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Benedek, Istvan
CM🇭🇺FIDE 1230263· Male· Hungary· Born in 2000
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Istvan Benedek, a 26-year-old Hungarian Candidate Master, is rated 2192 — just 30 short of his peak of 2222 (Nov 2025, age 25) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2168 and 2222 over the past 2 years. 41 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.
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
2192
Standard
Rpd2045·Blz2089
All-time high
2222
−30 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 25
Nov 2025 · age 25
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,624 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
77th Hungarian 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2222
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2222
at age 25 · −30 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
2214 → 2192
Tournaments
15
46 games
Score
31/ 4667.4%
27W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2165 | +1.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2881 | +7.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2998 | +10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #127 | 1357 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2136 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #66 | 2108 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2248 | +12.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #167 | 1351 | -23.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #72 | 2140 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #139 | 1426 | -9.8 |
Worst Elo result: HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7 (-23.2 Elo, finished #167).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRazvan-Lucian Comsa
🇷🇴ROU·1900
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2015
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vsMarian-Catalin Sandu
🇷🇴ROU·2136
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2015
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vsMihai Dobre
🇷🇴ROU·1960
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2014
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vsZalan UdvardiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2298
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsAdrienn Varga
🇷🇴ROU·1851
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2016
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#259
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#6,065
in continent
World
#8,624
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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