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Samok, Balazs
🇭🇺FIDE 708160· Male· Hungary· Born in 1993
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Balazs Samok, a 33-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1679 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 40 months (2012–2016) and 34 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: BAZ County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 1-2.
Current rating
1679
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1679
at best
Jun 2026 · age 33
Jun 2026 · age 33
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#117,510
#117,510 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1679
at age 33
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 31
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1446 → returned at 1673
Dec 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 26
Sep 2019
2012
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1531 → returned at 1539
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
1668 → 1679
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
0W2D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1922 | +6.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #75 | 1879 | +5.4 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,412
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#81,769
in continent
World
#117,505
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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