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🔹 Peter Leko
🔹 Hungarian chess Grandmaster
🔰 Peter Leko is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. He became the world's youngest grandmaster in 1994. A two-time World Championship Candidate, he challenged Vladimir Kramnik in the Classical World Chess Championship 2004 and drew the match 7–7, with Kramnik retaining the title.
🔘 Full name: Peter Leko
🔘 Country: Hungary
🔘 Born: September 8, 1979 (age 38)
Subotica, Yugoslavia
(now Serbia)
🔘 Title: Grandmaster
🔘 FIDE rating: 2691 (June 2018)
🔘 Peak rating: 2763 (April 2005)
🔘 Ranking: No. 62 (September 2017)
🔘 Peak ranking: No. 4 (April 2003)
🔰 Peter Leko was born in the city of Subotica, Yugoslavia but moved to Szeged when he was one year old. He was taught chess by his father shortly before he turned seven and took part in tournaments from the age of nine. His first coach Tibor Karolyi began work with him in 1989, ending three months before Leko became a grandmaster. They later reunited in 1998 until the end of 2000. Leko also worked with International Master Gaspar Mathe when he was ten years old.
Leko earned the International Master title in 1992. In 1994 he became a Grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 4 months and 22 days, at the time the youngest to have done so, breaking the record previously held by Judit Polgar. His norms came at a First Saturday tournament in Budapest and Leon (sharing third place with Anatoly Karpov and Veselin Topalov in 1993, and shared third place at Hoogovens in 1994.
♦️ A memorable game by Peter Leko👇
🔸 Peter Leko vs Vladimir Kramnik
🔸 Belgrade Investbank (1995), Belgrade SRB, rd 8, Nov-23
🔸 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Classical Variation (B64)
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🔹 Peter Leko
🔹 Hungarian chess Grandmaster
🔰 Peter Leko is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. He became the world's youngest grandmaster in 1994. A two-time World Championship Candidate, he challenged Vladimir Kramnik in the Classical World Chess Championship 2004 and drew the match 7–7, with Kramnik retaining the title.
🔘 Full name: Peter Leko
🔘 Country: Hungary
🔘 Born: September 8, 1979 (age 38)
Subotica, Yugoslavia
(now Serbia)
🔘 Title: Grandmaster
🔘 FIDE rating: 2691 (June 2018)
🔘 Peak rating: 2763 (April 2005)
🔘 Ranking: No. 62 (September 2017)
🔘 Peak ranking: No. 4 (April 2003)
🔰 Peter Leko was born in the city of Subotica, Yugoslavia but moved to Szeged when he was one year old. He was taught chess by his father shortly before he turned seven and took part in tournaments from the age of nine. His first coach Tibor Karolyi began work with him in 1989, ending three months before Leko became a grandmaster. They later reunited in 1998 until the end of 2000. Leko also worked with International Master Gaspar Mathe when he was ten years old.
Leko earned the International Master title in 1992. In 1994 he became a Grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 4 months and 22 days, at the time the youngest to have done so, breaking the record previously held by Judit Polgar. His norms came at a First Saturday tournament in Budapest and Leon (sharing third place with Anatoly Karpov and Veselin Topalov in 1993, and shared third place at Hoogovens in 1994.
♦️ A memorable game by Peter Leko👇
🔸 Peter Leko vs Vladimir Kramnik
🔸 Belgrade Investbank (1995), Belgrade SRB, rd 8, Nov-23
🔸 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Classical Variation (B64)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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Wesley So tops the final standings of the Your Next Move #GrandChessTour in Leuven!
Wesley So wins the Leuven #GrandChessTour
Karjakin won the blitz section, but not enough total points for the combined rapid plus blitz event. So scored 14 in the rapid section & 8 in the blitz section for a total of 22. Karjakin and VLM tied for 2nd with 21.5
Wesley So won the $37,500 first prize at the Your Next Move tournament in Leuven, Belgium. He was the only player to score 22/27 after a thrilling final round in which all key contestants lost.
Karjakin won the blitz section, but not enough total points for the combined rapid plus blitz event. So scored 14 in the rapid section & 8 in the blitz section for a total of 22. Karjakin and VLM tied for 2nd with 21.5
Wesley So won the $37,500 first prize at the Your Next Move tournament in Leuven, Belgium. He was the only player to score 22/27 after a thrilling final round in which all key contestants lost.
16.Qg7!
A deep calculation by Belarusian grandmaster.
16...Q×e4+ 17.Be2 Rf8 18.0-0 Nc6 19.Rfe1 0-0-0 20.b3 Qf4 21.g3 Qf5 22.b×a4 Rg8 23.Qh6 d3 24.Bd1 +-
A deep calculation by Belarusian grandmaster.
16...Q×e4+ 17.Be2 Rf8 18.0-0 Nc6 19.Rfe1 0-0-0 20.b3 Qf4 21.g3 Qf5 22.b×a4 Rg8 23.Qh6 d3 24.Bd1 +-
32.Ne2 Rc6 33.Nf4 Ne4?
Black's wrong evaluation. Idani should have repeated moves with 33...Rc3.
34.Qd3!
Idani himself says that he had not seen this move.
34...Rb6
34...Qb7 35.N×d5 +/-
35.Q×b5 R×b5 36.Nd3 Nd2 37.R×b4 N×b3 38.R×b5 N×a1 39.Rb2 a4 40.Nc5 Nb3 41.N×a4 N×d4 42.Nb6 Ra1+ 43.Kh2 Ne6 44.N×d5 +/-
Black's wrong evaluation. Idani should have repeated moves with 33...Rc3.
34.Qd3!
Idani himself says that he had not seen this move.
34...Rb6
34...Qb7 35.N×d5 +/-
35.Q×b5 R×b5 36.Nd3 Nd2 37.R×b4 N×b3 38.R×b5 N×a1 39.Rb2 a4 40.Nc5 Nb3 41.N×a4 N×d4 42.Nb6 Ra1+ 43.Kh2 Ne6 44.N×d5 +/-
55...Re7??
Now, the f6-pawn will also fall. Black should have continued with 55...Rd7.
56.Ne6+ Kh7 57.Nf4 1-0
A) 57...f5 58.R×g6+-
B) 57...Kg7 58.Nd5 Ra7 59.N×f6+-
Now, the f6-pawn will also fall. Black should have continued with 55...Rd7.
56.Ne6+ Kh7 57.Nf4 1-0
A) 57...f5 58.R×g6+-
B) 57...Kg7 58.Nd5 Ra7 59.N×f6+-
13.f5!
Another provocative move! However, it is not easy for Black to exploit the weakening of the e5-square, and White restricts the bishop on d7. The character of the play has changed sharply: Black is obliged to think about parrying the threats that have arisen, and Nunn lost his composure. True, his initial replies were the most natural...
13...0-0! 14.Bg5 f6 15.Bf4.
Another provocative move! However, it is not easy for Black to exploit the weakening of the e5-square, and White restricts the bishop on d7. The character of the play has changed sharply: Black is obliged to think about parrying the threats that have arisen, and Nunn lost his composure. True, his initial replies were the most natural...
13...0-0! 14.Bg5 f6 15.Bf4.