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
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0-1Dortmund op-A 1992 C92
Kovalev, Andrei vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 B04
Leko, Peter vs Theissen, Henning
1-0Dortmund op-A 1992 B82
Leko, Peter vs Bischof, Detlef
1-0Dortmund op-A 1992 C03
Leko, Peter vs Schumi, Manfred
1-0Dortmund op-A 1992 B90
Pinnel, Peter vs Leko, Peter
0-1Dortmund op-A 1992 A48
Leko, Peter vs Buecker, Stefan
0-1Dortmund-D 1991 C41
Schwartzman, Gabriel vs Leko, Peter
1-0Dortmund-D 1991 D74
Leko, Peter vs Micic, Jordanka
1-0Dortmund-D 1991 C45
Leko, Peter vs Podzielny, Karl Heinz
1/2-1/2Dortmund-D 1991 B42
Bukal, Vladimir Sr vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Dortmund-D 1991 A16
Leko, Peter vs Hoffmann, Michael
1/2-1/2Dortmund-D 1991 B16
Shirov, Alexei vs Leko, Peter
1-0Lloyds Bank op 1991 D80
Comp Lyon vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Dortmund-D 1991 D93
Schaefer, Markus vs Leko, Peter
1-0Dortmund-D 1991 B56
Stein, Bernd vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Dortmund-D 1991 D32
Libeau, Rene vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Dortmund-D 1991 A16
Leko, Peter vs Mainka, Gregor
1-0Dortmund-D 1991 C03
Alekseenko,K vs Leko,P
0-1FIDE World Cup 2025 2025 C50
Leko,P vs Alekseenko,K
1-0FIDE World Cup 2025 2025 C88
Leko,P vs Cheng,Bo
1-0FIDE World Cup 2025 2025 C42
Cheng,Bo vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2025 2025 E06
Anton Guijarro,D vs Leko,P
1/2-1/225th European Teams 2025 A35
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Leko,P
1/2-1/225th European Teams 2025 C67
Leko,P vs Mamedov,Rau
1/2-1/225th European Teams 2025 B30
Kourkoulos Arditis,Stamatis vs Leko,P
1/2-1/225th European Teams 2025 C53
Demchenko,A vs Leko,P
1/2-1/225th European Teams 2025 C50
Sahidi,Samir vs Leko,P
1/2-1/225th European Teams 2025 E51
Leko,P vs Mchedlishvili,M
1/2-1/225th European Teams 2025 C83
Leko,P vs Van Foreest,Jorden
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2022-23 2023 C67
Beerdsen,Thomas vs Leko,P
0-1Bundesliga 2022-23 2023 C44
Wang Hao vs Leko,P
1-0CGC KO 2022 2022 C88
Leko,P vs Wang Hao
1/2-1/2CGC KO 2022 2022 A07
Wang Hao vs Leko,P
0-1CGC KO 2022 2022 C50
Leko,P vs Wang Hao
0-1CGC KO 2022 2022 B31
Leko,P vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2Legends of Chess Prelim 2020 C50
Ding Liren vs Leko,P
1-0Legends of Chess Prelim 2020 C50
Leko,P vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2Legends of Chess Prelim 2020 A06
Leko,P vs Fressinet,L
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2019-20 2020 E00
Leko,P vs Ragger,M
0-1Bundesliga 2019-20 2019 A34
Beerdsen,Thomas vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2019-20 2019 C55
Leko,P vs Sarana,A
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2019-20 2019 D02
Gajewski,G vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2019-20 2019 E06
Leko,P vs Shankland,S
1/2-1/235th ECC Open 2019 2019 D02
Alekseenko,K vs Leko,P
0-135th ECC Open 2019 2019 C50
Leko,P vs Sadikhov,U
1-035th ECC Open 2019 2019 B35
Roiz,M vs Leko,P
1/2-1/235th ECC Open 2019 2019 A05
Banusz,T vs Leko,P
1/2-1/235th ECC Open 2019 2019 E06
Leko,P vs Gretarsson,He
1/2-1/235th ECC Open 2019 2019 C60
Harikrishna,P vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 E10