Jerguš Pecháč
Slovak chess player
Jerguš Pecháč | |
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Jerguš Pecháč in 2022 | |
Country | Slovakia |
Born | 31 October 2001 (2001-10-31) (age 22) Žilina, Slovakia |
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
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
External links
- Jergus Pechac player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Jergus Pechac rating card at FIDE
- Jerguš Pecháč chess games at 365Chess.com
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