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Kantor, Gergely
GM🇭🇺FIDE 751499· Male· Hungary· Born in 1999
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Gergely Kantor, a 27-year-old Hungarian Grandmaster, is rated 2537 and ranked 14th among Hungarian players, and 376th worldwide. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 94 rated games in the past year (≈93/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, and 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 2 blitz events (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2590 was reached at age 23 (Apr 2022); he also reached World #211 in Jun 2025 and spent 20 months in Hungarian top 10.
Awarded GM in 2019 (age 20), IM in 2014 (age 15), and FM in 2012 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #24 in U20, World #16 in U18, World #25 in U16, World #5 in U14, World #2 in U12 and World #49 in U10.
Current rating
2537
Standard
Rpd2525·Blz2506
All-time high
2590
−53 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 23
Apr 2022 · age 23
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
94 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · Hungarian players · of 3,279
20 months in National top 10 (2022–2025)
20 months in National top 10 (2022–2025)
Career timeline
24 entries2025
20 months in national top 10
since Jan 2022
Dec 2025
Peak World rank: #211
at age 26 · rated 2584
Jun 2025
2022
Peak Hungarian rank: #8
at age 23 · rated 2590
Apr 2022
All-time peak 2590
at age 23 · −53 from today
Apr 2022
2019
GM title awardedGM
at age 20 · 3rd quarter PB 2019
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 20
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
2584 → 2537
Tournaments
13
88 games
Score
52.5/ 8859.7%
38W29D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #212 | 2468 | -10.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 3187 | +3.3 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2639 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2637 | +15.7 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #41 | 2363 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #35 | 2234 | -27.1 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | R64 | 2721 | +9.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #21 | 2417 | -5.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2279 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/7 | #43 | 2375 | -16.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdam KozakGM
🇭🇺HUN·2525
+9 −3 =9
21 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsBence KorpaGM
🇭🇺HUN·2520
+4 −5 =10
19 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsGergely AczelGM
🇭🇺HUN·2442
+2 −1 =13
16 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsEmil SzalancziIM
🇭🇺HUN·1831
+8 −3 =4
15 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsBalazs CsonkaIM
🇭🇺HUN·2459
+0 −2 =12
14 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Hungary
#14
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#218
in continent
World
#376
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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