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Letay, Gyula
FM🇭🇺FIDE 701360· Male· Hungary· Born in 1944
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Gyula Letay, a 82-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 1847. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent appearance: Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. His peak of 2201 was reached at age 59 (Jul 2003).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 57).
Current rating
1847
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2201
−354 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 59
Jul 2003 · age 59
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,283
#62,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
11th Hungarian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1884
Nov 2025
2022
27th Hungarian 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1864
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1863 → returned at 1857
Sep 2020
2019
6-month rising streak
+21 Elo
Apr 2019
2016
18th Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1994
Mar 2016
2012
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1881 → 1847
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
2.5/ 1025.0%
1W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlmos Kiran Marton-John1,781·Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 3-4·R1·-12.3
2.[L]vsRobert Balazs-Piri1,878·Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8-9·R2·-9.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #105 | 1830 | -0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #137 | 1188 | -13.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #93 | 1783 | -4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 1924 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #160 | 1082 | -20.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 2667 | +9.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #75 | 1176 | -7.4 |
Worst Elo result: Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 3-4 (-20.0 Elo, finished #160).
Most-Played Opponents
vsIstvan MayerFM
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vsLajos Borda
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+4 −4 =5
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vsJozsef Juracsik
🇭🇺HUN·1902
+0 −5 =7
12 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsGyula Lakat
🇭🇺HUN
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2013
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Rankings
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Hungary
#1,521
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#45,538
in continent
World
#62,282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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