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Balogh, David
CM🇭🇺FIDE 721883· Male· Hungary· Born in 1993
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David Balogh, a 33-year-old Hungarian Candidate Master, is rated 2238 — just 26 short of his peak of 2264 (Apr 2019, age 26) and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hajdu Bihar County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 9, HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, and Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok Varmegyei 1st Div. Team Ch. R 9. Also played 2 rapid events (including 6th Szentmiklos Cup) recently.
Awarded CM in 2017 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #22, #28 and #30 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2238
Standard
Rpd2162·Blz2117
All-time high
2264
−26 pts below
Apr 2019 · age 26
Apr 2019 · age 26
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,319 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
Apr 2024
2023
65th Hungarian 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 2257
Jun 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Feb 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Dec 2019
All-time peak 2264
at age 26 · −26 from today
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+56
2182 → 2238
Tournaments
20
32 games
Score
25/ 3278.1%
21W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 2791 | +4.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2825 | +4.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2549 | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2795 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2643 | +1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2285 | +3.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2171 | -14.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2754 | +3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2559 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2618 | +3.2 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsImre Mohacsi
🇭🇺HUN·1901
+10 −0 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsLaszlo Gyorgy Ats
🇭🇺HUN·1932
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsJudit EgyedWFM
🇭🇺HUN·2075
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsTibor Keseru
🇭🇺HUN·1979
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLaszlo Jr. Egri
🇭🇺HUN·2200
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#197
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#4,333
in continent
World
#6,319
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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