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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1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2001 D00
Kobese,W vs Leko,P★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2001 B10
Leko,P vs Kobese,W★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2001 C88
Kobese,W vs Leko,P★
0-1FIDE WCh KO 2001 B10
Leko,P vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2001 C42
Kramnik,V vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2001 D85
Topalov,V vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2001 C42
Leko,P vs Topalov,V★
0-1Amber Blindfold 2001 C78
Shirov,A vs Leko,P★
1-0Amber Blindfold 2001 C88
Leko,P vs Shirov,A★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2001 B99
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B★
0-1Amber Rapidplay 2001 B96
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2001 D79
Ljubojevic,L vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2001 D78
Leko,P vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0Amber Blindfold 2001 C00
Anand,V vs Leko,P★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 2001 D98
Leko,P vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2001 C11
Karpov,An vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2001 D77
Leko,P vs Karpov,An★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 2001 B10
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P★
0-1Amber Rapidplay 2001 B33
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0Amber Blindfold 2001 B96
Khalifman,A vs Leko,P★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2000 C42
Khalifman,A vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 B70
Leko,P vs Khalifman,A★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 B80
Leko,P vs Khalifman,A★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 B44
Leko,P vs Khalifman,A★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 B40
Leko,P vs Khalifman,A★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 B65
Khalifman,A vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 D97
Khalifman,A vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 E15
Leko,P vs Volkov,S★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2000 C14
Volkov,S vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 D80
Leko,P vs Beliavsky,A★
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 C92
Topalov,V vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 B33
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 A32
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P★
1-034th Olympiad 2000 D79
Jussupow,A vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 D89
Leko,P vs Khalifman,A★
1-034th Olympiad 2000 C17
Movsesian, Sergei vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B18
Leko, Peter vs Movsesian, Sergei★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 B48
Movsesian, Sergei vs Leko, Peter★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 C65
Leko, Peter vs Movsesian, Sergei★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B80
Leko, Peter vs Bauer, Christian★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C41
Bauer, Christian vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B30
Leko, Peter vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Dortmunder Schachtage 1999 C42
Leko, Peter vs Timman, Jan H★
1-0Dortmunder Schachtage 1999 C42
Anand, Viswanathan vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2Dortmunder Schachtage 1999 B45
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
1-0Dortmunder Schachtage 1999 C89
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter★
0-1Dortmunder Schachtage 1999 C65
Leko, Peter vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2Dortmunder Schachtage 1999 C42
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Grand Prix de Bordeaux 1999 B76
Shirov, Alexei vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2Grand Prix de Bordeaux 1999 C65