(Isidor Gunsberg) wrote in message
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Who was the WEAKEST ***WOMEN'S*** World Champion of Chess ever?
My opinion is that either L. Rudenko or Olga Rubtsova were the weakest.
Zhu Chen is also quite weak. Zsuzsa Polgar would crush Zhu if she played her.

According to the Chessbase Player Encyclopaedia, GM Zsuzsa Polgar has a current
rating of 2565, which equals her peak rating in 1995 (she has not played much
in recent years). GM Zhu Chen has a current rating of 2495 and a peak rating
of 2539 in 2000. The difference between their current ratings is 70 points
and that between their peak ratings is 26 points.

GM Zhu Chen has defeated some GMs who are high rated than GM Zsuzsa Polgar.
For example, GM Zhu Chen defeated GM Ruslan Ponomariov in a two game match
in 2002.

In my view, the evidence does not support Isidor Gunsberg's contention that
"Zsuzsa Polgar would *crush* (which implies an overwhelming victory) Zhu if
she played her".

"A talking man is no better than a barking dog."
--James Fenimore Cooper (The Prairie)

--Nick