Peter Leko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Peter Leko

Hungarian chess player

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1979

Place of Birth: Subotica, Vojvodina, Serbia

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Peter Leko (Hungarian: Lékó Péter; Serbian: ????? ????; 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. Leko has achieved victories in many major chess tournaments, including the annual tournaments at Dortmund, Linares, Wijk aan Zee and the Tal Memorial in Moscow.
He won two team silver medals and an individual gold medal representing Hungary at eight Chess Olympiads as well as team bronze and silver and an individual silver medal at three European Team Championships. Leko has been ranked as high as fourth in the FIDE World Rankings, which he first achieved in April 2003.
He is married to Sofia Petrosian, daughter of Armenian grandmaster Arshak Petrosian who is also Leko's trainer.