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Gal, Peter

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FIDEFIDE 721921· Male· Hungary· Born in 1984

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Peter Gal, a 42-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2115 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8 and Szentmiklos Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 34 months (2010–2013), 18 months (2013–2015), 14 months (2015–2016) and 20 months (2017–2019).

At junior level, he reached #51 and #45 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2115

Standard

Rpd2031·Blz2059

All-time high

2115

at best
May 2026 · age 42

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#14,022 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
38th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2115
May 2026
All-time peak 2115
at age 42
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
2022 → 2069
Jan 2025
2024
58th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2078
Jun 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 36
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Viktor Rein 1,961
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 5 · Dec 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
+25
2090 → 2115
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
9W2D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAkos Albrecht2,050·Szentmiklos Open·R7·-11.2
2.[L]vsBence PribelszkyIM2,428·Szentmiklos Open·R3·-2.5
3.[L]vsEgor BykovFM2,441·Szentmiklos Open·R5·-2.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8
Team
Apr 20261/1#192744+5.8
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#332667+4.0
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#501990-3.2
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#172761+6.2
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#302613+3.2
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#82745+6.0
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#302076-0.4
Szentmiklos Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#352113+3.4

Rankings

/
Hungary
#407
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#10,150
in continent
World
#14,022
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Hungary
1
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2
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2,676
3
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2,635
4
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2,601
5
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2,598
6
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2,577
7
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2,575
8
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2,561
9
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2,556
9
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2,556
...
407🇭🇺Gal, Peter2,115
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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10150🇭🇺Gal, Peter2,115
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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14022🇭🇺Gal, Peter2,115