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Nemeth, Zalan
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2512041· Male· Ireland· Born in 2002
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Zalan Nemeth, a 24-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2247 and ranked 19th among Irish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 77 Elo over the past 12 months. 143 rated games in the past year (≈88/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, and SixDays Budapest March 2026 - IM-B. Also played 1 rapid (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) and 1 blitz events (including Arad blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2341 was reached at age 23 (Mar 2025, Irish #6 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 21). Earned IM norms at SixDays Budapest January 2025 IM-C and 1st EUTender Sinus Sarkany IM 2025. At junior level, he reached #3, #3 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2247
Standard
Rpd2150·Blz2086
All-time high
2341
−94 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 23
Mar 2025 · age 23
Activity
148
games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo
143 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Irish players · of 952
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Peak Irish rank: #6
at age 23 · rated 2341
Mar 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 23
Mar 2025
All-time peak 2341
at age 23 · −94 from today
Mar 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 22
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Sep 2024
2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-82
2329 → 2247
Tournaments
19
132 games
Score
57.5/ 13243.6%
38W51D43L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #104 | 2320 | +25.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 2379 | +3.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2190 | -11.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2212 | -6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #157 | 1452 | -9.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/9 | #10 | 2124 | -27.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #43 | 2281 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2274 | +13.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #90 | 2289 | +1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #20 | 2444 | +41.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNhat Minh ToIM
🇭🇺HUN·2305
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAdam CollinsFM
🇮🇪IRL·2338
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsOisin O`cuilleanain
🇮🇪IRL·2197
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDavid HorvathIM
🇭🇺HUN·2258
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLevente PappFM
🇭🇺HUN·2382
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Ireland
#19
out of 1,229 players
Europe
#4,057
in continent
World
#5,942
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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