Strategic move by Magyar as he picks chess prodigy for president
As a teenager she checkmated the sexist establishment. Photograph: Peter Kohalmi/AFP/GettyView image in fullscreenJudit Polgár is interviewed in 2017. “Our country needs unity, peace and a president that all Hungarians can be proud of,” he wrote on social media.
- ▪As a teenager she checkmated the sexist establishment.
- ▪Photograph: Peter Kohalmi/AFP/GettyView image in fullscreenJudit Polgár is interviewed in 2017.
- ▪“Our country needs unity, peace and a president that all Hungarians can be proud of,” he wrote on social media.
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Judit Polgár is interviewed in 2017. As a teenager she checkmated the sexist establishment. Photograph: Peter Kohalmi/AFP/GettyView image in fullscreenJudit Polgár is interviewed in 2017. As a teenager she checkmated the sexist establishment. Photograph: Peter Kohalmi/AFP/GettyPéter MagyarStrategic move by Hungary’s Magyar as he picks chess prodigy for presidentJudit Polgár to discuss role with prime minister, who says the country needs someone everybody is proud ofAshifa KassamMon 20 Jul 2026 08.42 EDTLast modified on Mon 20 Jul 2026 09.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleHungary’s prime minister, Péter Magyar, has announced plans to ask Judit Polgár, widely considered the greatest female chess player of all time, to take on the largely ceremonial role of president.Magyar said he…
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