Scouting report: Csaba Balogh (GM, HUN)

1,335 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,272 classical, 56 rapid, 8 blitz): 36% wins, 47% draws, 16% losses. FIDE rating 2544 standard, 2592 rapid, 2640 blitz. 132 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Csaba Balogh

GM

Hungaryborn 1987FIDE ID 718939

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2520
2560
2600
2640
2680
2558 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2640
2592
2544
2672peak, May 2012
1,335games
487wins, 36%
631draws, 47%
216losses, 16%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.7% average
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (64% in 664 games)

Play against Balogh's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,335 games

Openings

1,335 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
French: Winawer1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♝b4only 9 games, last played 12 years ago55.6%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 ♝g718 games, last played 3 years ago77.8%wins
Sicilian: Dragon1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 g615 games, last played 14 years ago66.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 132 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.7%
Middlegame
94.4%
Endgame
95.6%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
25%
20 err
20%
16 err
19%
15 err
12%
10 err
12%
10 err
11%
9 err
Critical moment
Move 79 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
20%
36-45
80%
46+
80% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
4
4
Few
Many
b6
4
g3
4
b4
3
d2
3
d4
3
b6/g3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#22
♛d3?? vs Vincent
Middlegame · Rapid · 2025
#63
♚g6?? vs Hujbert
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#25
f3?? vs Papp
Middlegame · Rapid · 2023
#44
♚f5?? vs Marakovits
Endgame · OTB · 2021
#100
♞c5?? vs Csonka
Endgame · Rapid · 2021
#40
♛b7?? vs Suta
Middlegame · OTB · 2020

Recent games

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1–0
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0–1
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½–½
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1–0
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FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 14 Jun 2025

1–0
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FIDE World Rapid Team · 13 Jun 2025

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,335 games in scope
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668 games42%W44%D14%L
Move
1. e4
6651y
42%44%14
64%
1. d4
2—
50%50%
25%
1. ♞f3
112y
100%
50%

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