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Balint, Vilmos

FM🇭🇺

FIDEFIDE 718050· Male· Hungary· Born in 1983

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Vilmos Balint, a 43-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2241 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Super Group R 10-11, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 5 rapid events (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. He took a 22-month break between Mar 2011 and Feb 2013. His peak of 2369 was reached at age 33 (Aug 2016, Hungarian #91 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2021 (age 38). At junior level, he reached #15 and #14 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2241

Standard

Rpd2132·Blz2097

All-time high

2369

−128 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 33

Activity

59

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,210 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

31 entries
2026
22nd Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2241
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 43
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 42
Dec 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Jul 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 39
Feb 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Budapest One Week 2026 March U2250
perf 2412 (+240) · 7.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
vs Andrei KovalevGM 2,374
Vezerkepzo IM November 2025 · Nov 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
+99
2142 → 2241
Tournaments
19
82 games
Score
56.5/ 8268.9%
49W15D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIulian SofronieIM2,355·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R6·+13.2
2.[W]vsMichael KopylovIM2,343·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R4·+12.9
3.[W]vsFelix ReichmannCM2,306·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R5·+11.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 17
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10
Team
Apr 20261/1#252860+7.0
Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Super Group R 10-11
Team
Apr 20261/1#353066+12.6
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#3682356+39.6
HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9
Team
Mar 20261/1#252910+10.0
SixDays Budapest March 2026 - U2250
Round-Robin
Mar 20265.5/6#12342+23.4
Worst Elo result: Budapest One Week 2026 January U2250 (-65.4 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

/
Hungary
#192
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#4,254
in continent
World
#6,210
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Hungary
1
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2,729
2
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2,676
3
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2,630
4
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2,608
5
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2,593
6
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2,585
7
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2,579
8
🇭🇺Sjugirov, SananFollow Sanan SjugirovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,565
9
🇭🇺Prohaszka, PeterFollow Peter ProhaszkaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,562
10
🇭🇺Acs, PeterFollow Peter AcsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,557
...
192🇭🇺Balint, Vilmos2,241
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
4254🇭🇺Balint, Vilmos2,241
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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6210🇭🇺Balint, Vilmos2,241