| Jerguš Pecháč | |
| Country: | Slovakia |
| Birth Place: | Žilina, Slovakia |
| Grandmaster (2019) | |
| Peakrating: | 2637 (January 2023) |
| Fideid: | 14926970 |
Jerguš Pecháč (born 31 October 2001) is a Slovak chess grandmaster.[1]
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]