Peter Leko (Hungarian: Lékó Péter; born September 8, 1979) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster and commentator. He became the world's youngest grandmaster...

2016. In October and November 2002, Polgár played on second board (with Péter Lékó on first) for Hungary in the 35th Chess Olympiad. While not having the...

Svetozar Gligorić. 2003 – At the 2003 Mainz Chess Classic, Svidler beat Lékó in an eight-game match for the World Championship title by a score of 4½–3½...

Classical World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, and his most recent challenger, Péter Lékó; The next four top-rated players, from the average of the July 2004 and...

challenger Péter Lékó at Brissago, Switzerland, by barely drawing the match in the last game. The 14-game match was poised in favor of Lékó right up until...

skating champion, two-time bronze, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame Péter Lékó (born 1979), chess player Imi Lichtenfeld, boxer and wrestler, developed...

resignation prompted confusion and surprise from commentators Tania Sachdev and Péter Lékó. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley tweeted: "This is shocking and disturbing...

would go on to play the winner of a match between Vladimir Kramnik and Péter Lékó as part of the so-called "Prague Agreement" to reunify the World Chess...

Several chess grandmasters have played this game including Viktor Korchnoi, Péter Lékó and Artur Yusupov. Korchnoi said: "I like playing Janus Chess because...

from players such as Anish Giri, Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Péter Lékó, Judit Polgár and Magnus Carlsen. Since 2023 Remmelt Otten is editor-in-chief...

grandmaster (the previous record was held by former world title challenger Péter Lékó), and the fifth youngest chess grandmaster in history at the time. In...

winner of the 2002 Einstein tournament in Dortmund, who turned out to be Péter Lékó. The winners of these matches would then play each other to become undisputed...

required for the title of International Master. He has been coached by Peter Leko of Hungary, who was himself once considered "the world's most promising...

Brissago, Switzerland. Vladimir Kramnik, the defending champion, played Peter Leko, the challenger, in a fourteen-game match. The match ended 7–7, each player...

players Veselin Topalov, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler, Alexander Morozevich, Levon Aronian, Peter Leko, and Vasyl Ivanchuk. Despite being rated significantly...

Leko is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ivan Leko (born 1978), Croatian footballer Jerko Leko (born 1980), Croatian footballer Jonathan...

five highest rated players (average of July 2004 and January 2005 ratings): Leko, Adams, Polgar, Shirov and Bacrot. The remaining ten places went to the highest...

repetition right now." Ding responded well to Gukesh's draw rejection, and Peter Leko believed his decision might have been "a huge mistake" and called the...

(1997–1999), formerly highest-ranked Ukrainian player (2002–2005) 34  Hungary Peter Leko 2763 2005-04 1979 Formerly youngest grandmaster (1994–1997), formerly...

tournament was won by the 17-year-old Peter Leko, one of the two grandmasters participating in the event. Leko, who was born in the nearby town of Subotica...

participate in this event, including Susan Polgar, Judit Polgár, Zsófia Polgár, Péter Lékó, Lajos Portisch, and Zoltán Ribli. Average Elo: 2299 <=> Cat: 2 Played...

Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Heine Nielsen and Yannick Pelletier. First members of the ACP were such prominent players as Viswanathan Anand, Péter Lékó, and Judit...

months, 1 day 1991 Judit Polgár  Hungary 15 years, 4 months, 28 days 1994 Péter Lékó  Hungary 14 years, 4 months, 22 days 1997 Étienne Bacrot  France 14 years...

Candidates Tournament for the Classical World Chess Championship 2004. Péter Lékó won, defeating Veselin Topalov in the finals. A flagship event of the...

de Kermeur (France, 1702–1792) Anatoly Lein (Russia, US, 1931–2018) Péter Lékó (Hungary, born 1979) Giovanni Leonardo (Italy, 1542–1587) Paul Saladin Leonhardt...

footballer Félix Lajkó (born 1974), world music violinist and composer Péter Lékó (born 1979), Hungary's number one chess player Szilveszter Lévai (born...

Alexander Morozevich, Peter Svidler, Sergei Rublevsky  Hungary 37½ Péter Lékó, Judit Polgár, Zoltán Almási, Zoltán Gyimesi, Róbert Ruck, Péter Ács  Armenia 35...

Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 2005 and was won by Peter Leko. Staff writer(s) (31 January 2005). "Standings grandmaster group A 2005"...

include Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Loek van Wely, Peter Svidler, Peter Leko, Viswanathan Anand, Luke McShane, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Gata...

More recently he has served as a trainer and mentor to his son-in-law, Péter Lékó. His current Elo rating is 2470, although he has been inactive for at...