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Both, Lajos
🇸🇰FIDE 14906627· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1954
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Lajos Both, a 72-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1755. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 5. liga A23 2025 2026 R9-10, 4. liga A22 2025 2026 R10-11, and 3. liga A2 2025 2026 R9-11. Also played 1 rapid event (including VII. Klucovec cup Bez hranic - VII. Kulcsod kupa Hatartalanul) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 23 months (2006–2008) and 39 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2058 was reached at age 47 (Oct 2001).
Current rating
1755
Standard
Rpd1707·Blz1788
All-time high
2058
−303 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 47
Oct 2001 · age 47
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#90,878
#90,878 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
50th Slovak 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1836
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+131 Elo)
1705 → 1836
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
2020
98th Slovak 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1696
Oct 2020
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1696 → returned at 1705
Jul 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-59
1814 → 1755
Tournaments
16
30 games
Score
12/ 3040.0%
13W5D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #3 | 1861 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 949 | -10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 1711 | -5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #15 | 1160 | -11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 1776 | -0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 1744 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #73 | 948 | -11.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #71 | 2645 | -8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2437 | +5.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #64 | 1087 | -8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPavol Hornak
🇸🇰SVK·1762
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsDaniel Pozar
🇸🇰SVK·1615
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsStefan Csefalvay
🇸🇰SVK·1864
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsMikulas Kosar
🇸🇰SVK·1877
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsIvan Bohunicky
🇸🇰SVK·1875
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2015
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#1,606
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#65,021
in continent
World
#90,876
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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