Format
HZ
Herold, Zoltan
🇭🇺FIDE 17016630· Male· Hungary· Born in 1973
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Zoltan Herold, a 53-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1549 — just 18 short of his peak of 1567 (Mar 2026, age 53). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between May 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent standard appearances include Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 6- R 7 Partial, Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 4-5, and Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 2 Partial.
Current rating
1549
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1567
−18 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 53
Mar 2026 · age 53
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#166,689
#166,689 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1567
at age 53 · −18 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+376 Elo)
1138 → 1514
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 51
May 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1514 → returned at 1538
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 51
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 51
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1514 → 1549
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
4W0D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsLaszlo Czifra1,704·Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 4-5·R2·+27.5
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #43 | 1033 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 933 | -11.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #11 | 2504 | +28.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2394 | +24.4 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,892
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#108,387
in continent
World
#166,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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