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Samu, Gabor Jr.
FM🇭🇺FIDE 726354· Male· Hungary· Born in 1989
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Gabor Jr. Samu, a 37-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2318 — just 24 short of his peak of 2342 (Feb 2023, age 34) and sitting in the top 3% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. Recent appearance: HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10. He reached Hungarian #90 in Nov 2025.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 29). At junior level, he reached #7, #6, #11 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2318
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2342
−24 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 34
Feb 2023 · age 34
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#99 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Peak Hungarian rank: #90
at age 36 · rated 2324
Nov 2025
2023
All-time peak 2342
at age 34 · −20 from today
Feb 2023
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Nov 2018
FM title awardedFM
at age 29
May 2018
Crossed 2300
at age 29
Apr 2018
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2279 → returned at 2250
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2323 → 2318
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
2W6D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 2156 | -4.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2309 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2878 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #66 | 2182 | -7.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #37 | 2809 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 2252 | -2.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2346 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZalan UdvardiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2298
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRichard KeresztesFM
🇭🇺HUN·2176
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsPeter RestasFM
🇭🇺HUN·2048
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsZoltan SimonyiFM
🇷🇸SRB·2119
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsSandor Kakuk
🇭🇺HUN·1998
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
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Hungary
#99
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#2,326
in continent
World
#3,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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