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Nadj Hedjesi, Balind
IM🇷🇸FIDE 934003· Male· Serbia· Born in 1985
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Balind Nadj Hedjesi, a 41-year-old Serbian International Master, is rated 2242 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, GM Mix 11 Fantastico 3-8. jan 2026 SENTA, and Wellness Chess Tour GP14 Szeged. Also played 4 rapid (including R: Lovrincevo 2025. - 12th International Rapid Tournament) and 5 blitz events (including Memorijalni brzopotezni turnir "Moma Vucicevic 2025") recently. His peak of 2463 was reached at age 24 (Jul 2009, Serbian #42 at the time).
Competes for Serbia since Jan 2007. Awarded IM in 2011 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #3, #7 and #4 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2242
Standard
Rpd2338·Blz2331
All-time high
2463
−221 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 24
Jul 2009 · age 24
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,144 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
19th Serbian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2241
May 2026
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Jul 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 35
Jan 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 34
Aug 2019
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Sep 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
2216 → 2242
Tournaments
12
30 games
Score
15/ 3050.0%
7W18D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 2311 | +1.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #83 | 2332 | +1.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2301 | +0.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2242 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #84 | 2358 | +3.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #39 | 2356 | +12.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #41 | 3137 | +6.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #75 | 2330 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #88 | 2273 | +0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #24 | 3123 | +6.6 |
Hot streak: 11 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsLjubomir Vranic
🇷🇸SRB·2152
+16 −4 =7
27 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsKristijan TancikFM
🇷🇸SRB·2183
+4 −2 =12
18 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsObrad SirotanovicFM
🇷🇸SRB
+15 −0 =2
17 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsMilomir TovilovicFM
🇷🇸SRB·2306
+8 −2 =6
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAttila N Nagy
🇷🇸SRB·2167
+11 −1 =4
16 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
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Serbia
#161
out of 4,274 players
Europe
#4,198
in continent
World
#6,144
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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