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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1-0Tilburg Fontys 1997 B93
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 C88
Leko, Peter vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 B66
Leko, Peter vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Chess Classics 1996 B66
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 B44
Shirov, Alexei vs Leko, Peter
1-0Chess Classics 1996 B49
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 B06
Leko, Peter vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Leon 1996 B81
Timman, Jan H vs Leko, Peter
1-0Koop Tjuchem 1996 B17
Leko, Peter vs Sutovskij, Emil
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 B93
Leko, Peter vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 B67
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael
0-1EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B07
Polgar, Judit vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Leon 1996 C97
Leko, Peter vs Lobron, Eric
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1996 B33
Leko, Peter vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 B04
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Chess Classics 1996 D02
Leko, Peter vs Almasi, Zoltan
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 C92
Leko, Peter vs Short, Nigel D
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 C87
Gelfand, Boris vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 A35
Leko, Peter vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0Vienna Millenium 1996 C74
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
1-0Leon 1996 B33
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Leon 1996 B46
Anand, Viswanathan vs Leko, Peter
1-0Hoogovens 1996 A33
Leko, Peter vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 B07
Leko, Peter vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 B81
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 C92
Short, Nigel D vs Leko, Peter
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B12
Van Wely, Loek vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 A48
Lautier, Joel vs Leko, Peter
0-1Tilburg Fontys 1996 D85
Short, Nigel D vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 B47
Adams, Michael vs Leko, Peter
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A45
Leko, Peter vs Short, Nigel D
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 C89
Polgar, Judit vs Leko, Peter
1-0Vienna Millenium 1996 B17
Leko, Peter vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 B93
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Cacak 1996 A59
Leko, Peter vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1996 B17
Svidler, Peter vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Ter Apel 1996 B47
Gelfand, Boris vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 A43
Gelfand, Boris vs Leko, Peter
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 D85
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 C78
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
0-1Vienna Millenium 1996 B13
Leko, Peter vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1996 C75
Karpov, Anatoly vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 D97
Adams, Michael vs Leko, Peter
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A45
Shirov, Alexei vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 B52
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1Chess Classics 1996 B07
Short, Nigel D vs Leko, Peter
0-1EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B20
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Belgrade Invest 1995 B93
Leko, Peter vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 C18
Shirov, Alexei vs Leko, Peter
1-0Belgrade Invest 1995 C92