Format
SB
Simon, Balint
🇭🇺FIDE 17020786· Male· Hungary· Born in 2007
Follow Balint SimonTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Balint Simon, a 19-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1950 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +210 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: BAZ County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 10 and Wellness Chess Tour GP1 Miskolctapolca. Also played 8 rapid events (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently.
At junior level, he reached #37, #75 and #74 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1950
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz1743
All-time high
1950
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,656
#36,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
37th Hungarian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1950
May 2026
All-time peak 1950
at age 19
May 2026
8-month rising streak
+210 Elo
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Feb 2026
2024
75th Hungarian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1751
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+210
1740 → 1950
Tournaments
8
17 games
Score
13/ 1776.5%
12W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2345 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2503 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2374 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2095 | +94.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2764 | +58.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1869 | +4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | 1817 | +3.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | 2553 | +41.6 |
Hot streak: 8 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Hungary
#991
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#27,076
in continent
World
#36,655
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Hungary
| 1 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺Follow Peter LekoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,676 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺Follow Benjamin GleduraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,635 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺Follow Ferenc BerkesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,601 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺Follow Tamas BanuszTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,598 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Gleb DudinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,577 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Imre dr. BalogTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,575 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺Follow Peter AcsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,561 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺Follow Peter ProhaszkaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,556 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺Follow Sanan SjugirovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,556 |
| ... | ||
| 991 | 1,950 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 27076 | 1,950 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 36655 | 1,950 | |