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Judith Polgar (Hungary)Judit Polgar (was born in Budapest, in 1976, June, 23). It’s not hard to write about the greatest woman chess-player in the world (exactly so!), because all the descriptions are in superior degree. Judith is one of three sisters, which trainer was their father Lazslo Polgar. He invented fundamentally new chess training system. The results exceeded all expectations! The matron Zsuzsa (Susan) became world champion among women, Sofia became good international grand-master among men, and the youngest sister…
Judit became international master among men in 12, for comparing: Fisher and Kasparov made this standart at 14. Than was impressive victory series in men’s international tournaments. According to the training method of her father, Judith doesn’t play with women! Lazslo Polgar once said: “Judit’s limit will be starry sky”. These words became oracular, because there was no earlier and there is no now the woman chess-player, who can not only compete with men equally, but to be in Top 10 of the greatest men grand-masters!  She beat Spasskiy, Karpov, Anand, Shirov, Ivanchuk, Korchnoi… This is a dream of hundred man grand-masters! In 1999 Judit married, became mother and stopped active participating in tournaments. Men took a long breath. But in 2005 Judith came back and played in personal men’s World Championship in St. Luis, Argentina! She is among 8 greatest pretenders to world chess crown!

Except of native Hungarian, Judith speaks English and Russian. Her mother is from Transcarpathian Ukraine. Chess fancies from Kazakhstan already had chance to see incomparable Judith. She played blitz in Almaty in 1995 and shared victory with Anatoliy Karpov.


IV World Blitz Chess Championship was finished by unexpected victory of grand master from Cuba Leinier Dominguez Perez, who played with 15 great blitz-players in the world. Chess-player from Cuba won 8 games and didn’t lose no one, so he took 11,5 scores.
World Blitz Champion 2007 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukrain) took 2nd place with 11 scores. Five times champion of Russia Peter Svidler became bronze medalist with 10 scores.
08.11.08 display of multi-board chess-play of honorable guest of the Championship, 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov with 15 chess fancies from Kazakhstan was held.  Prize-winner of VIII international Seimar Chess Tournament among children and youth Yaroslav Ryabov draw with legendary chess-player.
The opening ceremony of the IV WBCC was conducted on November, 7 at 7 PM. FIDE president Kirsan Ilumzhinov, even office’s chief, mayor of Almaty Akhmetzhan Esimov and Kazakhstan Chess federation president Margulan Seisembaev made welcoming speeches on the ceremony.
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