Format
SB
Szabo, Balazs
FM🇭🇺FIDE 727105· Male· Hungary· Born in 1987
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Balazs Szabo, a 39-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2178 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8 and Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7. His peak of 2349 was reached at age 27 (Mar 2014).
Awarded FM in 2012 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #14, #12 and #23 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2178
Standard
Rpd2319·Blz2317
All-time high
2349
−171 pts below
Mar 2014 · age 27
Mar 2014 · age 27
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,406 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2023
37th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2258
Nov 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Dec 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
Oct 2019
2014
52nd Hungarian 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2349
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-39
2217 → 2178
Tournaments
10
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
3W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLehel Dr. Benedeczky2,138·HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7·R2·-11.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 2136 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #85 | 2224 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #98 | 1914 | -6.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 2118 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #117 | 1362 | -11.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #92 | 2187 | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #150 | 1137 | -16.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #142 | 1400 | -10.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 2745 | +3.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2768 | +3.8 |
Worst Elo result: Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 3-4 (-16.6 Elo, finished #150).
Rankings
/
Hungary
#278
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#6,644
in continent
World
#9,406
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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