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Csala, Imre

FM🇭🇺

FIDEFIDE 701440· Male· Hungary· Born in 1947

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Imre Csala, a 79-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2040. He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok Varmegyei 1st Div. Team Ch. R1, HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1, and 26th Senior National Championship. Also played 2 rapid (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) and 1 blitz events (including Hungarian Blitz Open) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2332 was reached at age 58 (Oct 2005).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 54). Earned IM norms at Kecskemet IM 2009 and Caissa Int. IM Dec 2010.

Current rating

2040

Standard

Rpd2074·Blz2043

All-time high

2332

292 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 58

Activity

46

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#21,981

#21,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

27 entries
2025
5th Hungarian 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 2040
Nov 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 77
Jun 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 72
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 72
Oct 2019
10th Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2135
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 72
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
26th Senior National Championship
perf 2119 (+83) · 5/7 · #6
Top opponent
vs Mark MedveCM 2,121
Wellness Chess Tour GP8 Heviz · Jun 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
+16
20242040
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
13W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichael Maillinger1,888·44th Keszthely Open·R7·-13.3
3.[L]vsLorinc BoroczCM2,073·44th Keszthely Open·R4·-8.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Oct 20251/1#152616+4.4
Team
Sep 20251/1#172648+5.8
Swiss
Sep 20255/7#62119+22.4
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#141915-16.0
Swiss
Jun 20254/7#51982+1.6
Worst Elo result: 44th Keszthely Open (-16.0 Elo, finished #14).

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Rankings

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Hungary
#638
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#16,158
in continent
World
#21,981
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Hungary
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3
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4
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5
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2,598
6
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2,577
7
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2,575
8
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2,561
9
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9
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638🇭🇺Csala, Imre2,040
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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16158🇭🇺Csala, Imre2,040
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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21981🇭🇺Csala, Imre2,040