Christopher Repka (born 6 October 1998) is a Slovak chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Slovak Chess Champion.
| Christopher Repka | |
|---|---|
 Repka at the 2018 Andorra Open | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Born | 6 October 1998 (age 25) Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2514 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2534 (May 2018) |
Chess career edit
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
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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