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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 1637. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year. 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
1637
Standard
Rpd1599·Blz1776
All-time high
2034
−397 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 52
Jan 2001 · age 52
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#132,518
#132,518 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-68
1705 → 1637
Tournaments
10
25 games
Score
6/ 2524.0%
3W6D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,640
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#90,371
in continent
World
#132,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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