“Our country needs unity, peace, and a president whom all Hungarians can be proud of,” said Peter Magyar in a post on the social network Facebook, adding that he will meet with J. Polgar on Tuesday and ask if she would agree to run.
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Hungarian parliamentarians last week adopted an amendment providing for the removal of the current president Tamás Sólyom, an ally of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Judit Polgar played in tournaments with men and became one of the best players in this male-dominated sport. She is the most talented woman to have ever played this game and the only woman to have crossed the 2700 rating threshold, which many consider the “super grandmaster” title.
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In February, a documentary about J. Polgar, “The Queen of Chess,” was released on the Netflix platform.
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