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Gal, Jozsef Istvan

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FIDEFIDE 706310· Male· Hungary· Born in 1977

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Jozsef Istvan Gal, a 49-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2253 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8, Hajdu Bihar County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 3 Partial - R 4, and 17th Chess Carnival - Group A. Also played 1 rapid event (including 11th Bodrog Cup - Group A) recently. His peak of 2395 was reached at age 39 (May 2016, Hungarian #69 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 24).

Current rating

2253

Standard

Rpd2270·Blz—

All-time high

2395

−142 pts below
May 2016 · age 39

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#5,700 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2023
17th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2300
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 45
Dec 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Nov 2021
2019
500 career games
at age 42
Aug 2019
15th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2353
Apr 2019
2016
Peak Hungarian rank: #69
at age 39 · rated 2395
May 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
17th Chess Carnival - Group A
perf 2315 (+67) · 5.5/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Tibor LeviczkyFM 2,264
17th Chess Carnival - Group A · Aug 2025 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
+19
2234 → 2253
Tournaments
11
17 games
Score
13/ 1776.5%
10W6D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8
Team
Apr 20261/1#162893+6.0
HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#272713+2.6
HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#92925+7.0
HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#801460-9.6
HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#322191-1.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Hungary
#179
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#3,887
in continent
World
#5,700
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Hungary
1
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2,729
2
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2,676
3
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2,630
4
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2,608
5
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2,593
6
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2,585
7
🇭🇺Dudin, GlebFollow Gleb DudinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,579
8
🇭🇺Sjugirov, SananFollow Sanan SjugirovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,565
9
🇭🇺Prohaszka, PeterFollow Peter ProhaszkaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,562
10
🇭🇺Acs, PeterFollow Peter AcsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,557
...
179🇭🇺Gal, Jozsef Istvan2,253
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
3887🇭🇺Gal, Jozsef Istvan2,253
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
5700🇭🇺Gal, Jozsef Istvan2,253