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Szajbely, Zsigmond
FM🇭🇺FIDE 711691· Male· Hungary· Born in 1998
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Zsigmond Szajbely, a 28-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2259 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Januar 2026, and SixDays Budapest Three Years 2025 - IM-A. He took a 14-month break between Dec 2021 and Mar 2023. His peak of 2317 was reached at age 27 (Aug 2025, Hungarian #97 at the time).
Previously known as Sandor Kalmar (until Apr 2008). Awarded FM in 2016 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at HUN Team League 1 B Div. Maroczy Geza Group 2017-2018. At junior level, he reached World #84 in U16, World #37 in U14, World #46 in U12, World #26 in U8 and #8, #10 and #10 nationally in U20, U18 and U10.
Current rating
2259
Standard
Rpd2277·Blz2316
All-time high
2317
−58 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 27
Aug 2025 · age 27
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#5,491 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
32 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Oct 2025
Peak Hungarian rank: #97
at age 27 · rated 2317
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2317
at age 27 · −58 from today
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
May 2025
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2251 → returned at 2242
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
2298 → 2259
Tournaments
6
30 games
Score
18/ 3060.0%
15W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1342 | 1538 | -8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #97 | 1403 | -12.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #112 | 1412 | -25.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2315 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #14 | 2207 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #11 | 2352 | +12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBalazs CsonkaIM
🇭🇺HUN·2466
+0 −5 =5
10 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsJeno Tornyai
🇭🇺HUN·1738
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2014
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vsBence KorpaGM
🇭🇺HUN·2509
+0 −3 =6
9 games·last met Oct 2013
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vsSebastian Zsombor PeczelyFM
🇭🇺HUN·2286
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Jul 2014
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vsTibor Kende AntalFM
🇭🇺HUN·2397
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2013
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Rankings
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Hungary
#173
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#3,735
in continent
World
#5,491
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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