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Balazs, Gabor
FM🇭🇺FIDE 731374· Male· Hungary· Born in 1991
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Gabor Balazs, a 35-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2352 and sitting in the top 2% of Hungarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 7 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent appearance: HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10. His peak of 2435 was reached at age 20 (Sep 2011); he also reached Hungarian #54 in Jan 2012.
Awarded FM in 2020 (age 29). At junior level, he reached World #65 in U20, World #69 in U16, World #73 in U14 and #8 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2352
Standard
Rpd2348·Blz—
All-time high
2435
−83 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 20
Sep 2011 · age 20
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#69 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
Career timeline
21 entries2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2390 → returned at 2387
Oct 2020
FM title awardedFM
at age 29
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
Nov 2018
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Mar 2015
2012
Peak Hungarian rank: #54
at age 21 · rated 2435
Jan 2012
2011
65th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2435
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2366 → 2352
Tournaments
10
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
0W11D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #91 | 2337 | -0.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #69 | 2250 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 2232 | -1.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2150 | -2.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2209 | -4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2327 | -0.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2348 | -0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 2316 | -0.7 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 2213 | -2.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2340 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndras VeszpremiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2260
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2014
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vsErvin TothIM
🇸🇰SVK·2369
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsPeter LizakIM
🇭🇺HUN·2394
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Aug 2012
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vsTamas Jr. FodorGM
🇭🇺HUN·2494
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsMiklos GalyasGM
🇭🇺HUN·2385
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#69
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#1,709
in continent
World
#2,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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