Martin Mrva (born 12 December 1971) is a Slovakian
chess grandmaster. He achieved his highest
Elo rating
The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in zero-sum games such as chess. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-American physics professor.
The Elo system was invented as an improved ch ...
of 2512 in 2005.
He won the
Slovakia Championship in 1989, he is the second vicechampion of students in 1992 in Odese, in zonal tournament in
Budapešt 2000 took 5th place, he is winner of grandmaster tournaments in Budapešt 1993,
Piešťany
Piešťany (; german: Pistyan, hu, Pöstyén, pl, Pieszczany , cs, Píšťany ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best kno ...
2004. Grandmaster title achieved in 2005. He is author of ''CD Učim sa hrať šach'' ''(I learn to play chess)'' and publisher of portals ''c7c5.com'' and ''www.64.sk''.
Private life
Martin Mrva is married to a Slovak chess player,
Woman International Master Alena Mrvová (née Bekiarisová).
References
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External links
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CD Učim sa hrať šachPortal c7c5.comPortal 64.sk''Chess Revue''Photo of Martin Mrva
1971 births
Living people
Chess Grandmasters
Slovak chess players
Sportspeople from Prešov
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