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Peter Leko Biography
Peter Leko is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on September 8, 1979 in Subotica, North Bačka District, Serbia. Chess Grandmaster is regularly placed very high in International Chess competition.
He played with He tied Vladimir Kramnik in the Classical Chess Championship of 2004. during his Classical Chess Championship of 2004.
As a junior player, Leko competed in several age categories in the World Youth Chess Championship, winning bronze in the under-10 section in 1989, bronze in the under-12 in 1990, fourth place in the under-14 in 1992, silver in the under-14 in 1993 and gold in the under-16 in 1994.
Peter Leko was born into an ethnic Hungarian family 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 Károlyi 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.
As a chess expert He was incredibly instilled to play chess by his parents.
| Name | Peter Leko |
| First Name | Peter |
| Last Name | Leko |
| Occupation | Chess Player |
| Birthday | September 8 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place of Birth | Subotica |
| Home Town | North Bačka District |
| Birth Country | Serbia |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Sofia Petroszján |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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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 Polgár. 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.
Peter Leko Net Worth
Peter Leko is one of the richest Chess Player from Serbia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Leko's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His family and he immigrated to Hungary as an infant.
He was made a Grandmaster of chess at the aged of 14. was awarded the 1st prize for board one at the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden in 2008.
Peter Leko (Hungarian: Lékó Péter; Serbian: Петер Леко ; born September 8, 1979 in Subotica, Yugoslavia) 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.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Chess Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Leko showed his class in winning at Copenhagen in 1995 with 8 points out of 11 games. Soon after, Leko competed at Dortmund where he shared third place (5 points out of 9 games) with Vassily Ivanchuk, backing up his new world ranking, placing him 55th with 2605 Elo. At Belgrade, a last round loss to Ivanchuk pushed him down to eighth place. He slipped to last place in Dortmund in 1996 but recovered with fourth place in Vienna (5/9). In 1997, Leko won in Cienfuegos (5/9) and Yopal (6.5/9) and took fourth place at the traditional Tilburg chess tournament (7/11) establishing him as a rising star, climbing to 16th in the world rankings in the January 1998 list.
Leko has acted as a second in World Championship matches (for Anand vs Karpov in Lausanne 1997, for Kramnik vs Anand in Bonn 2008, for Anand vs Carlsen in Chennai 2013) due to his theoretical understanding in the openings phase of the game.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Leko also took part in numerous Team Chess Championships, both at World and European level (notably debuting at Debrecen in 1992 at the age of 13 years 2 months), with results as follows:
He made his first entry into World Championship tournaments at the FIDE World Chess Championship 1999 held in Las Vegas, defeating Christian Bauer 1.5-0.5 but losing to eventual quarter-finalist Sergei Movsesian after rapid tiebreaks 2.5-1.5. In January 2000, Leko faced the winner, FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman in a six-game match held in Budapest, which he won 4.5-1.5.
Who is Peter Leko Dating?
According to our records, Peter Leko married to Sofia Petroszján. As of December 1, 2023, Peter Leko’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Peter Leko. You may help us to build the dating records for Peter Leko!Leko continued his rise up the rankings with second place (7/11) behind Viswanathan Anand at Tilburg in 1998, fourth place (5/9) in Dortmund and fourth place (6.5/14) at Linares in early 1999. Leko’s run of form culminated in achieving his first major tournament win (5/7) at Dortmund, half a point ahead of Vladimir Kramnik. It was at this tournament that he met his future wife, Sofia.
Facts & Trivia
Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Serbia. Peter Leko celebrates birthday on September 8 of every year.
Leko followed up his victory by sharing second place (8/13) with Kramnik and Anand at Corus behind a dominant Garry Kasparov, sharing last place (4.5/10) at Linares and sharing second place (5/8) with Kramnik at Dortmund. At the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 held in New Delhi (rounds 1-6) and Tehran (final), Leko was knocked out in the third round by Khalifman (4.5-3.5) after “sudden death” tiebreaks.
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