Jerguš Pecháč
Appearance
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Jerguš Pecháč in 2022 | |
Country | Slovakia |
Born | 31 October 2001 Žilina, Slovakia | (age 22)
Title | Grandmaster (2019) |
FIDE rating | 2578 (September 2024) |
Peak rating | 2637 (January 2023) |
Jerguš Pecháč (born 31 October 2001) is a Slovak chess grandmaster.[1]
Chess career
[edit]He came third in the U-12 European Youth Chess Championship in Prague in 2012.[2] He was awarded the title of International Master in 2017, and Grandmaster in 2019, becoming Slovakia's youngest grandmaster.[3]
He was nominated by the FIDE president as a replacement in the Chess World Cup 2021, where he faced Alexandr Fier in the first round. Earlier, in an online World Cup qualifier, he gained attention by offering Boris Gelfand a draw after Gelfand had left his queen en prise following a mouseslip.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grandmaster Application Form" (PDF). Slovak Chess Federation. 2019-05-01.
- ^ "CHESS TALENTS – JERGUS FROM SLOVAKIA – LearningChess Blog". Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Pechac, Jergus". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Fair play in chess". Chess News. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
External links
[edit]- Jergus Pechac player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Jergus Pechac rating card at FIDE
- Jerguš Pecháč chess games at 365Chess.com