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Szalanczi, Emil
IM🇭🇺FIDE 700347· Male· Hungary· Born in 1953
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Emil Szalanczi, a 73-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 1831. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 6 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈98/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7, Forintos Gyozo Memorial U2250, and 26th Senior National Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) and 1 blitz events (including Hungarian Blitz Open) recently. His peak of 2388 was reached at age 55 (Jul 2008, Hungarian #80 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 48).
Current rating
1831
Standard
Rpd2014·Blz1940
All-time high
2388
−557 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 55
Jul 2008 · age 55
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#66,894
#66,894 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
68th Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1887
Aug 2024
2019
14th Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2196
May 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 64
Dec 2017
2015
6th Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2287
Oct 2015
2014
1,000 career games
at age 61
Feb 2014
2013
6-month rising streak
+63 Elo
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1856 → 1831
Tournaments
7
16 games
Score
5/ 1631.3%
4W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #130 | 1151 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/7 | #14 | 1697 | -15.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #83 | 1082 | -4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #46 | 2677 | +5.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #108 | 1308 | -1.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #97 | 1270 | -2.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #27 | 1830 | -1.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSandor FaragoIM
🇭🇺HUN·2067
+17 −26 =18
61 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMark LyellFM
🇬🇧ENG·2169
+26 −23 =10
59 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsAdam SzeberenyiIM
🇭🇺HUN·2256
+4 −21 =18
43 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsNhat Minh ToIM
🇭🇺HUN·2299
+2 −8 =21
31 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsEvarth Dr. KahnIM
🇭🇺HUN·2092
+5 −8 =17
30 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Hungary
#1,608
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#48,761
in continent
World
#66,893
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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