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Molnar, Bela
IM🇭🇺FIDE 704318· Male· Hungary· Born in 1965
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Bela Molnar, a 61-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 2274 and sitting in the top 5% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 4 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent appearance: HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2406 was reached at age 38 (Apr 2003, Hungarian #58 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2003 (age 38).
Current rating
2274
Standard
Rpd2247·Blz2247
All-time high
2406
−132 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 38
Apr 2003 · age 38
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#154 · Hungarian players · of 3,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
3rd Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2282
Mar 2026
2025
7th Hungarian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2292
Nov 2025
2020
7th Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2308
Oct 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 53
Nov 2018
500 career games
at age 53
Oct 2018
2012
7th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2337
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1finished #2 (seeded #18 of 144)
Evolution
-6
2280 → 2274
Tournaments
9
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
2W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #107 | 1452 | -5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2199 | -1.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2205 | -1.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2274 | -0.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2153 | -1.8 |
Rankings
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Hungary
#154
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#3,324
in continent
World
#4,931
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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