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In January 1998, she played in the category XVII event, the Hoogovens in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, in which 14 of the world's top grandmasters participated.
She finished in the middle of the pack, tied for sixth – tenth position with Karpov, Topalov and Jeroen Piket and an even score of 6½ points in thirteen games.
In June 1998 in Budapest, Polgár played an eight game match of " action " chess, which is 30 minutes for the entire game, against Anatoly Karpov.
In August 1998, Polgár became the first woman to ever win the U. S. Open held at the Kona Surf Resort in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Typical of her aggressive style was her victory against GM Georgi Kacheishvili in which she sacrificed her queen for the attack.
In October 1998, Polgár won the VAM four-grandmaster tournament in Hoogeveen, Netherlands by 1½ points over Jan Timman.
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