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Balla, Tamas-Kristof
IM🇷🇴FIDE 1208497· Male· Romania· Born in 1984
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Tamas-Kristof Balla, a 42-year-old Romanian International Master, is rated 2321 and sitting in the top 2% of Romanian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kup Vojvodine 2026 - Ekipno, HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, and SixDays Budapest March 2026 - IM-B. His peak of 2406 was reached at age 27 (Jul 2011); he also reached Romanian #40 in Oct 2012.
Awarded IM in 2013 (age 29) and FM in 2005 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #5 and #13 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2321
Standard
Rpd2317·Blz2295
All-time high
2406
−85 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 27
Jul 2011 · age 27
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#51 · Romanian players · of 2,168
Career timeline
19 entries2025
7th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2319
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 40
Jun 2024
2020
7-month rising streak
+21 Elo
Mar 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 35
Sep 2019
2013
IM title awardedIM
at age 29 · 84th FIDE Congress 2013
Oct 2013
2012
Peak Romanian rank: #40
at age 28 · rated 2394
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
2300 → 2321
Tournaments
12
41 games
Score
25.5/ 4162.2%
15W21D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 2167 | -2.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #16 | 2342 | +2.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2720 | +0.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 2257 | -7.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2894 | +2.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2822 | +1.5 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #28 | 2684 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2943 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2922 | +2.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 5/11 | #38 | 2330 | +2.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDan BogdanIM
🇷🇴ROU·2331
+4 −1 =15
20 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsAdrian-Marian PetrisorIM
🇷🇴ROU·2379
+0 −3 =12
15 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsErvin MozesIM
🇷🇴ROU·1998
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsLucian-Ioan FilipIM
🇷🇴ROU·2313
+0 −3 =6
9 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsPetrica CostinFM
🇷🇴ROU·1888
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Romania
#51
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#2,264
in continent
World
#3,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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