Jerguš Pecháč
 Jerguš Pecháč in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 October 2001 (age 24) Žilina, Slovakia |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019) |
| FIDE rating | 2510 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2637 (January 2023) |
Jerguš Pecháč (born 31 October 2001) is a Slovak chess grandmaster.[1]
Chess career
[edit | edit source]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
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External links
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- Jerguš Pecháč chess games at 365Chess.com
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