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Balog, Imre
🇭🇺FIDE 731048· Male· Hungary· Born in 1965
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Imre Balog, a 61-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1835. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 16 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Wolf Gyorgy Memorial U2000, and Berekfurdo Autumn - Group B. Also played 1 rapid event (including 6th Szentmiklos Cup) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2007), 13 months (2011–2012) and 27 months (2013–2015). His peak of 2057 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
1835
Standard
Rpd1917·Blz—
All-time high
2057
−222 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 40
Jan 2005 · age 40
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,713
#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1781 → 1872
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
May 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Oct 2022
87th Hungarian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1862
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1831 → 1835
Tournaments
9
27 games
Score
16/ 2759.3%
12W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 1849 | +4.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #80 | 1817 | -0.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2664 | +10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #109 | 958 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #15 | 1777 | -7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | 2438 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #64 | 2539 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #21 | 1783 | -7.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #81 | 1967 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFerenc Dr. Gosztolya
🇭🇺HUN·1923
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsZoltan Kunos
🇭🇺HUN·2009
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsSandor Kakuk
🇭🇺HUN·1998
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsIstvan HajduCM
🇭🇺HUN·1745
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsZoltan Keresztes
🇭🇺HUN·1907
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,585
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#47,945
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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