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Sofia Polgar
Also known as Zsófia Polgár, Zsofia Polgar
chess player
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- Sofia Polgar
- My First Chess Club
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Music · MusicBrainz
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- Person
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- Female
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- Germany
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- Kopf Kino Kantaten2011
- Awakening2017
- 6 Lieder, op. 312024
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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.
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1974 birthsArtists from TorontoCanadian people of Hungarian-Jewish descentChess International MastersChess Olympiad competitorsChess players from BudapestChess players from TorontoChess Woman GrandmastersHungarian chess playersHungarian emigrants to IsraelHungarian female chess playersHungarian Jews