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Chessmetrics Player Profile: Gedeon Barcza
   Born:    1911-Aug
   Died:    1986-Feb
   Best World Rank:    #16 (on the December 1951 rating list)
   Highest Rating:    2683 on the December 1951 rating list, #16 in world, age 40y4m
   Best Individual Performance:    2710 in Leningrad, 1967, scoring 10.5/16 (66%) vs 2616-rated opposition
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    Event Name  Rating   Performance   Overall Results   Actual Results vs Rated Opponents   +/- Predicted 
    Budapest, 1936  not rated on January 1936 list   2572   +1 (8/15, 53%)   +2 (7/12, 58%) vs 2519-rated opposition   N/A 
    Munich ol (Men), 1936  2490 (#106 on August 1936 list)   -   +2 (4/6, 67%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Budapest, 1937  2487 (#101 on January 1937 list)   2458   -2 (3/8, 38%)   = (3/6, 50%) vs 2450-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Budapest, 1940  not rated on January 1940 list   [2553]   +1 (3/5, 60%)   -1 (1/3, 33%) vs 2661-rated opposition   N/A 
    Munich, 1942  not rated on September 1942 list   2579   = (5.5/11, 50%)   -1 (4.5/10, 45%) vs 2617-rated opposition   N/A 
    Gyor, 1946  not rated on January 1946 list   -   +6 (7.5/9, 83%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    HUN-ch Budapest, 1946  not rated on January 1946 list   -   +1 (6/11, 55%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    HUN-ch Budapest, 1947  not rated on January 1947 list   [2663]   +8 (8.5/9, 94%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2726-rated opposition   N/A 
    Balkaniad tt Sofia, 1947  not rated on November 1947 list   [2584]   +2 (2.5/3, 83%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2591-rated opposition   N/A 
    Budapest, 1948  not rated on January 1948 list   2617   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +1 (5/9, 56%) vs 2604-rated opposition   N/A 
    Karlovy Vary, 1948  not rated on January 1948 list   2604   +6 (12.5/19, 66%)   +2 (7/12, 58%) vs 2557-rated opposition   N/A 
    Venice, 1948  not rated on January 1948 list   2640   +6 (9.5/13, 73%)   +2 (4/6, 67%) vs 2602-rated opposition   N/A 
    Budapest-Moscow, 1949  2651 (#19 on January 1949 list)   2596   -4 (6/16, 38%)   -4 (6/16, 38%) vs 2676-rated opposition   -1.5 
    HUN-NED Budapest, 1949  2651 (#19 on January 1949 list)   [2554]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2546-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Venice, 1949  2651 (#19 on January 1949 list)   2576   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +1 (6/11, 55%) vs 2551-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Szczawno Zdroj (Przepiorka Memorial), 1950  2636 (#33 on June 1950 list)   2669   +8 (13.5/19, 71%)   +3 (7.5/12, 63%) vs 2607-rated opposition   +1.1 
    Budapest (HUN Championship), 1950  2660 (#22 on September 1950 list)   2536   +8 (13.5/19, 71%)   = (4.5/9, 50%) vs 2538-rated opposition   -1.3 
    Marianske Lazne (Zonal), 1951  2660 (#21 on January 1951 list)   2591   +5 (10.5/16, 66%)   +2 (7/12, 58%) vs 2542-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Budapest (HUN Championship), 1951  2655 (#28 on November 1951 list)   2677   +14 (17.5/21, 83%)   +6 (8.5/11, 77%) vs 2531-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Budapest, 1952  2682 (#17 on January 1952 list)   2613   -1 (8/17, 47%)   -1 (8/17, 47%) vs 2629-rated opposition   -1.6 
    Saltsjobaden (Interzonal), 1952  2682 (#17 on January 1952 list)   2595   -4 (8/20, 40%)   -3 (7.5/18, 42%) vs 2645-rated opposition   -2.3 
    Helsinki ol (Men), 1952  2651 (#28 on August 1952 list)   2545   -1 (6.5/14, 46%)   -1 (6.5/14, 46%) vs 2560-rated opposition   -2.0 
    Budapest (HUN Championship), 1952  2628 (#34 on November 1952 list)   2638   +8 (12.5/17, 74%)   +5 (8/11, 73%) vs 2512-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Bucharest, 1953  2634 (#30 on January 1953 list)   2671   +4 (11.5/19, 61%)   +4 (10/16, 63%) vs 2592-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Budapest (HUN Championship), 1953  2633 (#30 on November 1953 list)   2615   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2504-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Belgrade, 1954  2633 (#31 on January 1954 list)   2626   +2 (10.5/19, 55%)   +1 (9.5/18, 53%) vs 2602-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Budapest tt, 1954  2633 (#31 on January 1954 list)   [2549]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2533-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Prague (Zonal), 1954  2633 (#31 on January 1954 list)   2527   +2 (10.5/19, 55%)   -2 (5.5/13, 42%) vs 2566-rated opposition   -2.0 
    Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-A, 1954  2617 (#46 on September 1954 list)   2659   +5 (8/11, 73%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2558-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Amsterdam ol (Men) pre-IV, 1954  2617 (#46 on September 1954 list)   [2606]   +4 (4.5/5, 90%)   +3 (3.5/4, 88%) vs 2502-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Budapest (HUN Championship), 1954  2644 (#31 on November 1954 list)   2663   +8 (12.5/17, 74%)   +5 (8/11, 73%) vs 2543-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Barcza-Malmgren Radio Match (SWE-HUN), 1955  2646 (#32 on January 1955 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Zagreb, 1955  2646 (#32 on January 1955 list)   2572   -2 (8.5/19, 45%)   -3 (7.5/18, 42%) vs 2618-rated opposition   -2.1 
    Prague, 1955  2646 (#32 on January 1955 list)   2533   +1 (3/5, 60%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2506-rated opposition   -0.3 
    HUN-URS Budapest, 1955  2643 (#33 on May 1955 list)   2628   -1 (3/7, 43%)   -1 (3/7, 43%) vs 2701-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Budapest (HUN Championship), 1955  2637 (#32 on December 1955 list)   2654   +9 (14/19, 74%)   +6 (10.5/15, 70%) vs 2526-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Budapest, 1956  2645 (#28 on January 1956 list)   2555   +5 (8.5/12, 71%)   +1 (4.5/8, 56%) vs 2529-rated opposition   -0.6 
    POL-HUN Warsaw, 1956  2645 (#28 on January 1956 list)   [2576]   +2 (2/2, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2508-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Moscow ol (Men) fin-A, 1956  2655 (#25 on September 1956 list)   2623   +2 (6/10, 60%)   +2 (6/10, 60%) vs 2579-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Moscow ol (Men) prel, 1956  2655 (#25 on September 1956 list)   [2588]   +5 (5.5/6, 92%)   +2 (2.5/3, 83%) vs 2528-rated opposition   +0.6 
    EST-HUN Tallinn, 1957  2662 (#24 on January 1957 list)   [2753]   +2 (2/2, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2774-rated opposition   +1.3 
    San Benedetto, 1957  2662 (#24 on January 1957 list)   [2537]   +8 (9.5/11, 86%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2513-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Sofia (Zonal), 1957  2662 (#24 on January 1957 list)   2494   -2 (5.5/13, 42%)   -2 (4/10, 40%) vs 2545-rated opposition   -2.4 
    URS-HUN m Leningrad, 1957  2662 (#24 on January 1957 list)   [2565]   -1 (0.5/2, 25%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2704-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Budapest (HUN Championship), 1957  2656 (#24 on March 1957 list)   2663   +7 (10/13, 77%)   +5 (7.5/10, 75%) vs 2536-rated opposition   +1.1 
    HUN-JUG m Budapest, 1957  2662 (#25 on October 1957 list)   [2556]   -1 (0.5/2, 25%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2691-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Balatonfured (Asztalos Memorial), 1958  2652 (#29 on January 1958 list)   2523   +1 (6/11, 55%)   -1 (4/9, 44%) vs 2555-rated opposition   -1.5 
    Munich ol (Men) fin-B, 1958  2638 (#31 on September 1958 list)   2617   +4 (6/8, 75%)   +3 (5/7, 71%) vs 2532-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Munich ol (Men) prel, 1958  2638 (#31 on September 1958 list)   2507   = (3.5/7, 50%)   = (2.5/5, 50%) vs 2519-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Budapest (HUN Championship), 1958  2630 (#40 on November 1958 list)   2610   +6 (15.5/25, 62%)   +2 (11/20, 55%) vs 2564-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Budapest-Leningrad m, 1959  2642 (#33 on January 1959 list)   [2613]   -1 (1.5/4, 38%)   -1 (1.5/4, 38%) vs 2724-rated opposition   -0.1 
    JUG-HUN Belgrade, 1959  2642 (#33 on January 1959 list)   [2551]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2612-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Zurich, 1959  2630 (#37 on May 1959 list)   2650   +2 (8.5/15, 57%)   +2 (8.5/15, 57%) vs 2611-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Budapest (HUN Championship), 1959  2639 (#34 on November 1959 list)   2650   +9 (17.5/26, 67%)   +4 (11.5/19, 61%) vs 2573-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Budapest zt, 1960  2649 (#33 on January 1960 list)   2622   +6 (10.5/15, 70%)   +4 (8.5/13, 65%) vs 2528-rated opposition   +0.2 
    HUN-JUG Budapest, 1960  2649 (#33 on January 1960 list)   [2584]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2661-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Leipzig ol (Men) fin-A, 1960  2654 (#25 on October 1960 list)   2537   +1 (5.5/10, 55%)   = (4.5/9, 50%) vs 2539-rated opposition   -1.2 
    Leipzig ol (Men) qual-C, 1960  2654 (#25 on October 1960 list)   [2489]   +5 (5.5/6, 92%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2449-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Baden Vienna, 1961  2643 (#28 on January 1961 list)   2584   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +1 (5/9, 56%) vs 2564-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Debrecen, 1961  2643 (#28 on January 1961 list)   2515   = (6.5/13, 50%)   +1 (5.5/10, 55%) vs 2478-rated opposition   -1.4 
    Budapest (Maroczy Memorial), 1961  2643 (#28 on January 1961 list)   2623   +1 (8/15, 53%)   +1 (8/15, 53%) vs 2602-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Budapest (HUN Championship), 1961  2642 (#30 on February 1961 list)   2530   -1 (8/17, 47%)   = (6/12, 50%) vs 2522-rated opposition   -1.7 
    Budapest-Leningrad m, 1961  2614 (#45 on April 1961 list)   [2526]   = (2/4, 50%)   = (2/4, 50%) vs 2551-rated opposition   -0.3 
    EU-chT (Men) Oberhausen, 1961  2605 (#49 on June 1961 list)   2603   +1 (5.5/10, 55%)   = (4/8, 50%) vs 2625-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Leningrad-Budapest m, 1962  2589 (#55 on January 1962 list)   [2569]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2562-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Moscow, 1962  2589 (#55 on January 1962 list)   2631   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +2 (7.5/13, 58%) vs 2589-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Stockholm (Interzonal), 1962  2589 (#55 on January 1962 list)   2645   = (11/22, 50%)   +1 (10.5/20, 53%) vs 2622-rated opposition   +1.3 
    Berlin East (Lasker Memorial), 1962  2596 (#50 on July 1962 list)   2458   -4 (5.5/15, 37%)   -4 (5.5/15, 37%) vs 2523-rated opposition   -3.3 
    Varna ol (Men), 1962  2576 (#61 on September 1962 list)   2563   +4 (8.5/13, 65%)   +1 (5.5/10, 55%) vs 2537-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Budapest-Warsaw m, 1962  2580 (#66 on December 1962 list)   [2518]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2488-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Reggio Emilia 6364, 1963  2581 (#66 on January 1963 list)   2450   +6 (8.5/11, 77%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2396-rated opposition   -0.6 
    HUN-RSFSR Budapest, 1963  2580 (#69 on April 1963 list)   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1963  2577 (#70 on August 1963 list)   2700   +10 (15.5/21, 74%)   +8 (13.5/19, 71%) vs 2555-rated opposition   +3.5 
    Sochi (Chigorin Memorial), 1964  2601 (#58 on January 1964 list)   2546   = (7.5/15, 50%)   -2 (5/12, 42%) vs 2595-rated opposition   -1.1 
    HUN-JUG Budapest, 1964  2601 (#58 on January 1964 list)   [2506]   -1 (0.5/2, 25%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2616-rated opposition   -0.5 
    IBM Amsterdam, 1964  2601 (#58 on January 1964 list)   2428   -2 (3.5/9, 39%)   -3 (2.5/8, 31%) vs 2513-rated opposition   -2.3 
    RSFSR-HUN Ordzhonikidze, 1964  2593 (#65 on April 1964 list)   [2653]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2673-rated opposition   +0.9 
    EU-chT sf Sinaia, 1964  2586 (#64 on August 1964 list)   2562   +1 (3/5, 60%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2545-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Copenhagen, 1965  2580 (#77 on January 1965 list)   2580   +2 (8.5/15, 57%)   +1 (7/13, 54%) vs 2554-rated opposition   +0.1 
    EU-chT (Men) Hamburg, 1965  2580 (#77 on January 1965 list)   2636   +4 (7/10, 70%)   +4 (7/10, 70%) vs 2535-rated opposition   +1.5 
    Leipzig, 1965  2600 (#61 on November 1965 list)   2497   -2 (6.5/15, 43%)   -3 (5.5/14, 39%) vs 2551-rated opposition   -2.3 
    Belgrade, 1966  2583 (#79 on January 1966 list)   [2496]   = (1.5/3, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2529-rated opposition   -0.1 
    HUN-ch, 1966  2583 (#79 on January 1966 list)   2633   +8 (13/18, 72%)   +8 (12.5/17, 74%) vs 2470-rated opposition   +1.7 
    JUG-HUN Vrnjacka Banja, 1966  2583 (#79 on January 1966 list)   [2573]   +1 (1/1, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2584-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Kecskemet (Toth Memorial), 1966  2588 (#70 on May 1966 list)   2548   -2 (3.5/9, 39%)   -2 (3.5/9, 39%) vs 2618-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Sochi (Chigorin Memorial), 1966  2583 (#75 on June 1966 list)   2516   -5 (5/15, 33%)   -5 (4/13, 31%) vs 2629-rated opposition   -1.8 
    Asztalos mem Salgotarjan, 1967  2578 (#81 on January 1967 list)   2590   +2 (8.5/15, 57%)   +2 (8/14, 57%) vs 2541-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1967  2578 (#81 on January 1967 list)   2574   = (9.5/19, 50%)   -1 (8.5/18, 47%) vs 2582-rated opposition   -0.4 
    HUN-ch Budapest, 1967  2578 (#81 on January 1967 list)   2558   +6 (12/18, 67%)   +2 (8/14, 57%) vs 2504-rated opposition   -0.2 
    HUN-RSFSR Budapest, 1967  2578 (#81 on January 1967 list)   [2604]   = (2/4, 50%)   = (2/4, 50%) vs 2658-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Leningrad, 1967  2578 (#81 on January 1967 list)   2710   +5 (10.5/16, 66%)   +5 (10.5/16, 66%) vs 2616-rated opposition   +3.2 
    EU-chT preliminary Veseli nad Moravou, 1967  2595 (#64 on November 1967 list)   2527   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2497-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Hungary (HUN Championship), 1968  2598 (#67 on January 1968 list)   2536   +1 (11/21, 52%)   = (9.5/19, 50%) vs 2518-rated opposition   -1.8 
    HUN-JUG Pecs, 1968  2598 (#67 on January 1968 list)   [2612]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2633-rated opposition   +0.6 
    HUN-URS URS, 1968  2598 (#67 on January 1968 list)   [2553]   = (3/6, 50%)   = (2/4, 50%) vs 2589-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Kecskemet (Toth Memorial), 1968  2595 (#67 on May 1968 list)   2574   +1 (8/15, 53%)   +1 (8/15, 53%) vs 2545-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Lugano ol (Men), 1968  2588 (#65 on October 1968 list)   2578   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +2 (6/10, 60%) vs 2525-rated opposition   +0.3 
    HUN-ch Budapest, 1969  2587 (#75 on January 1969 list)   2565   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +3 (9/15, 60%) vs 2490-rated opposition   -0.2 
    HUN-URS URS, 1969  2587 (#75 on January 1969 list)   [2612]   = (2/4, 50%)   = (2/4, 50%) vs 2669-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Tallinn, 1969  2587 (#75 on January 1969 list)   2607   = (6.5/13, 50%)   = (5/10, 50%) vs 2621-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Ljubljana (Vidmar Memorial), 1969  2587 (#75 on January 1969 list)   2562   -1 (7/15, 47%)   -1 (6.5/14, 46%) vs 2579-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Vrsac, 1969  2587 (#75 on January 1969 list)   2555   +2 (8.5/15, 57%)   = (6.5/13, 50%) vs 2549-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Caracas, 1970  2591 (#74 on January 1970 list)   2568   +2 (9.5/17, 56%)   = (7.5/15, 50%) vs 2560-rated opposition   -0.5 
    EU-chT (Men) Kapfenberg, 1970  2590 (#71 on May 1970 list)   2451   -1 (2.5/6, 42%)   -2 (1.5/5, 30%) vs 2538-rated opposition   -1.3 
    Tallinn, 1971  2586 (#89 on February 1971 list)   2601   +1 (8/15, 53%)   = (6/12, 50%) vs 2606-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Birseck, 1971  2587 (#89 on October 1971 list)   2625   +7 (10/13, 77%)   +5 (7/9, 78%) vs 2484-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Timisoara, 1972  2596 (#72 on January 1972 list)   [2454]   -1 (1/3, 33%)   -1 (1/3, 33%) vs 2519-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Zagreb, 1972  2596 (#72 on January 1972 list)   2471   -6 (3.5/13, 27%)   -6 (3.5/13, 27%) vs 2600-rated opposition   -2.9 
    HUN-URS Budapest, 1972  2579 (#102 on May 1972 list)   [2562]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2735-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Hastings, 1972  2523 (#202 on December 1972 list)   2571   -1 (7/15, 47%)   -1 (7/15, 47%) vs 2586-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Zagreb, 1973  2529 (#184 on January 1973 list)   [2481]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2605-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Brno (CSR Championship), 1975  2498 (#268 on January 1975 list)   2514   -3 (6/15, 40%)   -3 (6/15, 40%) vs 2565-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Primat 5th Decin, 1975  2492 (#285 on June 1975 list)   2508   +1 (8/15, 53%)   -1 (5/11, 45%) vs 2526-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Decin, 1977  2529 (#210 on July 1977 list)   2474   -1 (7/15, 47%)   -1 (5/11, 45%) vs 2485-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Mar del Plata op, 1991  not rated on January 1991 list   -   -1 (0/1, 0%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A