Peter Michalik

Peter Michalik
Michalik in 2021
Country	Slovakia (until 2016)   Czech Republic (since 2016)
Born	(1990-09-15) September 15, 1990 (age 34) Prievidza, Czechoslovakia
Title	Grandmaster (2011) [1]
FIDE   rating	2563 (April 2025)
Peak rating	2605 (September 2020)

Peter Michalik is a Slovak chess grandmaster.

Chess career

Michalik began playing chess at the age of 5. He played for the Croatia Bulldogs. ^[2]

In June 2012, Michalik won the Individual Blitz Slovak Chess Championship with a perfect score of 17/17. ^[3]

In December 2012, Michalik took an early lead in the Groningen Chess Tournament, but finished in joint 5th place. ^{[4] [5]}

In December 2017, Michalik finished joint second with Luke McShane behind winner Sergei Zhigalko in the European Blitz Chess Championship. ^[6]

Michalik competed in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Ivan Ivanišević in the first round. ^[7]

References

1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
2. "1 PETER MICHALIK".
3. "GM PETER MICHALIK WON THE INTERNATIONAL INDIVIDUAL SLOVAK CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-BLITZ'2012" (PDF). June 25, 2012.
4. "Andriasian 4th after Groningen Chess Fest round 4". December 24, 2012.
5. "Groningen Open Tournament".
6. Souleidis, Georgios (December 18, 2017). "Surprise winners of the European Rapid and Blitz".
7. "FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced".