Gábor Papp
Papp in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 4, 1987 Pécs, Hungary |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Title | Grandmaster (2011)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2506 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2614 (April 2018) |
Gábor Papp is a Hungarian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
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
In September 2019, he married German chess player Sarah Hoolt.[4]
References
- ^ a b "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).