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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 1786. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 7 and Somogy Cup 2026. 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

1786

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1922

−136 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 54

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#80,760

#80,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Emod Jankovics 1,825
Somogy Cup 2026 · Feb 2026 · +0.8 Elo
Evolution
-55
1841 → 1786
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
1.5/ 1015.0%
0W3D7L
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 9
Team
May 20260/1#701122-6.4
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
Worst Elo result: Somogy Cup 2026 (-30.0 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

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Hungary
#1,851
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#58,260
in continent
World
#80,758
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Hungary
1
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2,729
2
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2,676
3
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2,635
4
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2,601
5
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2,598
6
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2,577
7
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2,575
8
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2,561
9
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2,556
9
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2,556
...
1851🇭🇺Palotas, Karoly1,786
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
58260🇭🇺Palotas, Karoly1,786
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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80758🇭🇺Palotas, Karoly1,786