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Péter Prohászka

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Péter Prohászka
Péter Prohászka, 2015
CountryHungary
Born13 January 1992 (1992-01-13) (age 32)
Vác, Hungary
TitleGrandmaster (2010)
FIDE rating2548 (October 2024)
Peak rating2627 (August 2018)

Péter Prohászka (born 13 January 1992) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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Born in 1992, Prohászka earned his international master title in 2007 and his grandmaster title in 2010.[1] He is the No. 10 ranked Hungarian player as of February 2018.[2]

He won the Xtracon Open in 2014 and the Fano Chess Festival twice.

In 2017, he tied for first at the prestigious Benasque Open.[3]

European U-14 Champion in 2006.[4]

Winner of First Saturday October 2006 (1st GM norm) and First Saturday February 2008 (2nd GM norm).

Winner of First Saturday November 2009 (3rd GM norm).[5]

In 2019, Prohászka won the US Thanksgiving Open tied with Illia Nyzhnyk and Cemil Can Ali Marandi.[6]

In 2021, Prohaszka tied for first place with IM Christopher Yoo in the Memorial Day 2021 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational tournament.[7]

References

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  1. ^ 1st quarter Presidential Board 2010, 3-6 January 2010, Bursa, TUR FIDE
  2. ^ Staff writer(s) (February 2018). "Federations Ranking - Hungary". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  3. ^ "Peter Prohaszka | www.uschesschamps.com". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  4. ^ "European Youth Chess Championship 2006 - Boys U14 January 2007 FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. ^ "The chess games of Peter Prohaszka". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. ^ "2019 Thanksgiving Open January 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. ^ "CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational - Labor Day 2021 GM/IM Norm Invitational Chess Tournament".
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