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An
exciting eight-game rapid chess match between the world's No. 3 Peter
Lékó (Hungary) and No. 6 Michael Adams (England) is being
held between June 2nd and 5th 2005 in the Kossuth Cinema of Miskolc,
Hungary.
Péter
Lékó was born on 8th September in 1979 in Subotica,
he has been living in Szeged since 1980. At 2763 Elo he is ranked fourth
in the FIDE rank list published 1st April 2005, i.e. number three if
one removes the retired Garry Kasparov.
Michael
Adams was born on 17 November 1971 in Truro, Cornwall. He was
ranked number seven at 2737, i.e. number six without Garry Kasparov.
Peter Leko and Michael
Adams have played 36 games against each other so far (excluding the eight-games
Fischer Random match played in Mainz, 2001, which was won by Lékó
5-3). Adams is in the lead by 7-6, with 23 draws between the two. The
last time Adams was able to beat his younger Hungarian colleague was
in the Linares tournament of 1999. In this year's Linares Super GM both
of their games were draw. |
The event takes place in Miskolc, the third city in Hungary. The people there
are great lovers of sport and culture, it is a city of music festivals and
has a long tradition of chess activity. Miskolc has produced multiple-winning
teams in national championships, as well as a number of noted players on the
international scene.
One of the aims of Miskolc is to have Peter Lékó come there
every year to play against a challenger drawn from amongst the elite of the
chess world. Visitors of the chess event can get to know the main tourist attraction
of the region, the Miskolctapolca Cave and Thermal baths, which is a unique
natural geological formation in Europe.
The official web site
has a lot of cool graphics and a full English language section. There are bios
of both players, download files of their games, descriptions of the Miskolc
region and a live coverage section where we assume you will be able to watch
the games on the Internet.