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dr. Balog, Imre
GM🇭🇺FIDE 728446· Male· Hungary· Born in 1991
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Imre Dr. Balog, a 35-year-old Hungarian Grandmaster, is rated 2575 and ranked 7th among Hungarian players, and 224th worldwide. He has held steady between 2575 and 2600 for 6 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial Partial R 5, and Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) and 2 blitz events (including Hungarian Blitz Open) recently. His peak of 2627 was reached at age 33 (Jun 2024); he also reached World #117 in Oct 2024 and spent 26 months in Hungarian top 5.
Previously known as Imre Balog (until May 2026). Awarded GM in 2011 (age 20), IM in 2008 (age 17), and FM in 2007 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #14 in U20, World #17 in U18, World #26 in U16, World #81 in U14 and World #67 in U12.
Current rating
2575
Standard
Rpd2603·Blz2591
All-time high
2627
−52 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 33
Jun 2024 · age 33
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
26 months in National top 5 (2023–2025)
26 months in National top 5 (2023–2025)
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Renamed to dr. Balog, Imre
at age 35
May 2026
2025
26 months in national top 5
longest streak 13 months · since Apr 2023
Dec 2025
2024
Peak World rank: #117
at age 33 · rated 2626
Oct 2024
Peak Hungarian rank: #3
at age 33 · rated 2627
Jun 2024
All-time peak 2627
at age 33 · −42 from today
Jun 2024
2023
Crossed 2600
at age 32
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
2609 → 2575
Tournaments
9
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
3W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGellert KaracsonyiIM2,411·Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1·R1·-7.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/3 | #94 | 2317 | -10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1627 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 3141 | +1.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2435 | -2.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #13 | 2560 | -1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2282 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2395 | -2.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #82 | 1611 | -7.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2549 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTamas BanuszGM
🇭🇺HUN·2598
+2 −5 =8
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsOliver MihokGM
🇭🇺HUN·2499
+9 −3 =3
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAttila CzebeGM
🇭🇺HUN·2328
+6 −1 =7
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNhat Minh ToIM
🇭🇺HUN·2299
+7 −1 =6
14 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsPeter ProhaszkaGM
🇭🇺HUN·2556
+8 −1 =4
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Hungary
#7
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#122
in continent
World
#224
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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