Chess Palace 3D representing the Judit Polgar’s educational program that became part of the National Curriculum in Hungary. In the Palace Judit, her children, and her sister, Sofia.


Judit Polgar setting a Guinness record and bringing thousands of chess-lovers together to fill the Palace of Arts complitely at the Aquaprofit-Polgar Chess Festival 2014

Thousands of people gathered to see again at the Chess Festival organized by the greatest female chess player of all time Judit Polgar who just announced her retirement from competitive chess a month ago. The festival offered a full day family programs in the Budapest Palace of Arts where children were invited to the 3D Chess Palace, participate in interactive chess tutoring, competitions and arts & crafts. Chess Festival provided a great opportunity to parents who wished to introduce their children to Educational Chess. The entertaining programs included a fairy tale chess game with the fantasy cartoon character Shrek and Fiona impersonated by Karoly Gesztesi, one of the most popular actors in Hungary, and Judit Polgar. Among the prominent guests were Erno Rubik, the inventor of the famous Rubik’s Cube and Zurab Azmaiparashvili, the recently elected ECU president and many other Olympic and world champion athletes, artists, and leaders of the business and political world. The festival ended with a simul given by Judit Polgar who has been leading the FIDE world rankings for 25 years setting a Guinness record also announced at the festival. ​

Official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Tw9VPUuco



Judit Polgar with her children, Oliver and Hanna at the Aquaprofit-Polgar Chess Festival 2014


Playing Shrek Chess – Karoly Gesztesi, one of the most popular Hungarian actors as Shrek and Judit Polgar as Fiona


Playing Shrek Chess – Smart kids are good at it but can Ogres play chess? :) GM Peter Leko doing the commentary


In a European Union cultural exchange project a group of Swedish girls visited the festival and played a simul against great Hungarian chess talents Gellert Karacsonyi (11) and Kata (8) Karacsonyi


Judit Polgar and Tamas Szucs, Head of European Commission Representation in Hungary opens the Generations Chess Clash. The Aquaprofit-Polgar Chess Festival was under the patronage of Mrs. Androulla Vassiliou, Member of the European Commission. In the Generations Chess Clash families took on families in a multi-generational chess competition, sponsored by the European Commission. Each team was composed of a child, a parent and a grandparent.


The giant figures of the Chess Palace world became favorite of the children at the festival as well.


Judit Polgar playing a blitz game with Tamas Nadasi, Chairman of the Board of Aquaprofit, the naming sponsor of the festival.


Children’s choir performing Zigzeg Chess song the official song of the Chess Palace Program on stage


Judit Polgar with Erno Rubik who invented the world famous Rubik’s Cube exactly 40 years ago this year


Chess Palace and Rubik’s Cube, two excellent tool to improve logical skills for children


Play it by trust – GM Judit Polgar and GM Balogh Csaba playing trust chess created by Yoko Ono


At the Chess Palace Promenade kids had a chance to personalise the tools of the Educational Chess Curriculum, including chess characters, crowns, flags and many more.


Judit Polgar with the Fide Caissa Award and two of her gold medals from Chess Olympiads


The official certificate of the Guinness record set by Judit Polgar by leading the world rankings in a sport for more than 25 years


Stand and mascot for the U-16 Youth Chess Olympiad to be held in Győr, Hungary in December this year having Judit Polgar as great ambassador of the event.


Three members of the silver medal winning Hungarian team from the Chess Olympiad held in Tromso in August, GM Peter Leko, GM Judit Polgar, and GM Csaba Balogh.


Live Chess Choreography on stage.


Judit Polgar opening the Chess Palace International Teacher’s Congress.


Judit Polgar with Anna Dienes, principal of the primary reference school of the Chess Palace Programme.


Judit Polgar signing a relic for William Wirth, the former director of the Swiss financial services company, the Credit Suisse Group that supported many great chess events in the past.


Judit Polgar giving a simul to celebrities, artists, athletes, businessmen and politicians.


Sofia Polgar as an artist painter during the simul. ​

Photo Credit: Judit Polgar Chess Foundation​