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Palagyi, Csaba
🇭🇺FIDE 755605· Male· Hungary· Born in 1972
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Csaba Palagyi, a 54-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1979 — just 12 short of his peak of 1991 (May 2025, age 53). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 43 months (2011–2015) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Super Group R 8-9 and 37th Rakosmenti Open.
Current rating
1979
Standard
Rpd1954·Blz—
All-time high
1991
−12 pts below
May 2025 · age 53
May 2025 · age 53
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,971
#30,971 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
72nd Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1991
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1991
at age 53 · −12 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1889 → 1988
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1875 → returned at 1872
Feb 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 45
Jun 2017
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1991 → 1979
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #120 | 1178 | -10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 1960 | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2135 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 1908 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#846
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#22,896
in continent
World
#30,970
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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