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Papp, Gellert
FM🇭🇺FIDE 709557· Male· Hungary· Born in 1977
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Gellert Papp, a 49-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2239 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 2, and 1st Arpad-hazi Jolan Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2008–2010), 13 months (2011–2012) and 16 months (2016–2017). His peak of 2430 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2007, Hungarian #49 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 44). Earned a GM norm at First Saturday GM 2007.
Current rating
2239
Standard
Rpd2242·Blz2209
All-time high
2430
−191 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 30
Apr 2007 · age 30
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,272 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2023
18th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2275
Apr 2023
2021
FM title awardedFM
at age 44
Jun 2021
2018
20th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2334
Jan 2018
2016
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2337 → returned at 2335
May 2016
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2383 → returned at 2337
Jul 2011
2008
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2400 → returned at 2393
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
2218 → 2239
Tournaments
11
25 games
Score
18.5/ 2574.0%
14W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2162 | -5.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | 2947 | +3.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #72 | 2195 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2829 | +2.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #60 | 2995 | +4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 2271 | +0.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 2932 | +3.7 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 3066 | +5.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2079 | -2.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 2242 | +0.2 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#194
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#4,293
in continent
World
#6,272
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Hungary
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