Balogh, Erik Zsigmond
🇭🇺FIDE 17020573· Male· Hungary· Born in 2008
Erik Zsigmond Balogh, a 18-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2028. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KEM County Team Ch. 2025-26 2nd Div. R 11-12, HUN Team Ch. Breyer Gyula Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, and Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. Also played 4 rapid events (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. His peak of 2070 was reached at age 16 (May 2024).
At junior level, he reached #20 and #18 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2028
Standard
All-time high
2070
May 2024 · age 16
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,484
Career timeline
10 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #9 | 2025 | -4.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 1883 | -8.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | #12 | 2677 | +12.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #83 | 2090 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2584 | +10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2592 | +10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2205 | +23.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 1670 | -30.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #99 | 2006 | -0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #74 | 2732 | +16.4 |
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
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