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Papp, Balazs
🇭🇺FIDE 727539· Male· Hungary· Born in 1980
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Balazs Papp, a 46-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2053 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2008 and 2059 over the past 2 years. 37 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 9-10, and 11th Berecz Memorial - Group B. Also played 3 rapid (including Csongrad-Csanad Varmegye Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including Wellness Chess Tour GP14 Blitz Szeged) recently. His peak of 2189 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2014).
Current rating
2053
Standard
Rpd2089·Blz2081
All-time high
2189
−136 pts below
Oct 2014 · age 34
Oct 2014 · age 34
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,420 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
51st Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2053
Jun 2026
8-month rising streak
+36 Elo
Jun 2026
2022
57th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2114
Mar 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Dec 2021
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Mar 2018
2016
55th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2168
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2047 → 2053
Tournaments
15
37 games
Score
23.5/ 3763.5%
19W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 2715 | +6.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 1861 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2705 | +6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 2100 | +2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 1974 | -2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | 2687 | +12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2767 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2016 | +0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2174 | +4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #89 | 1362 | -6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJeno Tornyai
🇭🇺HUN·1738
+9 −3 =1
13 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsLajos Abraham
🇭🇺HUN
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met May 2016
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vsMihaly CsikosCM
🇭🇺HUN·1909
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsPeter RestasFM
🇭🇺HUN·2048
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJanos Farkas
🇭🇺HUN
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2010
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#602
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#14,986
in continent
World
#20,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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