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Seres, Lajos
GM🇭🇺FIDE 701254· Male· Hungary· Born in 1973
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Lajos Seres, a 53-year-old Hungarian Grandmaster, is rated 2291 and sitting in the top 4% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 17 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial Partial R 5, and Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. His peak of 2510 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2003, Hungarian #18 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2003 (age 30) and IM in 2001 (age 28).
Current rating
2291
Standard
Rpd2412·Blz2362
All-time high
2510
−219 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 30
Oct 2003 · age 30
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#137 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
Career timeline
18 entries2024
7th Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2344
Feb 2024
2022
1,000 career games
at age 49
Nov 2022
2020
2nd Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2417
Oct 2020
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 43
Dec 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 42
Apr 2015
2014
2nd Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2457
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
2274 → 2291
Tournaments
13
49 games
Score
26/ 4953.1%
13W26D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #31 | 2370 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | 1758 | -1.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #56 | 1798 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #116 | 2378 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #99 | 1999 | -7.5 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #2 | 2378 | +12.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2597 | +3.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 2263 | -2.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #90 | 1797 | -1.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #101 | 2273 | -0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid BerczesGM
🇭🇺HUN·2365
+0 −0 =9
9 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsZoltan VargaGM
🇭🇺HUN·2321
+0 −0 =9
9 games·last met Jul 2023
View head-to-head →
vsTibor FogarasiGM
🇭🇺HUN·2312
+1 −0 =8
9 games·last met Oct 2021
View head-to-head →
vsZlatko IlincicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2203
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsSean Winshand CuhendiGM
🇮🇩INA·2509
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Jun 2014
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Hungary
#137
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#2,942
in continent
World
#4,394
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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