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Benedek, Istvan

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FIDEFIDE 1230263· Male· Hungary· Born in 2000

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Istvan Benedek, a 26-year-old Hungarian Candidate Master, is rated 2185 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2168 and 2222 over the past 2 years. 40 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Wellness Chess Tour GP3 Pecs, and Wellness Chess Tour GP2 Harkany. He took a 16-month break between Mar 2015 and Aug 2016. His peak of 2222 was reached at age 25 (Nov 2025).

Competes for Hungary since Nov 2024. Awarded CM in 2024 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #24, #27, #37, #25 and #16 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2185

Standard

Rpd2045·Blz2089

All-time high

2222

−37 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 25

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#8,982 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
77th Hungarian 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2222
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2222
at age 25 · −37 from today
Nov 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 24
Nov 2024
Switched federation: ROU → HUN
at age 24
Nov 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 24
Oct 2024
2023
Crossed 2100
at age 23
Sep 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Wellness Chess Tour GP2 Harkany
perf 2248 (+52) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Peter HorvathGM 2,350
HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 2 · Oct 2025 · +3.5 Elo
Evolution
-29
2214 → 2185
Tournaments
13
38 games
Score
25/ 3865.8%
21W8D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsZoltan Juhasz2,008·Wellness Chess Tour GP15 Pecs·R7·-15.5
2.[L]vsAkos Albrecht2,050·Wellness Chess Tour GP11 Pecs·R6·-14.1
3.[L]vsZoltan Juhasz2,038·Wellness Chess Tour GP3 Pecs·R3·-14.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10
Team
Apr 20261/1#162998+10.4
HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9
Team
Mar 20260/1#1271357-11.0
Wellness Chess Tour GP3 Pecs
Swiss
Mar 20265/7#52136-7.2
HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#662108-2.4
Wellness Chess Tour GP2 Harkany
Open Swiss
Feb 20266/7#12248+12.4
Worst Elo result: HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7 (-23.2 Elo, finished #167).

Rankings

/
Hungary
#266
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#6,332
in continent
World
#8,982
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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2,562
10
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2,557
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266🇭🇺Benedek, Istvan2,185
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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6332🇭🇺Benedek, Istvan2,185
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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8982🇭🇺Benedek, Istvan2,185