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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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Kramnik, Vladimir vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 A30
Leko, Peter vs Kasparov, Gary★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 B90
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C65
Leko, Peter vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C45
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C65
Leko, Peter vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C82
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C89
Leko, Peter vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C42
Kasparov, Gary vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 B45
Leko, Peter vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Linares16th 1999 B44
Svidler, Peter vs Leko, Peter★
1-0
Linares16th 1999 C65
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 B80
Anand, Viswanathan vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 A34
Adams, Michael vs Leko, Peter★
1-0
Linares16th 1999 B19
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1998 C99
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter★
0-1
Tilburg Fontys 1998 B19
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Leko, Peter★
0-1
Tilburg Fontys 1998 E60
Leko, Peter vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1998 C80
Svidler, Peter vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1998 B12
Leko, Peter vs Svidler, Peter★
0-1
Dortmund 1998 C89
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 A57
Anand, Viswanathan vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 B12
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 D90
Leko, Peter vs Jussupow, Artur★
1-0
Dortmund 1998 C42
Shirov, Alexei vs Leko, Peter★
0-1
Dortmund 1998 D85
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 C78
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 D92
Leko, Peter vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B52
Kasparov, Gary vs Leko, Peter★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1997 C45
Leko, Peter vs Slobodjan, Roman★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 C89
Slobodjan, Roman vs Leko, Peter★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B83
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 A30
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 C78
Svidler, Peter vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B81
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 C89
Adams, Michael vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B15
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter★
1-0
Dortmund 1996 B89
Leko, Peter vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B50
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
0-1
Dortmund 1996 B17
Polgar, Judit vs Leko, Peter★
0-1
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B17
Leko, Peter vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B90
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1
Dortmund 1996 B08
Polgar, Judit vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1996 B48
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1996 D85
Anand, Viswanathan vs Leko, Peter★
1-0
Dortmund 1996 B47
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1
Tilburg Fontys 1996 C78
Leko, Peter vs Gelfand, Boris★
0-1
Dortmund 1996 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Leko, Peter★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1996 D97
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Leko, Peter★
1-0
Dortmund 1995 E32
Leko, Peter vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1995 B17
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