Kritz Leonid (26.02.1984)

KritzGerman Grandmaster (2003).  Kritz was born in Russia and immigrated to Germany in 1996.  World U16 Champion in 1999. He is married to Nadezhda Kosintseva and they live in the Dallas area, USA.

Best results: winner or shared first in Budapest IM FS05 in 2000, International Jungmeisterturn Zug 2001, Bad Emser 2004, Lausanne Youth Masters Open 2004, Travemuender Open 2006, Biel MTO, Ascona Open 2007, New England Master (USA) 2007, Conegliano Open (ITA) 2008, Biel MTO 2010.

Kritz was a member of the German team in the 2004 Olympiad and a participant in the 2004 World Championship.

Peak rating: 2624 in 2010, he is not active since 2015.