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Sallai, Kalman
🇭🇺FIDE 725919· Male· Hungary· Born in 1955
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Kalman Sallai, a 71-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2000. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 8 and Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Super Group R 10-11. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 13 months (2011–2012) and 24 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2198 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
2000
Standard
Rpd2014·Blz—
All-time high
2198
−198 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 48
Oct 2003 · age 48
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,499
#27,499 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
36th Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2009
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
Feb 2026
2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1994 → returned at 1957
May 2022
2021
40th Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2051
Nov 2021
2018
22nd Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2152
Nov 2018
2014
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2119 → 2177
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1969 → 2000
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
8/ 1080.0%
7W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2646 | +5.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #38 | 1823 | -8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #38 | 1866 | -6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2589 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2844 | +11.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2667 | +14.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #29 | 2779 | +10.2 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#766
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#20,319
in continent
World
#27,499
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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