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Paul, Denes Zalan
🇭🇺FIDE 17036860· Male· Hungary· Born in 2012
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Denes Zalan Paul, a 14-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1712 — just 17 short of his peak of 1729 (May 2026, age 14). He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include BAZ County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 10, 35th Zemplen Cup - Group B, and 18th Puspokladany Open - Group B. Also played 2 rapid events (including Ten Cities for Hun Chess - 2nd Shipyard Cup 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #39 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1712
Standard
Rpd1708·Blz—
All-time high
1729
−17 pts below
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#105,549
#105,549 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
39th Hungarian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1729
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1684 → 1729
May 2026
All-time peak 1729
at age 14 · −17 from today
May 2026
6-month rising streak
+57 Elo
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1684 → 1712
Tournaments
10
26 games
Score
12.5/ 2648.1%
7W11D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #71 | 981 | -17.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2496 | +19.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2372 | +14.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1787 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2348 | +12.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 1772 | +5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 1583 | -5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #126 | 1047 | -24.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #3 | 1736 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #14 | 1606 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,245
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#74,460
in continent
World
#105,546
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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