Petra Papp (Hungarian: Papp Petra; born 22 August 1993) is a Hungarian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2012).
| Petra Papp | |
|---|---|
 Papp in 2013 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Born | 22 August 1993 Szeged, Hungary |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2012) |
| Peak rating | 2378 (April 2017) |
Chess career
editIn 2009, Papp won the Hungarian Youth Chess Championship in the Under 16 category. She represented Hungary several times in the European Youth Chess Championships and the World Youth Chess Championships. In Iași, she won an individual gold medal and team silver medal in the 2011 European Girls' U18 Team Chess Championship.[1]
In the Hungarian Women's Chess Championships, Papp won gold (2012) and bronze (2009) medals.[2][3]
Papp played for Hungary in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]
- In 2012, at reserve board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+5, =3, -1),
- In 2014, at reserve board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+2, =4, -1),
- In 2016, at third board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+2, =6, -0).
Papp played for Hungary in the European Team Chess Championship:[5]
- In 2013, at fourth board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Warsaw (+4, =2, -2),
- In 2015, at fourth board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavík and won individual bronze medal (+5, =2, -1).
In 2010, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title[6] and received the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title two years later.[7]
References
edit- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Girls' U18 Team Chess Championship :: Petra Papp". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ "Hungarian Women Chess Championship". Chessdom.com.
- ^ "A 19 esztendős Papp Petra elsőségével ért véget a 60. női sakkbajnokság" [The 19-year-old Petra Papp won the 60th Women's Chess Championship]. Sakkblog.postr.hu (in Hungarian).
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Petra Papp". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Petra Papp". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ "FIDE Title Applications - 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2010 - Woman International Master (WIM) - Papp, Petra". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "FIDE Title Applications - 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2012 - Woman Grandmaster (WGM) - Papp, Petra". ratings.fide.com.
External links
edit- Petra Papp rating card at FIDE
- Petra Papp player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Petra Papp chess games at 365Chess.com
