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Pota, Lajos
🇭🇺FIDE 716758· Male· Hungary· Born in 1949
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Lajos Pota, a 77-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1631. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Heves Nograd County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 9, Hegedus-Kantor Memorial, and HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 5. Also played 3 rapid events (including 2nd Szolnok Agora Rapid Open 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2001 and Jan 2003. His peak of 2034 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1631
Standard
Rpd1599·Blz1776
All-time high
2034
−403 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 52
Jan 2001 · age 52
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#135,294
#135,294 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
73rd Hungarian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1705
Jun 2025
500 career games
at age 76
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1458 → 1690
Mar 2024
2008
100 career games
at age 59
Oct 2008
2001
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2005 → returned at 1981
Oct 2001
76th Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2034
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-74
1705 → 1631
Tournaments
10
25 games
Score
5.5/ 2522.0%
3W5D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #69 | 1004 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1199 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #73 | 1060 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/6 | #27 | 1505 | -24.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #54 | 1671 | -0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #91 | 977 | -7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #74 | 1715 | +1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 1838 | +4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #77 | 1279 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #33 | 2431 | -25.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZoltan Hajdu
🇭🇺HUN·1823
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAndras Paal
🇭🇺HUN·2002
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsPeter Horvath
🇭🇺HUN·1976
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsLevente PappFM
🇭🇺HUN·2370
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsJozsef Darvas
🇭🇺HUN·1776
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,612
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#91,933
in continent
World
#135,286
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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