dr. Balog, Imre

Imre Dr. Balog, a 35-year-old Hungarian Grandmaster, is rated 2585 and ranked 6th among Hungarian players, and 204th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2585 and 2627 over the past 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈42/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 3 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Rapid Tournament 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025) 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.