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Abel, Lajos
IM🇭🇺FIDE 701424· Male· Hungary· Born in 1944
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Lajos Abel, a 82-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 2134 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok Varmegyei 1st Div. Team Ch. R 9, and Bacs-Kiskun County Team Ch. 2026. His peak of 2315 was reached at age 64 (Jul 2008).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 57).
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd2183·Blz2197
All-time high
2315
−181 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 64
Jul 2008 · age 64
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,486 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
21st 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2168
Jun 2025
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2201 → returned at 2194
Oct 2020
40th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2203
Sep 2020
2018
63rd 70-75 player worldwide
at age 74 · rated 2230
Nov 2018
2010
100 career games
at age 66
Jul 2010
68th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2292
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
2168 → 2134
Tournaments
15
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
7W9D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2759 | +2.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #76 | 1298 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 1882 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #78 | 1950 | -2.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #41 | 2033 | -2.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 2149 | +1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2672 | +1.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 1967 | -4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | 1418 | -4.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 1304 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTibor FarkasIM
🇷🇸SRB·2152
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Sep 2014
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vsDaniel Dr. Lovas
🇭🇺HUN·1979
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsKornel Tamas
🇭🇺HUN·2095
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJozsef Horvath
🇭🇺HUN·1996
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
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Hungary
#364
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#9,002
in continent
World
#12,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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