal. [49]

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Preceded by Xi Xiee Jun

Women's World Chess Champion 1996–1999

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