Nikoletta Lakos

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Nikoletta Lakos
CountryHungary
Born (1978-12-14) December 14, 1978 (age 45)
Budapest, Hungary
Title Woman Grandmaster (2000)
Peak rating 2415 (July 1997)

Nikoletta Lakos (born December 14, 1978, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian chess woman grandmaster. She is a three-time Hungarian Chess Championship winner, having taken the title in 1997, 2002 and 2005. [1]

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References

  1. "Lakos Nikoletta harmadszor lett sakkbajnok" [Nikoletta Lakos became chess champion for the third time] (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 20 May 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2011.