Judit Polgár inducted into the Hall of Fame
On 3 December in Saint Louis, Judit Polgár was inducted at a ceremony into the World Chess Hall of Fame. Judit, the best female player in...
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The Foundation wins the Regional Prima Prize
The Polgár Judit Chess Foundation has received the Regional Prima Award in the category “Hungarian Education and Public Education”. This is the first major recognition in...
BIZ Chess Tournament 2022
This year, for the 5th time, the Judit Polgár Chess Foundation organised the traditional BIZ Chess Tournament, which aims to bring together businessmen and artists from...
Educational Chess Summit
This year one of the key programs of the Global Chess Festival was the Educational Chess Summit conference, where presenters emphasized that chess does deserve a...
Queens in the castle: the 8th Global Chess Festival
News of the 2022 Global Chess Festival has reached everyone from the school desks of Georgia to the giant screen in New York’s Times Square
Goodwill Ambassadors of Chess Awards 2021
For the fourth time the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation presented the Goodwill Ambassadors of Chess Awards. The Awards are given to notable promoters of chess who...
Global Chess Festival: The Judit Polgar Method earns international recognition
This year’s hybrid – on- and offline – Global Chess Festival has been a roaring success, with over 3000 visitors attending the event.
Save the date! October 9, 2021
Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival 2021 sponsored by Morgan Stanley will be a hybrid festival: we hope to meet you again in person in Budapest or...
‘The Power of Chess in Education’ keynote speech by Judit Polgar at the Third European Education Summit
Welcome speechesOur world faces unprecedented geopolitical and societal challenges. These require us to join forces to tackle youth unemployment, improve basic skills – including digital –...