Gábor Papp
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 Papp in 2019 | |
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| Born | May 4, 1987 Pécs, Hungary |
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| Chess career | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Title | Grandmaster (2011)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2507 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2614 (April 2018) |
Gábor Papp is a Hungarian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]In November 2008, he tied for 1st–3rd with grandmasters Róbert Ruck and Kaido Külaots at the 1st Gedeon Barcza Memorial. He finished in second place after tiebreaks.[2]
In 2011, he was awarded the Grandmaster title, after having achieved his norms at the:[1]
- 24e open international de Cappelle in February 2008
- Mitropacup 2010 in June 2010
- International Tournament Zadar Open 2010 Group A in January 2011
In July 2016, he won the 44th World Open chess tournament after having the best tiebreak score of the seven grandmasters who tied for first place.[3]
Personal life
[edit]In September 2019, he married German chess player Sarah Hoolt.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ Crowther, Mark. "TWIC 731: 1st Gedeon Barcza Memorial". London Chess Centre.
- ↑ Abdul-Alim, Jamaal (July 5, 2016). "Gabor Papp Wins World Open on Tiebreak".
- ↑ Schulz, André (2019-09-12). "Ein neues Schachehepaar" [A new chess couple]. de.chessbase.com (in German).