Krisztian Szabo is a Hungarian Grandmaster with a peak rating of 2564. He has won multiple Hungarian National Championships, the European Youth Championship, and a silver medal in the World Youth Championship, and has represented Hungary on the adult national team for many years. As a celebrated coach, he has been instrumental in the successes of Richard Rapport (who became a Grandmaster at 13), Aryan Chopra (Grandmaster at 14), and many International Masters. He has also worked extensively with Peter Leko and Judit Polgar, spending six years with each of them.