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Szabo, Pal
🇫🇮FIDE 520080· Male· Finland· Born in 1996
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Pal Szabo, a 30-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1574 — just 22 short of his peak of 1596 (Mar 2026, age 30). He has fluctuated between 1549 and 1596 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tammer-Shakin viikonlopputurnaus 2026, E-ryhma, Kangasalan elokelpoinen viikonlopputurnaus 25.- 26.4. B-ryhma, and Winter Clash Ryhma-B. Also played 2 rapid (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Nokian lokakuun pikashakkiturnaus) recently.
Current rating
1574
Standard
Rpd1426·Blz1502
All-time high
1596
−22 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 30
Mar 2026 · age 30
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,996
#156,996 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1596
at age 30 · −22 from today
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 30
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 30
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 30
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1570 · at age 30
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
6.5/ 2032.5%
7W1D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2447 | +25.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/4 | #10 | 1333 | -46.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #4 | 2428 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #5 | 1536 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kangasalan elokelpoinen viikonlopputurnaus 25.- 26.4. B-ryhma (-46.0 Elo, finished #10).
Rankings
/
Finland
#714
out of 813 players
Europe
#103,557
in continent
World
#156,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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