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Varga, Alexander
🇸🇰FIDE 14909103· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1949
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Alexander Varga, a 77-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1689. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tatrafest 2026 - MSR seniorov 65, 4. liga B1 2025 2026 R11, and 3. liga B1 2025 2026 R11. Also played 1 rapid event (including VII. Klucovec cup Bez hranic - VII. Kulcsod kupa Hatartalanul) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2008–2010) and 12 months (2013–2014). His peak of 1986 was reached at age 56 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
1689
Standard
Rpd1722·Blz—
All-time high
1986
−297 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 56
Jul 2005 · age 56
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#113,956
#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
41st Slovak 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1743
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1681 → 1791
Mar 2024
2022
56th Slovak 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1708
May 2022
2015
100 career games
at age 66
Apr 2015
71st Slovak 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1779
Feb 2015
2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1814 → returned at 1783
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-54
1743 → 1689
Tournaments
16
29 games
Score
9.5/ 2932.8%
6W7D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #94 | 1883 | -16.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | 1235 | -2.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #94 | 803 | -13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #60 | 1665 | -3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #59 | 1572 | -13.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2043 | +16.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #76 | 1646 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #39 | 2575 | +11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #93 | 1039 | -14.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #79 | 1245 | -2.6 |
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#1,991
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#79,599
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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