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Szekely, David-Kristof
🇷🇴FIDE 42200903· Male· Romania· Born in 2009
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David-Kristof Szekely, a 17-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1670 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +134 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U18, Magura Cisnadie Spring Festival - U1800, and Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Open 17. Also played 7 rapid (including Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2025) and 8 blitz events (including FISSM 2025 - blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #92 and #89 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1670
Standard
Rpd1698·Blz1648
All-time high
1670
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#120,428
#120,428 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
92nd Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1670
May 2026
All-time peak 1670
at age 17
May 2026
100 career games
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
89th Romanian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1648
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Sep 2025
6-month rising streak
+158 Elo
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+106
1564 → 1670
Tournaments
7
55 games
Score
22/ 5540.0%
18W8D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsBogdan Ghise1,642·Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Open 17·R4·-19.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #24 | 1756 | +36.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #9 | 2327 | +21.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/9 | #9 | 1659 | -38.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2.5/7 | #16 | 1785 | +42.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #46 | 1852 | +18.8 |
Worst Elo result: Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Open 17 (-38.0 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
/
Romania
#1,030
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#83,447
in continent
World
#120,423
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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