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Palfi, Csaba
🇭🇺FIDE 17026636· Male· Hungary· Born in 2008
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Csaba Palfi, a 18-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1775. He is rising rapidly, having gained +138 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, Budapest Spring Festival 2026 - U2250, and Budapest Winter - Group B. Also played 1 rapid event (including TFSE Racka Rapid February) recently. His peak of 1826 was reached at age 18 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #66 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1775
Standard
Rpd1672·Blz—
All-time high
1826
−51 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#84,222
#84,222 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
66th Hungarian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1826
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1826
at age 18 · −51 from today
Mar 2026
6-month rising streak
+127 Elo
Mar 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+465 Elo)
1099 → 1564
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7finished #2 (seeded #108 of 120)
Evolution
+138
1637 → 1775
Tournaments
14
59 games
Score
35/ 5959.3%
29W14D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #36 | 1774 | -2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 1894 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #57 | 1672 | -55.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2445 | +24.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2499 | +34.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #5 | 1799 | +16.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2541 | +20.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #35 | 1728 | +15.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #143 | 1699 | -0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #33 | 2530 | +22.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,911
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#60,601
in continent
World
#84,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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