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Palotas, Karoly

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FIDEFIDE 742147· Male· Hungary· Born in 1957

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Karoly Palotas, a 69-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1792. He has slipped back 77 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 7, Somogy Cup 2026, and HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2024-25 R 9. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 82 months (2016–2023). His peak of 1922 was reached at age 54 (Jul 2011).

Current rating

1792

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1922

−130 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 54

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#78,841

#78,841 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1784 → 1878
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2023
2016
Inactive for 82 months
paused at 1792 → returned at 1803
Apr 2016
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Jan 2015
2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 57
Apr 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Emod Jankovics 1,825
Somogy Cup 2026 · Feb 2026 · +0.8 Elo
Evolution
-49
1841 → 1792
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
2/ 1020.0%
0W4D6L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsEmod Jankovics1,825·Somogy Cup 2026·R7·+0.8
2.[D]vsLajos Szappanos1,807·Somogy Cup 2026·R6·+0.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#771229-4.8
Somogy Cup 2026
Team
Feb 20261.5/6#271636-30.0
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#651090-8.6
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#591212-5.4
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2024-25 R 9
Team
May 20250.5/1#561702-4.4
Worst Elo result: Somogy Cup 2026 (-30.0 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

/
Hungary
#1,859
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#56,959
in continent
World
#78,841
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Hungary
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2
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2,676
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
...
1859🇭🇺Palotas, Karoly1,792
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
...
56959🇭🇺Palotas, Karoly1,792
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
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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78841🇭🇺Palotas, Karoly1,792