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Plaganyi, Gyula
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3217515· Male· Australia· Born in 1966
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Gyula Plaganyi, a 60-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1884. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 3-6, 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 1-2, and 2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group A Rounds 3-5 plus postponed. Also played 2 rapid events recently. His peak of 1937 was reached at age 48 (Dec 2014).
Awarded CM in 2017 (age 51).
Current rating
1884
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1798
All-time high
1937
−53 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 48
Dec 2014 · age 48
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,103
#52,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
12th Australian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1911
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1759 → 1883
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 56
Jul 2022
2020
14th Australian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1775
Oct 2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1775 → returned at 1784
May 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
1843 → 1884
Tournaments
9
23 games
Score
15/ 2365.2%
15W0D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #28 | — | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | — | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | — | -11.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 2043 | +12.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2658 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #24 | — | -11.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #1 | — | +20.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | — | +6.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | — | +30.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJacob Gibson
🇦🇺AUS·1937
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDerek Elkington
🇦🇺AUS·1839
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDaniel Clarke
🇦🇺AUS·1829
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMarc Saxon
🇦🇺AUS·1916
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsDylan Gough
🇦🇺AUS·1755
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#283
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,149
in continent
World
#52,102
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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