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Mate, Balazs
🇭🇺FIDE 717096· Male· Hungary· Born in 1976
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Balazs Mate, a 50-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2043 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 9 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, and Hajdu Bihar County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 3 Partial - R 5. His peak of 2182 was reached at age 28 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
2043
Standard
Rpd2048·Blz1939
All-time high
2182
−139 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 28
Jul 2004 · age 28
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,613 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
48th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2081
Mar 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 47
Apr 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 46
Oct 2022
2021
65th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2098
Nov 2021
2020
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
2014 → 2084
Oct 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
2054 → 2043
Tournaments
14
23 games
Score
10/ 2343.5%
4W12D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #23 | 2167 | +21.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 1966 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #84 | 1874 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #108 | 2206 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #70 | 2021 | -0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | 1965 | -3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #80 | 1323 | -7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #109 | 2158 | +3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1868 | -4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #81 | 1575 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPawel PiekielnyIM
🇵🇱POL·2307
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsVadim BiliyIM
🇺🇦UKR·2229
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsJovan R Pavicevic
🇷🇸SRB·2125
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsZoltan Istvan ZamboFM
🇭🇺HUN·2272
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsZoltan Raibl
🇭🇺HUN·1882
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Hungary
#624
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#15,885
in continent
World
#21,613
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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