The strongest woman chess player of all time, Hungary’s Judit Polgar, 38, has retired from competition. She made the announcement at the conclusion of the Tromso Olympiad where she shared the prestigious silver medal with her Hungarian colleagues.
Polgar was one of the greatest prodigies in chess history. In 1989, at age 12, she became the first female player to be ranked among the world’s top 100. Two years later, she became the youngest player ever to earn the grandmaster rank, breaking the record set by Bobby Fischer in 1958. Polgar is ranked No 65 on the latest FIDE rating list, and is the only woman ever to play for the world championship title among her male counterparts. She had participated in the World Chess Federation’s Championship Tournament of 2005, in San Luis, Argentina. Years ago, Polgar had refused to play for the Women’s Chess Championship title,
