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Balo, Lajos
🇭🇺FIDE 775789· Male· Hungary· Born in 1964
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Lajos Balo, a 62-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1651. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 19-month break between Jun 2018 and Feb 2020. Recent appearance: BAZ County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 10. Also played 2 rapid events (including 24th Kovacs Aladar - Simon Jozsef Memorial - U1900) recently. His peak of 1682 was reached at age 51 (Feb 2015).
Current rating
1651
Standard
Rpd1629·Blz1780
All-time high
1682
−31 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 51
Feb 2015 · age 51
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#127,872
#127,872 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
100 career games
at age 62
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1450 → 1682
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 60
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1547 → returned at 1525
Jun 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1672 → 1651
Tournaments
5
5 games
Score
0/ 50.0%
0W0D5L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #85 | 1164 | -2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #73 | 1096 | -4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #80 | 1092 | -4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 936 | -8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #130 | 1329 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,533
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#87,808
in continent
World
#127,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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