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Simon, Balint
🇭🇺FIDE 17020786· Male· Hungary· Born in 2007
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Balint Simon, a 19-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1950 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +225 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BAZ County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 10, Wellness Chess Tour GP1 Miskolctapolca, and HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2024-25 R 9. 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
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,691
#36,691 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+210
1740 → 1950
Tournaments
9
18 games
Score
14/ 1877.8%
13W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 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 |
Hot streak: 9 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,009
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#27,110
in continent
World
#36,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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