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Pal, Ferenc
🇭🇺FIDE 718769· Male· Hungary· Born in 1959
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Ferenc Pal, a 67-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1758. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 8 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hajdu Bihar County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 9, Spring Cup Napocensis - 4th ed., and Wolf Gyorgy Memorial U2000. Also played 6 rapid (including 2nd Szolnok Agora Rapid Open 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Chessmania 4th ed. - blitz) recently. He took a 127-month break between Jul 2007 and Mar 2018. His peak of 2069 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2001).
Current rating
1758
Standard
Rpd1756·Blz1721
All-time high
2069
−311 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 42
Oct 2001 · age 42
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#89,860
#89,860 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1761 → 1852
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
May 2023
2018
100 career games
at age 59
Dec 2018
77th Hungarian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2009
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1784 → 1758
Tournaments
13
63 games
Score
38/ 6360.3%
33W10D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2538 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #8 | 1666 | -15.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #13 | 1765 | +2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1052 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #127 | 1640 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #7 | 1860 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1864 | +13.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1056 | -8.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | 1890 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/3 | #11 | 2549 | +9.8 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,003
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#64,354
in continent
World
#89,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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