Zsóka Gaál Explained

Zsóka Gaál
Country:	Hungary
Birth Date:	2 May 2007
Birth Place:	Ajka, Hungary
Woman International Master (2021)
Peakrating:	2379 (March 2024)
Fideid:	777765

Zsóka Gaál (born 2 May 2007) is a Hungarian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM). She was the 2021 online World Youth Champion in the under-14 girls' division.^[1] She had finished runner-up to Eline Roebers a year earlier.^[2] She was also a European Youth Champion in 2016 in the under-10 girls' division.^[3] Gaál earned the Woman International Master title in 2021 at 14 years and 2 months old.^[4] Her coaches are Gábor Papp and Tamás Bánusz, both of whom hold the title of Grandmaster (GM) and are also from Hungary.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sakk: Gaál Zsóka U14-es online világkupát nyert . Chess: Gaál Zsóka won the U14 online world cup . Nemzeti Sport . 29 November 2021 . 30 August 2021 . hu.
2. Web site: Netflix Helyett: Az Ajkai Vezércsel Is Világsiker Lett . Instead Of Netflix: The Ajka Commander Has Also Become A World Success . hu . Mol Csapat . 29 November 2021 . 26 December 2020 .
3. Web site: European Youth Chess Championship G10 Prague 2016 - Girls Under 10 . Chess Results . 29 November 2021.
4. Web site: Polgár Judit édesapja üzent az ifjú magyar sakkzseninek . Judit Polgár's father sent a message to the young Hungarian chess genius . Ripost . hu . 29 November 2021.
5. Web site: Pálfi . Csaba-Sándor . Nem kakaót szürcsölget, a világbajnokság megnyerése a célja... Interjú Gaál Zsókával . hu . She doesn't sip cocoa, the goal is to win the World Cup ... Interview with Zsoka Gaál . Lelato . 29 November 2021 . 20 November 2021.