Luka Lenič (born 13 May 1988) is a Slovenian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster. He is the top ranked chess player of his country.[1] Lenič won the under-14 division of the World Youth Chess Championships in Heraklion in 2002.[2] He won the Slovenian Chess Championship in 2008,[3] 2009,[4] 2010 and 2013. Lenič has played for the Slovenian national team in the Chess Olympiad, European Team Chess Championship, Mitropa Cup and European Youth Team Championship. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2017.[5]
| Luka Lenič | |
|---|---|
 Lenič in 2009 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Born | 13 May 1988 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2007) |
| FIDE rating | 2626 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2662 (January 2018) |
| Peak ranking | No. 83 (January 2018) |
References
edit- ^ "Top 100 chess players of Slovenia (active players)". FIDE.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (25 November 2002). "TWIC 420: World Youth Chess Championships". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Državno prvenstvo Slovenije za člane 2008" [National Championship of Slovenia for members 2008]. Slovenian Chess Federation (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Državno prvenstvo 2009" [National Championship 2009]. Slovenian Chess Federation (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "FIDE World Cup 2017". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
External links
edit- Luka Lenic rating card at FIDE
- Luka Lenič Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Luka Lenic player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Luka Lenic chess games at 365Chess.com
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