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Szabo, Balazs

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FIDEFIDE 736201· Male· Hungary· Born in 1972

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Balazs Szabo, a 54-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1961. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9 and Veszprem County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 5-6. His peak of 2002 was reached at age 41 (May 2013).

Current rating

1961

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2002

−41 pts below
May 2013 · age 41

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#34,439

#34,439 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
74th Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1978
Mar 2026
2022
95th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1939
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1928 → returned at 1931
Apr 2020
100 career games
at age 48
Feb 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1919 → 1972
Jun 2018
2013
Crossed 2000
at age 41
May 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kalman RovidFM 2,125
HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1 · Sep 2025 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
+6
1955 → 1961
Tournaments
10
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
5W4D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#622036+1.6
HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#441868-3.0
Veszprem County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 5-6
Team
Mar 20260/1#68938-16.0
Veszprem County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 4
Team
Feb 20261/1#132541+4.2
HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7
Team
Feb 20261/2#252014+2.4
Worst Elo result: Veszprem County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 5-6 (-16.0 Elo, finished #68).

Rankings

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Hungary
#957
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#25,455
in continent
World
#34,439
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Hungary
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3
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2,630
4
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2,608
5
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2,593
6
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2,585
7
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2,579
8
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2,565
9
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2,562
10
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2,557
...
957🇭🇺Szabo, Balazs1,961
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
25455🇭🇺Szabo, Balazs1,961
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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34439🇭🇺Szabo, Balazs1,961