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Aczel, Gergely
GM🇭🇺FIDE 727709· Male· Hungary· Born in 1991
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Gergely Aczel, a 35-year-old Hungarian Grandmaster, is rated 2442 and ranked 30th among Hungarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2417 and 2498 over the past 2 years. 189 rated games in the past year (≈86/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include First Saturday 2026 April - GM, HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, and HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8. Also played 1 rapid (including 7th Nagykata Cup) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 CTCA International Chess Open-Blitz) recently. His peak of 2573 was reached at age 26 (Nov 2017, World #331 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 27) and IM in 2013 (age 22). At junior level, he reached World #39 in U20, World #66 in U18, World #86 in U12 and #8 and #6 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2442
Standard
Rpd2470·Blz2394
All-time high
2573
−131 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 26
Nov 2017 · age 26
Activity
174
games / yr avg. · ≈15/mo
189 past 12 mo · ≈16/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#30
#30 · Hungarian players · of 3,279
Career timeline
20 entries2022
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Nov 2022
2019
1,000 career games
at age 28
Jul 2019
2018
GM title awardedGM
at age 27 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2018
Apr 2018
2017
Peak Hungarian rank: #14
at age 26 · rated 2573
Nov 2017
Peak World rank: #331
at age 26 · rated 2573
Nov 2017
All-time peak 2573
at age 26 · −131 from today
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2446 → 2442
Tournaments
32
172 games
Score
94/ 17254.7%
57W90D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6/10 | #1 | 2438 | +0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 3137 | +3.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #69 | 2357 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #76 | 1785 | -2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #71 | 3051 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #44 | 3109 | +3.5 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 2373 | -6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2852 | +20.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | 3053 | +2.5 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2431 | -1.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGabor NagyGM
🇭🇺HUN·2429
+7 −2 =16
25 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsDavid BerczesGM
🇭🇺HUN·2377
+0 −1 =19
20 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMiklos GalyasGM
🇭🇺HUN·2382
+3 −3 =12
18 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsZoltan VargaGM
🇭🇺HUN·2314
+4 −1 =12
17 games·last met May 2023
View head-to-head →
vsGergely KantorGM
🇭🇺HUN·2537
+1 −2 =13
16 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Hungary
#30
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#680
in continent
World
#1,110
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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