Christopher Repka Explained

Christopher Repka
Country:	Slovakia
Birth Place:	Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia
Grandmaster (2018)
Peakrating:	2534 (May 2018)
Fideid:	14918781

Christopher Repka (born 6 October 1998) is a Slovak chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Slovak Chess Champion.

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] He won the Slovak Championship again in 2018.^[6]

Personal life

Repka is the son of the Slovak IM Eva Repková and Lebanese IM Fadi Eid.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=14918781&title=IM&pb=4 4th quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2015, December 6, Athens, Greece
2. https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=14918781&title=GM&pb=51 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2018, April 6-9, Minsk, Belarus
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406153950/http://lms.sk/najmladsi-velmajster-sr/ Najmladší veľmajster SR
4. http://lms.sk/siaha-titul-velmajstra/ Siaha na titul veľmajstra
5. Web site: Federations Ranking – Slovakia. Staff writer(s). FIDE. May 2018. 2018-05-03. 2018-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20180504090450/https://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=SVK. dead.
6. http://www.nss.cz/mistrem-sr-christopher-repka Mistrem SR Christopher Repka
7. http://lebanesechess.com/chess-events/2017-2/lebanese-classical-chess-inter-clubs-championship-2017 Lebanese Classical Chess Inter-clubs Championship 2017
8. http://www1.teraz.sk/sport/slovakov-na-sach-olympiade-do-baku-bu/205549-clanok.html Slovákov na šach-olympiáde do Baku bude zastupovať iba 17-ročný Repka