About LÉKÓ PÉTERPeter Leko was born on 8th of September 1979 in Szabadka/Subotica. He has been living in Szeged since the age of one where he was awarded honorary citizenship last year by the City Assembly. He has been...
Leko – Ivanchuk (game 1) 1/2
GM Leko, P (2755) – GM Ivanchuk, V (2787) [B42]26.10.2007Game 1 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6 9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Rd1 0–0 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.h3 Nd7 13.Be3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 f6...
Countdown to the Leko vs Ivanchuk match
Rapid Chess Match26 – 28 October 2007 Mukachevo (the Ukraine) Mukachevo, a small town located in the western Ukraine, will be the venue of an attractive chess event at the end of October 2007: Vassily Ivanchuk (the Ukraine) and...
Peter Leko
Peter Leko Place of Birth: Subotica, SerbiaNationality: HungarianDate of Birth: 8th of September, 1979Current FIDE Rating: 2738Current position in FIDE list: 8th placeHighest FIDE Rating: 2763 (July 2005)Highest Position in FIDE list: 4th place (6 times) Most important achievements:...
Kamsky and Leko convincingly advanced
GM Bacrot (2709) – GM Kamsky (2705) [E00] 0-1FIDE candidates Matches Elista, Kalmykia Russia, 31.05.2007 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.Bf4 Nbd7 9.Qc2 a5 10.Rd1 Ne4 11.Nc3 f5 12.Ne5 Nxe5...
Games by Kramnik and Leko
Game 3 Kramnik, V (2772)Leko, P (2738) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O...