Christopher Repka

Christopher Repka
Country Slovakia
Born 6 October 1998 (1998-10-06) (age 20)
Title Grandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating 2494 (October 2018)
Peak rating 2534 (May 2018)

Christopher Repka (born 6 October 1998) is a Slovak chess grandmaster. He was Slovak Chess Champion in 2017.

Chess career

Born on 6 October 1998, Repka earned his international master (IM) title in 2016[1] and his grandmaster (GM) title in 2018,[2] becoming the youngest GM in Slovak history.[3] He won the Slovak Chess Championship in 2017.[4] He is the No. 2 ranked Slovak player as of May 2018.[5]

Personal life

Repka is the son of the Slovak IM Eva Repková and Lebanese IM Fadi Eid.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 4th quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2015, December 6, Athens, Greece FIDE
  2. ↑ 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2018, April 6-9, Minsk, Belarus FIDE
  3. ↑ Najmladší veľmajster SR Ľubovnianska televízia
  4. ↑ Siaha na titul veľmajstra Ľubovnianska televízia
  5. ↑ Staff writer(s) (May 2018). "Federations Ranking – Slovakia". FIDE.
  6. ↑ Lebanese Classical Chess Inter-clubs Championship 2017 Lebanesechess.com
  7. ↑ Slovákov na šach-olympiáde do Baku bude zastupovať iba 17-ročný Repka Teraz.sk


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