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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1-0Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B61
Leko, Peter vs Huebner, Robert
1-0Chess Classics Playoff 1996 C43
Leko, Peter vs Oll, Lembit
1-0Ter Apel 1996 B82
Leko, Peter vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B22
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Leko, Peter
0-1Leon 1996 A33
Leko, Peter vs Paunovic, Dragan
1/2-1/2Cacak 1996 B44
Leko, Peter vs Dizdarevic, Emir
0-1CRO-chT 1996 B17
Leko, Peter vs Tiviakov, Sergei
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 B76
Marinkovic, Ivan vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Cacak 1996 C47
Leko, Peter vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A31
Sokolov, Ivan vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 A33
Leko, Peter vs Damaso, Rui
1-0Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B01
Huebner, Robert vs Leko, Peter
1-0Chess Classics 1996 B48
Leko, Peter vs Hulak, Krunoslav
1/2-1/2CRO-chT 1996 B42
Leko, Peter vs Sturua, Zurab
0-1Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 C99
Cvitan, Ognjen vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 D78
Leko, Peter vs Almasi, Zoltan
1/2-1/2Cacak 1996 B81
Leko, Peter vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 C87
Leko, Peter vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 C63
Leko, Peter vs Bacrot, Etienne
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B17
Piket, Jeroen vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 D21
Zhang Zhong vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B12
Van Wely, Loek vs Leko, Peter
0-1Koop Tjuchem 1996 A59
Leko, Peter vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 C82
Dreev, Alexey vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 D82
Lanka, Zigurds vs Leko, Peter
1-0EUCup f 1996 B13
Georgiev, Kiril vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Cacak 1996 D78
Andersson, Ulf vs Leko, Peter
1-0Ter Apel 1996 A30
Lputian, Smbat G vs Leko, Peter
1-0EUCup f 1996 D97
Leko, Peter vs Akopian, Vladimir
1-0Koop Tjuchem 1996 C10
Vaisser, Anatoli vs Leko, Peter
0-1EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 D85
Leko, Peter vs Almasi, Zoltan
1/2-1/2CRO-chT 1996 C92
Aseev, Konstantin N vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Moscow PCA-Intel qual 1995 C82
Leko, Peter vs Barbero, Gerardo F
1-0HUN-chT1 1995 C41
Leko, Peter vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2Groningen 1995 C89
Leko, Peter vs Moskalenko, Viktor
1/2-1/2Copenhagen BSF 1995 C16
Leko, Peter vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1995 C17
Leko, Peter vs Almasi, Zoltan
1/2-1/2Hoogovens op 1995 C67
Leko, Peter vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0Hoogovens op 1995 B67
Csom, Istvan vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2HUN-chT1 1995 A37
Nikolic, Predrag vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Hoogovens op 1995 D78
Leko, Peter vs Van der Sterren, Paul
1-0Hoogovens op 1995 C95
Leko, Peter vs Fedorchuk, Sergey A
1-0Canaries olJ U16 1995 B84
Almasi, Zoltan vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Groningen 1995 B48
Miranovic, Rajko vs Leko, Peter
0-1HUN-chT1 1995 C51
Leko, Peter vs Maksimenko, Andrei
1/2-1/2Copenhagen BSF 1995 B52
Leko, Peter vs Lputian, Smbat G
0-1EUCup f 1995 C17
Zvjaginsev, Vadim vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1995 D80
Leko, Peter vs Hansen, Lars Bo
1-0Copenhagen BSF 1995 C96
Leko, Peter vs Hansen, Curt
1/2-1/2Copenhagen BSF 1995 B07