Christopher Repka
Slovak chess grandmaster (born 1998)
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Christopher Repka (born 6 October 1998) is a Slovak chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Slovak Chess Champion. His father comes from Lebanon and his mother from Nová Ľubovňa.
Repka at the 2018 Andorra Open | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1998 (age 27) Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2495 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2534 (May 2018) |
Chess career
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
Christopher Repka is the son of the Slovak IM Eva Repková and Lebanese IM Fadi Eid.[7][8]
