Format
BB
Bakos, Balazs
FM🇭🇺FIDE 725773· Male· Hungary· Born in 1990
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Balazs Bakos, a 36-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2324 and sitting in the top 3% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10 and Heves Nograd County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ten Cities for Hun Chess Heves 2026) recently. His peak of 2423 was reached at age 27 (May 2017); he also reached Hungarian #53 in Mar 2023.
Awarded FM in 2006 (age 16). Earned a IM norm at HUN Team League 1st Div. Szabo Laszlo 2016-2017. At junior level, he reached World #65 in U18, World #62 in U16, World #56 in U14, World #57 in U12 and #7 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2324
Standard
Rpd2374·Blz—
All-time high
2423
−99 pts below
May 2017 · age 27
May 2017 · age 27
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#95 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
Career timeline
20 entries2023
Peak Hungarian rank: #53
at age 33 · rated 2397
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2387 → returned at 2385
Oct 2020
2017
All-time peak 2423
at age 27 · −98 from today
May 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Feb 2015
2010
7th Hungarian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2390
Jul 2010
500 career games
at age 20
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
2357 → 2324
Tournaments
15
20 games
Score
11/ 2055.0%
5W12D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2234 | -1.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #109 | 2239 | -1.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #133 | 1511 | -5.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2679 | +0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2181 | -2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #87 | 2242 | -2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2258 | -0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2202 | -1.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2202 | -1.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #83 | 2364 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPal KissIM
🇭🇺HUN·2235
+3 −0 =9
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdam Dr. Jacso
🇭🇺HUN·2233
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsAttila Paal-Szucs
🇭🇺HUN·2005
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJozsef BurghardtCM
🇭🇺HUN·2082
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMihaly Domany
🇭🇺HUN·2063
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2018
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#95
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#2,198
in continent
World
#3,352
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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