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KZ
Kovacs, Zoltan
🇭🇺FIDE 17021855· Male· Hungary· Born in 1988
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Zoltan Kovacs, a 38-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1587. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok Varmegyei 1st Div. Team Ch. R 9, Wolf Gyorgy Memorial U2000, and Szentmiklos Open. Also played 4 rapid events (including 6th Szentmiklos Cup) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025. His peak of 1620 was reached at age 37 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1587
Standard
Rpd1583·Blz—
All-time high
1620
−33 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 37
Jun 2025 · age 37
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#151,927
#151,927 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 38
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 38
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 37
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1620
at age 37 · −33 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1590 → returned at 1620
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+272 Elo)
1337 → 1609
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
1620 → 1587
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
6/ 2128.6%
6W4D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #50 | 935 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/6 | #42 | 1685 | +24.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #86 | 896 | -14.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #53 | 981 | -10.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 2365 | +19.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #31 | 1604 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #102 | 1628 | -42.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,768
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#100,914
in continent
World
#151,912
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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