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Szell, Kristof
🇭🇺FIDE 17038111· Male· Hungary· Born in 2008
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Kristof Szell, a 18-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1729 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include BAZ County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 10, 11th Berecz Memorial - Group C, and 35th Zemplen Cup - Group B. Also played 4 rapid (including Maroczy SE Rapid November) and 1 blitz events (including DVTK Summer Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #99 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1729
Standard
Rpd1732·Blz1639
All-time high
1729
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,637
#99,637 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
99th Hungarian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1729
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
1688 → 1729
May 2026
All-time peak 1729
at age 18
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
8
33 games
Score
20/ 3360.6%
19W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2377 | +12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #37 | 2604 | +25.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #2 | 1653 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 2344 | +12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #89 | 2575 | +5.2 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,215
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#70,637
in continent
World
#99,636
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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