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Kovacs, Balazs
🇷🇴FIDE 1297872· Male· Romania· Born in 2014
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Balazs Kovacs, a 12-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1994 — just 27 short of his peak of 2021 (Apr 2026, age 12) and ranked 2nd among Romanian players under 12. He is rising rapidly, having gained +270 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8, Ferroli Open 2026, and Romania National Amateur Championship 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including Rotary Debrecen Chess Festival) and 2 blitz events (including FISSM 2025 - blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #68 in U10, World #18 in U8 and #2 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd1891·Blz1851
All-time high
2021
−27 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 12
Apr 2026 · age 12
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Romanian players under 12 · of 212
Career timeline
13 entries2026
2nd Romanian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 2021
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2021
at age 12 · −27 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 10
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+282
1712 → 1994
Tournaments
16
71 games
Score
44/ 7162.0%
33W22D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2691 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #26 | 1958 | -21.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | 1232 | -19.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 2042 | +18.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2709 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #11 | 2035 | +71.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #14 | 2143 | +110.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 1854 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 1995 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #39 | 1747 | -31.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIustin-Nicolas CazacuCM
🇷🇴ROU·1981
+7 −4 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsIoan-Alexandru Iuga
🇷🇴ROU·2008
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPetru Varabiescu
🇷🇴ROU·1763
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsAbel Kovacs
🇷🇴ROU·1642
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAndrei Stanica
🇷🇴ROU·1984
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#279
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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