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- The only World Chess Champion in history (male or female) to win the triple-crown (Blitz, Rapid and Classical World Championships)
o * 56 consecutive Olympiad game Scoring Streak (A record of 31 wins, 25 draws, 0 loss [77.7%] over 4 Chess Olympiads from 1988 - 2004, all on board 1)
o * Most Consecutive Games Played (1,131 games against 551 opponents: 1,112 wins, 16 draws and 3 losses = 99.03% - Previous record: 1,102 games)
o #1 ranked woman chess player in the world at the age of 15 (remained rated in the top 3 in the world for nearly 25 straight years)
o Chess for Peace Ambassador with former World Champion Anatoly Karpov and former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev
o Founder of the Susan Polgar Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization to promote chess, with all its educational, social and competitive benefits throughout the U.S., for young people of all ages, especially girls. The foundation has awarded over $2 million in chess prizes/scholarships to young chess players on behalf of various supporters/sponsors
o Sponsor and organizer of the prestigious annual SPICE Cup, SPICE Spring Invitational, NY City Mayor's Cup, Susan Polgar Girls' Invitational Championship, Susan Polgar World Open and Susan Polgar National Open for Girls and Boys, etc.
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