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Csala, Imre
FM🇭🇺FIDE 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
Oct 2005 · age 58
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#21,981
#21,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
27 entries2025
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
Evolution
+16
2024 → 2040
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
13W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2616 | +4.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 2648 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2119 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 1915 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #5 | 1982 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJevgenyij BoguszlavszkijIM
🇭🇺HUN·2067
+0 −5 =4
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsZoltan Dr. Czibulka
🇭🇺HUN·1910
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsZalan UdvardiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2298
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsFerenc PasztorFM
🇭🇺HUN·2096
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsBogdan BorsosIM
🇺🇦UKR·2113
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#638
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#16,158
in continent
World
#21,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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