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Szalai, Kornel
IM🇭🇺FIDE 724378· Male· Hungary· Born in 1986
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Kornel Szalai, a 40-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 2345 and sitting in the top 2% of Hungarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 6 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 4 - Partial 5, and Druga liga Srbije - grupa Vojvodina 2025. His peak of 2419 was reached at age 27 (May 2013); he also reached Hungarian #57 in Jul 2013.
Awarded IM in 2013 (age 27) and FM in 2005 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #8, #13 and #8 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2345
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2414
All-time high
2419
−74 pts below
May 2013 · age 27
May 2013 · age 27
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#73 · Hungarian players · of 3,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
500 career games
at age 38
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2383 → returned at 2382
Oct 2020
2013
Peak Hungarian rank: #57
at age 27 · rated 2419
Jul 2013
IM title awardedIM
at age 27 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2013
Jun 2013
All-time peak 2419
at age 27 · −74 from today
May 2013
2012
Crossed 2400
at age 26
May 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
2359 → 2345
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
6/ 1540.0%
4W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 3097 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #55 | 2134 | -5.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2383 | +0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #52 | 2280 | -5.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #94 | 1729 | -5.5 |
Rankings
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Hungary
#73
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#1,814
in continent
World
#2,825
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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