Péter Prohászka

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

The native form of this personal name is Prohászka Péter. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Péter Prohászka
Péter Prohászka, 2015
CountryHungary
Born13 January 1992 (1992-01-13) (age 28)
Vác, Hungary
TitleGrandmaster (2010)
FIDE rating2592 (June 2020)
Peak rating2627 (August 2018)

Chess career

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]

References
  1. 1st quarter Presidential Board 2010, 3-6 January 2010, Bursa, TUR FIDE
  2. Staff writer(s) (February 2018). "Federations Ranking - Hungary". FIDE.
  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.


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