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Szemelyi, Balazs
🇭🇺FIDE 769231· Male· Hungary· Born in 2003
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Balazs Szemelyi, a 23-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1904 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 34-month break between Dec 2018 and Nov 2021 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: HUN Team Ch. Erkel Ferenc Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8 and Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Super Group R 3-4.
At junior level, he reached #64, #76, #53, #54, #39 and #34 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1904
at best
Apr 2026 · age 23
Apr 2026 · age 23
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,148
#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1904
at age 23
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1752 → 1887
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
2023
64th Hungarian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1762
Dec 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
100 career games
at age 19
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1888 → 1904
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 1956 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2828 | +13.8 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,195
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#34,738
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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