# Has Judit Polgar Ever Played Anand (or any other top-rated men)?

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**Created:** [June 13, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-judit-polgar-ever-played-anand-or-any-other-top-rated-men/452840 "2008-06-13T18:43:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-judit-polgar-ever-played-anand-or-any-other-top-rated-men/452840/1 "2008-06-13T18:43:49Z")

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And if so, what has been the outcome?

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-judit-polgar-ever-played-anand-or-any-other-top-rated-men/452840/2 "2008-06-13T19:39:23Z")

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[Judit Polgár - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polgar) Apparently she plays mostly men. She had a disputed match with Kasparov and later beat him in a speed match.

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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-judit-polgar-ever-played-anand-or-any-other-top-rated-men/452840/3 "2008-06-13T20:37:04Z")

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[QUOTE=gonzomax]  
[Judit Polgár - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polgar) Apparently she plays mostly men. She had a disputed match with Kasparov and later beat him in a speed match.  
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I looked her up on [chessgames.com](http://chessgames.com), and it seems she’s played Anand several times.
