Leko, Peter
Peter Leko was the first Hungarian prodigy to reach the world elite, becoming a grandmaster at just 14. He challenged Vladimir Kramnik for the Classical World Championship in 2004, drawing the match 7-7 in a tense battle where Kramnik retained his title only by winning the dramatic final game.
Total Games
2696
Wins
692
Draws
1579
Losses
425
25.7% wins58.6% draws15.8% losses
Most Played Openings
E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation122B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation107C42 - Petrov's Defense79B33 - Sicilian Defense: Open72C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed64C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall57C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense55B12 - Caro-Kann Defense45E32 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation44E06 - Catalan Opening: Closed43
Featured Games
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Kramnik,V vs Leko,P
WCh
2004
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Leko, Peter vs Mastrovasilis, Athanasios
Wch U14
1993
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Baklan, Vladimir vs Leko, Peter
Wch U16
1994
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Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
Tilburg Fontys
1998
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Leko,P vs Svidler,P
Amber Blindfold
2005
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Morozevich,A vs Leko,P
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014
2014
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Leko,P vs Kramnik,V
WCh
2004
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Baklan, Vladimir vs Leko, Peter
Wch U14
1992
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Topalov,V vs Leko,P
Amber Blindfold
2005
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Leko, Peter vs Gelfand, Boris
Dortmund
1996
View PrintGames (2696)
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1-0Rapid Match 2010 D43
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Rapid Match 2010 D43
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Rapid Match 2010 D43
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B
1-0Rapid Match 2010 C42
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P
1-0Rapid Match 2010 D43
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Rapid Match 2010 D43
Leko,P vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2Sparkassen GM 2010 E04
Mamedyarov,S vs Leko,P
1-0Sparkassen GM 2010 A15
Leko,P vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2Sparkassen GM 2010 E06
Kramnik,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Sparkassen GM 2010 E06
Leko,P vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2Sparkassen GM 2010 E62
Ponomariov,R vs Leko,P
1-0Sparkassen GM 2010 C45
Mamedyarov,S vs Leko,P
1-0FIDE GP 2010 E20
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2010 C42
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2010 C60
Svidler,P vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2010 C67
Radjabov,T vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2010 D37
Leko,P vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2010 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 D45
Leko,P vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 B90
Nakamura,Hi vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 A30
Leko,P vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 B03
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
1-0Corus A 2010 A30
Leko,P vs Smeets,J
1-0Corus A 2010 C42
Tiviakov,S vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 C77
Leko,P vs Caruana,F
1-0Corus A 2010 C78
Leko,P vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 C64
Dominguez Perez,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 C89
Leko,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 E15
Kramnik,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 E15
Leko,P vs Shirov,A
0-1Corus A 2010 C78
Karjakin,Sergey vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 B12
Leko,P vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 B90
Leko,P vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Blitz 2009 B44
Leko,P vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 E05
Leko,P vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 C70
Leko,P vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 A30
Svidler,P vs Leko,P
0-1World Blitz 2009 A30
Grischuk,A vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 E07
Leko,P vs Ponomariov,R
1-0World Blitz 2009 B80
Leko,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0World Blitz 2009 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
0-1World Blitz 2009 B12
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 E12
Karpov,Ana vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 D11
Carlsen,M vs Leko,P
1-0World Blitz 2009 B12
Mamedyarov,S vs Leko,P
1-0World Blitz 2009 E12
Aronian,L vs Leko,P
1-0World Blitz 2009 E15
Leko,P vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 B01
Dominguez Perez,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 B12
Anand,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 E08