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Judit Polgár
FIDE rating of 2500 and have a GM-level performance at three tournaments. Such a performance is called a norm, and a GM norm corresponds to a performance rating of at least 2600. Nona Gaprindashvili was the first woman to become a GM in 1978, largely by virtue of being the first woman to achieve a GM norm a year earlier. Susan Polgar and her younger sister Judit Polgár (pictured) both became GMs in 1991. Susan was the first to achieve the title through a complete set of standard norms, while Judit became the youngest GM in history overall, breaking Bobby Fischer's record. China has the most female GMs, and seven countries have had multiple female GMs. Every female GM is from Europe or Asia except Irina Krush of the United States. (Full list...
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