Peter Leko

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Leko
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 8, 1979(1979-09-08)
Age	45
Birthplace	Subotica
Country	Serbia
Birth City	North Bačka District
Horoscope	Virgo

Peter Leko Biography

Peter Leko is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on September 8, 1979 in Subotica, North Bačka District, Serbia. Chess Grandmaster is regularly placed very high in International Chess competition.

He played with He tied Vladimir Kramnik in the Classical Chess Championship of 2004. during his Classical Chess Championship of 2004.

As a junior player, Leko competed in several age categories in the World Youth Chess Championship, winning bronze in the under-10 section in 1989, bronze in the under-12 in 1990, fourth place in the under-14 in 1992, silver in the under-14 in 1993 and gold in the under-16 in 1994.

Peter Leko was born into an ethnic Hungarian family in the city of Subotica, Yugoslavia but moved to Szeged when he was one year old. He was taught chess by his father shortly before he turned seven and took part in tournaments from the age of nine. His first coach Tibor Károlyi began work with him in 1989, ending three months before Leko became a grandmaster. They later reunited in 1998 until the end of 2000. Leko also worked with International Master Gaspar Mathe when he was ten years old.

As a chess expert He was incredibly instilled to play chess by his parents.

Peter Leko Net Worth

Peter Leko is one of the richest Chess Player from Serbia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Leko 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His family and he immigrated to Hungary as an infant.

He was made a Grandmaster of chess at the aged of 14. was awarded the 1st prize for board one at the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden in 2008.

Peter Leko (Hungarian: Lékó Péter; Serbian: Петер Леко ; born September 8, 1979 in Subotica, Yugoslavia) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. He became the world’s youngest grandmaster in 1994. A two-time World Championship Candidate, he challenged Vladimir Kramnik in the Classical World Chess Championship 2004 and drew the match 7–7, with Kramnik retaining the title.

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Who is Peter Leko Dating?

According to our records, Peter Leko married to Sofia Petroszján. As of December 1, 2023, Peter Leko’s is not dating anyone.

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Leko continued his rise up the rankings with second place (7/11) behind Viswanathan Anand at Tilburg in 1998, fourth place (5/9) in Dortmund and fourth place (6.5/14) at Linares in early 1999. Leko’s run of form culminated in achieving his first major tournament win (5/7) at Dortmund, half a point ahead of Vladimir Kramnik. It was at this tournament that he met his future wife, Sofia.

Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Serbia. Peter Leko celebrates birthday on September 8 of every year.

Leko followed up his victory by sharing second place (8/13) with Kramnik and Anand at Corus behind a dominant Garry Kasparov, sharing last place (4.5/10) at Linares and sharing second place (5/8) with Kramnik at Dortmund. At the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 held in New Delhi (rounds 1-6) and Tehran (final), Leko was knocked out in the third round by Khalifman (4.5-3.5) after “sudden death” tiebreaks.