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Leko, Peter
GM🇭🇺FIDE 703303· Male· Hungary· Born in 1979
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Peter Leko, a 47-year-old Hungarian Grandmaster, is rated 2676 and ranked 2nd among Hungarian players, and 44th worldwide. He has held steady between 2675 and 2700 for 6 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent appearances: FIDE World Cup 2025 and European Team Ch 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2023–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2763 was reached at age 26 (Apr 2005); he also reached World #4 in Apr 2003 and spent 12 months in the world top 5.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 22).
Current rating
2676
Standard
Rpd2700·Blz2738
All-time high
2763
−87 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 26
Apr 2005 · age 26
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Hungarian players · of 3,279
12 months in World top 5 (2001–2005)
12 months in World top 5 (2001–2005)
Career timeline
21 entries2026
2nd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2676
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2666 → returned at 2660
Oct 2024
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2666 → returned at 2666
Jun 2023
2022
1st 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2663
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2663 → returned at 2666
Mar 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2700
at age 38
May 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
2666 → 2676
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
3W11D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | R32 | 2864 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #94 | 2608 | -6.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander MorozevichGM
🇷🇺RUS·2653
+13 −2 =16
31 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsShakhriyar MamedyarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2717
+4 −6 =18
28 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsBoris GelfandGM
🇮🇱ISR·2635
+6 −2 =18
26 games·last met May 2019
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vsVasyl IvanchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2634
+7 −6 =12
25 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2724
+2 −8 =12
22 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings
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Hungary
#2
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#15
in continent
World
#44
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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