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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.
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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.
In this post, we go through the best games of Peter Leko. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. For more information, see our step-by-step guide on how to read Chess Notation. 10. Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko – Corus Group A, Round 2 – Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands – January 16, 2005. 9.
Back in 1999, Peter Leko confirmed his status as a serious contender for the World Championship title by winning the 27th edition of the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund, ahead of 'Mr. Dortmund' himself, Vladimir Kramnik. Leko was only 19, and three years later would qualify to face Kramnik in a match for the world crown.
Peter Leko (Hungarian: Lékó Péter; born 8 September 1979) in Subotica, Yugoslavia is the leading Hungarian chess grandmaster. He became a grandmaster in 1994 at the age of 14 years (a world record at the time). He was the challenger in the Classical World Championship 2004 against Vladimir Kramnik.
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Keymer was supported by Peter Leko, who Keymer plays along side at the German League team SF Deizisau. Bernd Vökler, coach of the German junior squad, used the opportunity for an interview with Leko. What do you think about this year's World Junior Championship?
