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ZI
Zelei, Imre
🇭🇺FIDE 745251· Male· Hungary· Born in 1986
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Imre Zelei, a 40-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1954 — just 28 short of his peak of 1982 (Feb 2025, age 39). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 7 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6, Wellness Chess Tour GP16 Tiszaujvaros, and Szabolcs Szatmar Bereg County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 2. Also played 1 blitz event (including 24 Hours Blitz Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 73 months (2010–2016) and 14 months (2016–2018).
Current rating
1954
Standard
Rpd1960·Blz1824
All-time high
1982
−28 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 39
Feb 2025 · age 39
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,852
#35,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1982
at age 39 · −28 from today
Feb 2025
2024
79th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1977
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1851 → 1974
Aug 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 36
Jun 2022
2016
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1866 → returned at 1881
Dec 2016
2010
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 1870 → returned at 1880
Sep 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1946 → 1954
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
7W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 1973 | +0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 1900 | -1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #73 | 1239 | -7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2648 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2060 | +23.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2604 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #30 | 1000 | -13.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #69 | 1288 | -6.2 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#974
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#26,489
in continent
World
#35,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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