Talas, Sandor
🇮🇲FIDE 474673· Male· Unknown (IOM)· Born in 1964
Sandor Talas, a 62-year-old player, is rated 1816 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 IOMCA Manx Cup and Plate - Finals, 2025-26 IOMCA Manx Candidates Round 5 - 7, and 2025-26 IOMCA Manx Candidates Round 1 - 4. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 IOM Chess Association - Rapidplay Weekender) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 51 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025). He reached #8 nationally in May 2026.
Competes for Unknown (IOM) since Oct 2021.
Current rating
1816
Standard
All-time high
1816
May 2026 · age 62
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#71,337
Career timeline
13 entriesStandard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | QF | 2391 | +5.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 1990 | +14.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 1976 | +17.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1819 | +1.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #3 | 1841 | +4.0 |
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
| 1 | 🇮🇲Follow Silvester SiposTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,961 |
| 2 | 🇮🇲Follow Henrik FabriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,934 |
| 3 | 🇮🇲Follow Sanjay GumireddyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,901 |
| 4 | 🇮🇲Follow Francis ThodayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,880 |
| 5 | 🇮🇲Follow Howard DobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,866 |
| 6 | 🇮🇲Follow Alan OrmsbyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,861 |
| 7 | 🇮🇲Follow John CostelloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,822 |
| 8 | 1,816 | |
| 9 | 🇮🇲Follow Glenn CrossTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,815 |
| 10 | 🇮🇲Follow Brian TowersTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,804 |
| 1 | 2,710 | |
| 2 | 2,682 | |
| 3 | 2,650 | |
| 4 | 2,625 | |
| 5 | 2,620 | |
| 6 | 2,599 | |
| 7 | 2,597 | |
| 8 | 2,594 | |
| 9 | 2,593 | |
| 10 | 2,590 | |
| ... | ||
| 363 | 1,816 | |
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| 71337 | 1,816 | |