Viktor Gažík
{{short description|Slovak chess grandmaster (born 2001)}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Viktor Gažík
| image = Gazik,Viktor 2019 Radenci.jpg
| caption = Mitropa Cup 2019
| country = Slovakia
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|12|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Handlová, Slovakia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| title = Grandmaster (2022)
| peakrating =2585 (February 2024)
| FideID = 14928752
}}
Viktor Gažík (born 13 December 2001) is a Slovak chess grandmaster.
Biography
Viktor Gažík is multiple winner of Slovak Youth Chess Championships in different age groups.{{cite web|url=http://www.nss.cz/viktor-gazik,-vnuk-tigrana-petrosjana|title=Viktor Gažík, vnuk Tigrana Petrosjana - NSS.cz|website=www.nss.cz}} He played for Slovakia in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in the different age groups and best results reached in 2010 in Batumi, when he won European Youth Chess Championship in the U10 age group{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr38338.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30&wi=821|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - European Youth Chess Championship|website=chess-results.com}} and in 2018 in Chalkidiki, when he won World Youth Chess Championship in the U18 age group.{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr385901.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championships 2018|website=chess-results.com}}
Viktor Gažík won the Slovakia International Chess Tournament Prievidza (2015) and Chess Masters Pieniny (2017).{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr164464.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Open Prievidza 2015|website=chess-results.com}}{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr272171.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&wi=821|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Chess Masters Pieniny 2017|website=chess-results.com}}
In 2016, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.{{cite web|url=http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=14928752&title=IM&pb=46|title=FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)|website=ratings.fide.com}} In 2022, he was awarded the Grandmaster (GM) title by FIDE.
References
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External links
- {{chessgames player|id=140009}}
- [https://www.365chess.com/players/Viktor_Gazik Viktor Gažík] chess games at 365chess.com
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Category:World Youth Chess Champions
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
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