Péter Prohászka Explained

Péter Prohászka
Country:	Hungary
Birth Place:	Vác, Hungary
Grandmaster (2010)
Peakrating:	2627 (August 2018)
Fideid:	726265

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

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]

In 2021, Prohaszka tied for first place with IM Christopher Yoo in the Memorial Day 2021 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational tournament.^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=726265&title=GM&pb=25 1st quarter Presidential Board 2010, 3-6 January 2010, Bursa, TUR
2. Web site: Federations Ranking - Hungary. Staff writer(s). FIDE. February 2018. 2018-02-11. 2018-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002227/https://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=HUN. dead.
3. Web site: Peter Prohaszka www.uschesschamps.com. 2020-06-16. uschesschamps.com.
4. Web site: European Youth Chess Championship 2006 - Boys U14 January 2007 FIDE Chess Tournament report. 2020-06-16. ratings.fide.com.
5. Web site: The chess games of Peter Prohaszka. 2020-06-16. www.chessgames.com.
6. Web site: 2019 Thanksgiving Open January 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report. 2020-06-16. ratings.fide.com.
7. Web site: CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational - Labor Day 2021 GM/IM Norm Invitational Chess Tournament.