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Szakmany, Bence

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FIDEFIDE 1804480· Male· Wales· Born in 2007

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Bence Szakmany, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1961. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open, 2026 Coventry Open, and 2025 Newport Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Plate) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz B) recently. His peak of 2019 was reached at age 18 (May 2025, #22 nationally at the time).

At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #2, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1961

Standard

Rpd1712·Blz1744

All-time high

2019

−58 pts below
May 2025 · age 18

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#34,449

#34,449 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1987
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2019
May 2025
All-time peak 2019
at age 18 · −58 from today
May 2025
Peak national rank: #22
at age 18 · rated 2017
Apr 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Apr 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter FinnCM 2,188
University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open · Feb 2026 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-47
2008 → 1961
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
4W8D5L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEmma Zihan Kong1,825·2025 Newport Open·R1·-28.7
2.[L]vsLion LebedevCM2,048·2025 Glorney Cup·R2·-16.5
3.[L]vsSai Vaddhireddy1,965·University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open·R5·-9.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open
Swiss
Feb 20262/4#222021+3.2
2026 Coventry Open
Swiss
Feb 20260.5/3#31—-29.4
2025 Newport Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/5#61943-14.8
2025 Glorney Cup
Team
Jul 20252.5/5#141986-6.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Coventry Open (-29.4 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

/
Wales
#36
out of 275 players
Europe
#25,467
in continent
World
#34,448
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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5
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10
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25467🇬🇧Szakmany, Bence1,961
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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7
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8
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34448🇬🇧Szakmany, Bence1,961