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Szamos, Alexander
🇸🇰FIDE 14900874· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1968
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Alexander Szamos, a 58-year-old Slovak player, is rated 2119 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Apr 2009 and May 2010. Recent appearance: 2. liga C 2025 2026 R10-11. His peak of 2280 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2005); he also reached Slovak #53 in Apr 2001.
Current rating
2119
Standard
Rpd2127·Blz—
All-time high
2280
−161 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 37
Jul 2005 · age 37
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
12th Slovak 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2134
Sep 2025
2023
13th Slovak 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2127
Dec 2023
2014
11th Slovak 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2207
Feb 2014
2009
12th Slovak 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2232
Nov 2009
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2232 → returned at 2211
Apr 2009
2006
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
2226 → 2280
Jan 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
2134 → 2119
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
2W6D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #55 | 2035 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2640 | +3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #32 | 2042 | -4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #29 | 2036 | -5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #30 | 2070 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoman Lukac
🇸🇰SVK·1983
+2 −0 =7
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMarian KantorikIM
🇸🇰SVK·2200
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsZuzana MilcovaWFM
🇸🇰SVK·1997
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsVladimir Giertli
🇸🇰SVK·1967
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsMartin ZvarikFM
🇸🇰SVK·2260
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2017
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#189
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#9,916
in continent
World
#13,698
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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