Format
PG
Paal, Gyorgy
🇭🇺FIDE 725226· Male· Hungary· Born in 1963
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Gyorgy Paal, a 63-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1720. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 15 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, and Year-opening 18th Premium Chess Tournament - Group B. He took a 15-month break between May 2014 and Sep 2015. His peak of 1864 was reached at age 45 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1864
−144 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 45
Jul 2008 · age 45
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1699 → 1789
Apr 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Jun 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 54
May 2017
2014
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1782 → returned at 1746
May 2014
2008
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Jul 2008
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1706 → 1720
Tournaments
10
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
13W0D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsIstvan Sr. Oberfrank1,727·Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7·R6·+10.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAttila Levente Talos1,586·Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11·R11·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #204 | 786 | -13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #49 | 2665 | +14.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #37 | 2477 | +9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #74 | 2527 | +9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #46 | 2427 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #35 | 1598 | -41.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #31 | 2615 | +12.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #149 | 1102 | -5.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2413 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #7 | 1789 | +14.2 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,200
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#72,715
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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