4 min readJul 20, 2026 07:00 AM IST Chess legend Judit Polgar is in line to become the next Hungarian president. The country’s prime minister Peter Magyar said that he would meet her on Monday to ask her if she was willing to accept the position after she was nominated for the presidency by “respected figures in Hungarian public life”. Magyar said that he wanted Polgar to stay in the role until the adoption of the new Hungarian Constitution. Polgar is the undisputed greatest female player in chess history. Over a storied career, she regularly challenged preconceived notions of what female chess players could do by playing in open tournaments with men. She shattered chess’ glass ceiling back in the 1990s and the early 2000s by breaking into the top 10 ranks. She broke not only Bobby Fischer’s record as the youngest grandmaster in chess history, but also beat 11 world champions, including Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand, over the board.   Besides her exploits in individual chess, Polgar is also a five-time Chess Olympiad champion, …