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Peter Leko (Hungarian: Lékó Péter; born September 8, 1979) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster and commentator. He became the world's youngest grandmaster in 1994. He narrowly missed winning the Classical World Chess Championship 2004: the match was drawn 7–7 and so Vladimir Kramnik retained the title.
GM Peter Leko is a Hungarian super grandmaster who played for the classical world championship in 2004, losing to GM Vladimir Kramnik (under the terms of the match, despite drawing it by score). Born in 1979, he was already an IM by 1992. GM came two years later, making him the youngest ever.
Leko, Peter. World Rank (All players): 75. Federation: Hungary. FIDE ID: 703303. B-Year: 1979.
Jan 30, 2022 · Discover the online chess profile of GM Peter Leko (PeterLeko) at Chess.com. See their chess rating, follow their best games, and challenge them to play a game.
Sep 2, 2020 · Peter Leko became world's youngest grandmaster in 1994. He missed winning the World championship in 2004 against Kramnik as the match was drawn 7-7 and Kramnik retained his title. He has won major tournaments like - Linares, Wijk aan Zee, Tal memorial, Dortmund and many more.
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Aug 12, 2022 · Peter Leko is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, born on September 8th, 1979 in Subotica, Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He relocated to Szeged when he was one year old. Leko’s father taught him chess briefly before he attained 7 years old, and he began competing in major championships at the age of nine.
Peter Leko is a Hungarian chess grandmaster and commentator. He became the world's youngest grandmaster in 1994. He narrowly missed winning the Classical World Chess Championship 2004: the match was drawn 7–7 and so Vladimir Kramnik retained the title.
After becoming the youngest grandmaster in the world in 1994, Peter Leko played a World Championship match against Vladimir Kramnik in 2004, coming as close to the title as it gets.
But playing the World Junior Championship U20 for him was still a bit like "swimming with sharks" and the tournament gave him insights into the rules of "Swiss ping-pong". Keymer was supported by Peter Leko who shares his impressions in an interview. | Photo: Bernd Vökler
