Péter Ács (born 10 May 1981 in

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its ...

, Hungary) is a Hungarian

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grandmaster (GM). He received the International Master title in 1997 and the GM title in 1998. In 2001, he won the

World Junior Chess Championship The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The idea was the brainchild of William Rits ...

. In 2002, he won the Essent tournament in

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ahead of Alexander Khalifman,

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, and Loek van Wely. He has represented Hungary at the 2000, 2002, and 2004

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. His best results include: 3rd at the World U16 Championship; 1st at the First Saturday in

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1997; 1st at the First Saturday in Budapest 1998; 1st at Budapest 1999; 1st at Essent 2002; 2nd at

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2002; 1st at the György Marx Memorial in

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2007. Ács reached his peak

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of 2623 on the January 2003 FIDE World Rankings.

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