Peter Michalik
Czech chess grandmaster (born 1990)
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Born | (1990-09-15) September 15, 1990 (age 33) Prievidza, Czechoslovakia |
Title | Grandmaster (2011)[1] |
FIDE rating | 2564 (August 2024) |
Peak rating | 2605 (September 2020) |
Peter Michalik is a Czech chess grandmaster.
Chess career
Michalik began playing chess at the age of 5. He played for the Croatia Bulldogs.[2]
In June 2012, Michalik won the Individual Blitz Slovak Chess Championship with a perfect score of 17/17.[3]
In December 2012, Michalik took an early lead in the Groningen Chess Tournament, but finished in joint 5th place.[4][5]
In December 2017, Michalik finished joint second with Luke McShane behind winner Sergei Zhigalko in the European Blitz Chess Championship.[6]
Michalik competed in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Ivan Ivanišević in the first round.[7]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "1 PETER MICHALIK".
- ^ "GM PETER MICHALIK WON THE INTERNATIONAL INDIVIDUAL SLOVAK CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-BLITZ'2012" (PDF). June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Andriasian 4th after Groningen Chess Fest round 4". December 24, 2012.
- ^ "Groningen Open Tournament".
- ^ Souleidis, Georgios (December 18, 2017). "Surprise winners of the European Rapid and Blitz".
- ^ "FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced".