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Leko, Peter

modern era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Kramnik,V106 gamesIvanchuk,V88 gamesAnand,V83 gamesGelfand,B76 gamesMorozevich,A71 gamesTopalov,V55 gamesSvidler,P45 gamesCarlsen,M41 gamesAronian,L41 gamesGrischuk,A38 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Kramnik,V vs Leko,P

WCh

2004

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FCGFCG
1-0

Leko, Peter vs Mastrovasilis, Athanasios

Wch U14

1993

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FCGFCG
0-1

Baklan, Vladimir vs Leko, Peter

Wch U16

1994

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FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter

Tilburg Fontys

1998

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FCGFCG
0-1

Leko,P vs Svidler,P

Amber Blindfold

2005

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FCGFCG
0-1

Morozevich,A vs Leko,P

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014

2014

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FCGFCG
1-0

Leko,P vs Kramnik,V

WCh

2004

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FCGFCG
0-1

Baklan, Vladimir vs Leko, Peter

Wch U14

1992

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FCGFCG
1-0

Topalov,V vs Leko,P

Amber Blindfold

2005

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FCGFCG
0-1

Leko, Peter vs Gelfand, Boris

Dortmund

1996

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Games (2696)

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Leko,P vs Al Jabri,Mohammed Ali
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 B42
Leko,P vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2017 2017 C42
Leko,P vs Areshchenko,A
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2017-18 2017 B90
Beerdsen,Thomas vs Leko,P
0-1
Bundesliga 2017-18 2017 C77
Leko,P vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
21st European Teams 2017 C50
Leko,P vs Saric,Iv
1-0
21st European Teams 2017 B90
Lupulescu,C vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
21st European Teams 2017 E14
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2017-18 2017 C53
Leko,P vs Kantans,T
1-0
Bundesliga 2017-18 2017 B48
Lenderman,A vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 E32
Leko,P vs Pichot,A
1-0
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 C19
Leko,P vs Aravindh,Chithambaram VR.
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 B90
Tari,A vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 D38
Leko,P vs Panchanathan,M
1-0
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 C95
Khmelniker,I vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 E15
Leko,P vs Christiansen,Johan-Sebastian
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 C50
Daulyte,D vs Leko,P
0-1
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 C50
Leko,P vs Svane,R
1/2-1/2
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 C11
Kryakvin,D vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 A45
Leko,P vs Sanal,V
1-0
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 E18
Bocharov,D vs Leko,P
1-0
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 B51
Leko,P vs Sedlak,N
1-0
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 C11
Ladva,O vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 E15
Leko,P vs Steinberg,N
1/2-1/2
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 B90
Alonso Rosell,A vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 D85
Leko,P vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1/2-1/2
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 C67
Bortnyk,Olexandr vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 C45
Leko,P vs Grinberg,E
1-0
18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 2017 B90
Leko,P vs Stella,A
1/2-1/2
49th Italian Teams 2017 2017 B81
Vazquez Igarza,R vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
49th Italian Teams 2017 2017 A46
Leko,P vs Tari,A
1/2-1/2
49th Italian Teams 2017 2017 C96
Pescatore,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
49th Italian Teams 2017 2017 B10
Brunner,N vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 2017 E21
Leko,P vs Baklan,V
1-0
2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 2017 C11
Bosiocic,Mari vs Leko,P
0-1
2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 2017 C65
Breder,D vs Leko,P
0-1
2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 2017 C47
Yu Yangyi vs Leko,P
0-1
World Blitz 2016 2016 A45
Leko,P vs Bosiocic,Mari
0-1
World Blitz 2016 2016 B48
Leko,P vs Wei Yi
1-0
World Blitz 2016 2016 C42
Dubov,Daniil vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2016 2016 A32
Leko,P vs Ganguly,S
1-0
World Blitz 2016 2016 C50
Quparadze,G vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2016 2016 C65
Leko,P vs Dreev,A
0-1
World Blitz 2016 2016 B12
Leko,P vs Aleksandrov,A
1-0
World Blitz 2016 2016 C50
Wojtaszek,R vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2016 2016 D38
Inarkiev,E vs Leko,P
0-1
World Blitz 2016 2016 C67
Atabayev,M vs Leko,P
0-1
World Blitz 2016 2016 E14
Venkatesh,M vs Leko,P
0-1
World Blitz 2016 2016 A05
Bologan,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2016 2016 D38
Leko,P vs Adhiban,Baskaran
0-1
World Blitz 2016 2016 B38
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