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Zsóka Gaál

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Hungarian chess player (born 2007) The native form of this personal name is Gaál Zsóka. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Zsóka Gaál
Gaál in 2024
CountryHungary
Born (2007-05-02) May 2, 2007 (age 17)
Ajka, Hungary
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2024)
FIDE rating2418 (December 2024)
Peak rating2425 (November 2024)

Zsóka Gaál (born 2 May 2007) is a Hungarian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. She was the 2021 online World Youth Champion in the under-14 girls' division. She had finished runner-up to Eline Roebers a year earlier. She was also a European Youth Champion in 2016 in the under-10 girls' division. Gaál earned the Woman International Master title in 2021 at 14 years and 2 months old. Her coaches are Gábor Papp and Tamás Bánusz, both of whom hold the title of Grandmaster (GM) and are also from Hungary.

References

  1. "Sakk: Gaál Zsóka U14-es online világkupát nyert" [Chess: Gaál Zsóka won the U14 online world cup]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. "Netflix Helyett: Az Ajkai Vezércsel Is Világsiker Lett" [Instead Of Netflix: The Ajka Commander Has Also Become A World Success]. Mol Csapat (in Hungarian). 26 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. "European Youth Chess Championship G10 Prague 2016 - Girls Under 10". Chess Results. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. "Polgár Judit édesapja üzent az ifjú magyar sakkzseninek" [Judit Polgár's father sent a message to the young Hungarian chess genius]. Ripost (in Hungarian). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. Pálfi, Csaba-Sándor (20 November 2021). "Nem kakaót szürcsölget, a világbajnokság megnyerése a célja... Interjú Gaál Zsókával" [She doesn't sip cocoa, the goal is to win the World Cup ... Interview with Zsoka Gaál]. Lelato (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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