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Szelenyi, Norbert
FM🇭🇺FIDE 705675· Male· Hungary· Born in 1970
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Norbert Szelenyi, a 56-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2218 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 19 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10 and HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9. Also played 3 rapid events (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2394 was reached at age 38 (Oct 2008, Hungarian #73 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31).
Current rating
2218
Standard
Rpd2181·Blz2108
All-time high
2394
−176 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 38
Oct 2008 · age 38
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,249 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
11th Hungarian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2233
Feb 2026
2022
11th Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2280
Apr 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Mar 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 48
Feb 2018
2016
9th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2353
Feb 2016
2015
17th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2353
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-29
2247 → 2218
Tournaments
10
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
1W7D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #80 | 1543 | -6.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2079 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2587 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2179 | -1.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #110 | 2237 | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #147 | 2047 | -4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #93 | 1465 | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2223 | -0.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2296 | +1.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2019 | -5.8 |
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Hungary
#223
out of 3,402 players
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#5,041
in continent
World
#7,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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