Girl Chess

Girl Chess: How It Was

Then Georgian reign ended abruptly in 1992

Xie, Jun (CHN)
Born on October 30, 1970 in Beijing, China, Xie Jun won the Women's World Champion in 1995 in a surprise upset by defeating the favorite, Maia Chiburdanidze from Georgia
(1991-1995). In 1993, She earned the title of Men’s Grandmaster. December 1997, she played in Women's World Championship Candidates' Tournament, and got 2nd Place. August 1998, she became the Women's World Championship Challenger thanks to the forfeit of her Candidate's Final opponent Alisa Galliamova. In 1999, due to the forfeit of Zsuzsa Polgar, She played and defeated Galliamova for the Women's Championship title in the summer of 1999. The last bout was in December, 2000 - defeating Kanying Qin, also from China

Zsuzsa Polgar's Accomplishments

from her own site at http://www.polgarchess.com/ The Chess Champion of the World for women 1996 - 1999
Reigning woman World champion in Blitz and Rapid Chess ( 1992 - Present)
At age 15, ranked top woman chess player in the world ( 1984, 1985, 1986)
Ranked 2nd in the world, for women ( 1987 - 1997, sister Judit first)
Winner of 6 Olympic medals (3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze) (1988,1990, 1994)
Has beaten at different events, World Champion Anatoly Karpov (1993) and challenger Victor Korchnoi (1992, 1993)
Discovered as a "Chess prodigy" at the age of 4(!). Doing so by winning Budapest chess championship for kids under 11 years old with an amazing score of 10 wins out of 10 games.
World champion for girls under 16, at the age of 12. [1981- Westergate, England]
Was the first woman in history, to earn an overall Chess Grand Master title ("men's" title until then) [ 1991]
Winner of a category 13 chess tournament (average rating of 2575 [ 1991]
Winner of rapid chess match against overall world championship finalist Nigel Short [Monaco - march, 1993 ]
Winner of Olympic Gold medals (as the Top board of the Hungarian team with her sisters) in the chess Olympiads of 1988, 1990 and silver in 1994. Also earned individual gold medal in 1990 for Top board performance.
Also winner of chess Oscar prize (1994, 1995)
On the way to the championship, defeating former world champion for 13 years, Maya Chiburdanidze with a score of 5.5:1.5 [St. Petersburg, Russia - March 1995]
Winner of the World Championship in chess for women, by defeating former champion, Xie Jun with a score of 8.5:4.5 [ Jaen, Spain - February 1996]
Taught chess in a Harlem public school (Mott Hall) for one year. (1996/7)
Susan has opened a chess center in Queens, NY in May 1997

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