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Zelei, Imre

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FIDEFIDE 745251· Male· Hungary· Born in 1986

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Imre Zelei, a 40-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1953 — just 29 short of his peak of 1982 (Feb 2025, age 39). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 6 months. 23 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

1953

Standard

Rpd1960·Blz1824

All-time high

1982

−29 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 39

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#36,050

#36,050 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1982
at age 39 · −29 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Wellness Chess Tour GP16 Tiszaujvaros
perf 2060 (+98) · 5.5/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Peter Sarok 2,106
Wellness Chess Tour GP16 Tiszaujvaros · Nov 2025 · +13.9 Elo
Evolution
+7
1946 → 1953
Tournaments
9
21 games
Score
12.5/ 2159.5%
11W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#551900-1.6
HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#731239-7.0
HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#92648+7.8
Wellness Chess Tour GP16 Tiszaujvaros
Swiss
Nov 20255.5/7#12060+23.6
HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#192604+6.4

Rankings

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Hungary
#994
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#26,634
in continent
World
#36,050
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Hungary
1
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2
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3
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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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8
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2,565
9
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2,562
10
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2,557
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994🇭🇺Zelei, Imre1,953
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
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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
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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