Christopher Repka
 Repka at the 2018 Andorra Open | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1998 (age 27) Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2487 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2534 (May 2018) |
Christopher Repka (born 6 October 1998) is a Slovak chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Slovak Chess Champion. His father comes from Lebanon and his mother from Nová Ľubovňa.
Chess career
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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
[edit]Christopher Repka is the son of the Slovak IM Eva Repková and Lebanese IM Fadi Eid.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ 4th quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2015, December 6, Athens, Greece FIDE
- ↑ 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2018, April 6-9, Minsk, Belarus FIDE
- ↑ Najmladší veľmajster SR Ľubovnianska televízia
- ↑ Siaha na titul veľmajstra Archived 2018-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Ľubovnianska televízia
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (May 2018). "Federations Ranking – Slovakia". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ Mistrem SR Christopher Repka
- ↑ Lebanese Classical Chess Inter-clubs Championship 2017 Archived 2019-07-30 at the Wayback Machine Lebanesechess.com
- ↑ Slovákov na šach-olympiáde do Baku bude zastupovať iba 17-ročný Repka Teraz.sk
External links
[edit]- Christopher Repka player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Christopher Repka rating card at FIDE
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