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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

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0-1

Kramnik,V vs Leko,P

WCh

2004

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1-0

Leko, Peter vs Mastrovasilis, Athanasios

Wch U14

1993

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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, Peter vs Anic, Darko
1/2-1/2
Budapest FS10 GM 1993 B16
Leko, Peter vs Groszpeter, Attila
1/2-1/2
Bucharest Caissa 1993 B69
Leko, Peter vs Szalanczy, Emil
1/2-1/2
Budapest FS04 GM 1993 B78
Leko, Peter vs Arduman, Can
1-0
Budapest FS03 GM 1993 B07
Leko, Peter vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Leon 1993 B33
Leko, Peter vs Dolgener, Tobias
1-0
Budapest FS04 GM 1993 B07
Leko, Peter vs Wells, Peter K
1-0
Budapest FS03 GM 1993 C95
Mathe, Gaspar vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Bucharest Caissa 1993 B00
Leko, Peter vs Sale, Srdjan
0-1
Budapest FS03 GM 1993 B40
Sharif, Mershad vs Leko, Peter
1-0
Oviedo rapid 1993 A48
Anka, Emil vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Bucharest Caissa 1993 B23
Leko, Peter vs Mainka, Romuald
1/2-1/2
Lippstadt 1993 C45
Leko, Peter vs Sion Castro, Marcelino
1-0
Leon 1993 B80
Romero Holmes, Alfonso vs Leko, Peter
0-1
Leon 1993 B70
Leko, Peter vs Gyimesi, Zoltan
1/2-1/2
Bucharest Caissa 1993 D35
Etchegaray, Patrice vs Leko, Peter
0-1
Oviedo rapid 1993 D85
Chabanon, Jean Luc vs Leko, Peter
0-1
Lippstadt 1993 A39
Groszpeter, Attila vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
HUN-ch 1993 C68
Zak, Uriel vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Bucharest Caissa 1993 A46
Leko, Peter vs Sadler, Matthew
0-1
Budapest FS10 GM 1993 B90
Leko, Peter vs Lengyel, Bela
1-0
Budapest FS03 GM 1993 C98
Leko, Peter vs Almasi, Zoltan
1/2-1/2
Bucharest Caissa 1993 C67
Leko, Peter vs Gurevich, Mikhail
0-1
Wijk op 1993 B07
Schwartzman, Gabriel vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Wijk op 1993 A21
Liss, Eran vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Budapest FS10 GM 1993 B63
Stohl, Igor vs Leko, Peter
1-0
Brno 1993 B36
Grivas, Efstratios vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Budapest FS10 GM 1993 A57
Leko, Peter vs Dao Thien Hai
1-0
Budapest FS10 GM 1993 B07
Avrukh, Boris vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Budapest FS10 GM 1993 D91
Leko, Peter vs Stajcic, Nikola
1/2-1/2
Bucharest Caissa 1993 B07
Leko, Peter vs Horvath, Jozsef
1/2-1/2
HUN-ch 1993 B80
Tolnai, Tibor vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
HUN-ch 1993 B36
Horvath, Jozsef vs Leko, Peter
1-0
Budapest FS03 GM 1993 D90
Hager, Franz vs Leko, Peter
0-1
AUT-chT 1993 A58
Malaniuk, Vladimir P vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Brno 1993 A43
Loginov, Valery A vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Budapest FS10 GM 1993 A35
Rotstein, Arkadij vs Leko, Peter
1-0
Wijk op 1993 B27
Leko, Peter vs Loginov, Valery A
1/2-1/2
Budapest FS03 GM 1993 D76
Leko, Peter vs Winants, Luc
1-0
Wijk op 1993 C87
Leko, Peter vs Ionov, Sergey
1/2-1/2
Oviedo rapid 1993 B47
Koerholz, Ludger vs Leko, Peter
0-1
Budapest FS04 GM 1993 A57
Leko, Peter vs Oltra Caurin, Ramon
1-0
Oviedo rapid 1993 B79
Kovacevic, Slobodan vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Oviedo rapid 1993 A48
Kallai, Gabor vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
HUN-ch 1993 B36
Lau, Ralf vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Lippstadt 1993 B31
Veingold, Aleksandr vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Oviedo rapid 1993 D91
Garbisu, Unai vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Pamplona9394 1993 B80
Garcia Ilundain, David vs Leko, Peter
0-1
Leon 1993 A43
Leko, Peter vs Yudasin, Leonid
1/2-1/2
Leon 1993 B52
Leko, Peter vs Zayac, Elena
1-0
Oviedo rapid 1993 C97
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