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Balka, Richard
🇭🇺FIDE 727431· Male· Hungary· Born in 1982
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Richard Balka, a 44-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2059 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10 and Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7. Also played 2 rapid events (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. He took a 94-month break between Jul 2010 and Jun 2018. His peak of 2104 was reached at age 37 (May 2019).
Current rating
2059
Standard
Rpd1942·Blz—
All-time high
2104
−45 pts below
May 2019 · age 37
May 2019 · age 37
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,702 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
48th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2097
Oct 2025
2023
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
2010 → 2079
Nov 2023
2019
100 career games
at age 37
Aug 2019
64th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2104
May 2019
Crossed 2100
at age 37
May 2019
All-time peak 2104
at age 37 · −45 from today
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
2094 → 2059
Tournaments
13
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
4W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 2262 | +5.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2671 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2018 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 1934 | -3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #37 | 2690 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #109 | 1816 | -12.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2689 | +5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #69 | 1869 | -5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #110 | 1304 | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #107 | 1805 | -14.8 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#588
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#14,440
in continent
World
#19,702
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Hungary
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