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HZ
Herold, Zoltan
🇭🇺FIDE 17016630· Male· Hungary· Born in 1973
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Zoltan Herold, a 53-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1556 — just 11 short of his peak of 1567 (Mar 2026, age 53). He plays occasionally (3 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
1556
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1567
−11 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 53
Mar 2026 · age 53
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#163,156
#163,156 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1567
at age 53 · −11 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
1514 → 1556
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
4W0D1L
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 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
#2,936
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#106,553
in continent
World
#163,136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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