Peter Leko - Notable Accomplishments

Notable Accomplishments

  • 2008: 1st prize board one at 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden
  • 2008: 1st Dortmund (Cat. 18)
  • 2007: 1st ACP Rapid World Cup
  • 2006: 1st Tal Memorial (Cat 20)
  • 2005: 1st Corus chess tournament
  • 2004: Drew Classical World Chess Championship 2004 (+2−2=10) versus Vladimir Kramnik
  • 2004: 2nd Linares chess tournament (Cat 20)
  • 2004: 2nd Wijk aan Zee (Cat 19)
  • 2003: 2nd Monaco
  • 2003: 1st Linares (Cat 20)
  • 2002: 1st Candidates Tournament at Dortmund chess tournament
    Won the right to challenge Vladimir Kramnik for the World Chess Championship
  • 2002: 2nd place at Essen (Cat.17)
  • 2002: 3rd place at Monaco
  • 2002: 1st Rapid Grand Prix at Dubai
  • 2001: 1st Rapid Master Event in Nordhorn (Germany)
  • 2001: 3rd Dortmund (Cat. 21)
  • 2001: Defeated Michael Adams in a Fischer Random Chess match, Mainz, Germany
  • 2000: Defeated Alexander Khalifman in match play, Budapest
  • 1999: 1st Dortmund (Cat. 19)
  • 1999: 1st the Rapid Grand Prix in Bordeaux (France)
  • 1998: 2nd place at Tilburg (Cat. 18)
  • 1996: 1st World Junior Chess Championship U16
  • 1995: 3rd Dortmund (Cat. 17)
    At the age of 15
  • 1994: Awarded International Grandmaster title
    At then-record age of 14 years old
  • 1992: Awarded International Master title

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