a Polgar, women’s Olympiad, Thessaloniki, 1988. Zsuzsanna, the eldest of Hungary’s remarkable Polgar sisters, was women’s world champion from 1996 to 1999, although she was perhaps fortunate that her brilliant sister Judit – the youngest of the three – never challenged for the title. (Judit has only ever competed seriously in open events.)
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