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Gurka-Balla, Laszlo
🇷🇴FIDE 1218654· Male· Romania· Born in 1957
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Laszlo Gurka-Balla, a 69-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1690. He is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, and GYMS County Team Ch 2025-26 2nd Division. Also played 10 rapid (including 2nd Szolnok Agora Rapid Open 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 2nd Dr Halasz Ferenc Memorial Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 24 months (2008–2010), 52 months (2015–2019) and 16 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1831 was reached at age 56 (Jul 2013).
Previously known as Laszlo Gurka (until Jul 2008).
Current rating
1690
Standard
Rpd1755·Blz1746
All-time high
1831
−141 pts below
Jul 2013 · age 56
Jul 2013 · age 56
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#113,336
#113,336 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1581 → 1692
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
44th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1629
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1629 → returned at 1581
Sep 2022
2020
50th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1692
Aug 2020
2015
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 1669 → returned at 1692
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1696 → 1690
Tournaments
9
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
6W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #57 | 2431 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #131 | 875 | -10.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #96 | 2451 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #167 | 763 | -13.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #131 | 1152 | -4.0 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#957
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#79,192
in continent
World
#113,333
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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