Grandmaster Chef: Judit Polgár

At her peak rating in 2005, Grandmaster Judit Polgár was ranked number 8 in the world. Although she retired from competing in August of 2014, Judit promotes chess through her Global Chess Festival and serves as Honorary FIDE Vice-President. To show appreciation for Judit on her 44th birthday, this article has a recipe for a dessert, which could serve as her birthday cake. WIM Alexey Root and her co-author WGM Sabina Foisor are former U.S. Women’s Chess Champions. | Pictured: Judit showing Shirov-Polgár (1994) to her children Oliver and Hannah | Photo: Bela Doka, 2012

The chess games of Judit Polgar

Judit Polgar World Chess Hall of Fame

Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar) / X

Judit Polgár

Giving checkmate is always fun

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84 Judit Polgár Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images

Judit Polgár became a chess grandmaster at 15 and beat the best just like the Queen's Gambit protagonist

The Queen's Gambit': The Accelerated Polgár Variation - Quadrant Online