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Nemeth, Zoltan
IM🇭🇺FIDE 700657· Male· Hungary· Born in 1959
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Zoltan Nemeth, a 67-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 2125 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, and Budapest One Week 2026 January U2250. Also played 1 rapid (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) and 1 blitz events (including Hungarian Blitz Open) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2375 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2004); he also reached Hungarian #80 in Oct 2001.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 42).
Current rating
2125
Standard
Rpd2152·Blz2171
All-time high
2375
−250 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 45
Oct 2004 · age 45
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,220 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
7th Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2201
Jan 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Jan 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 65
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Mar 2024
2022
8th Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2267
May 2022
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
2211 → 2267
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
2160 → 2125
Tournaments
23
76 games
Score
35/ 7646.1%
21W28D27L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDaniel Sinoros-Szabo2,139·Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8-9·R1·+5.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2924 | +5.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #99 | 2294 | +2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2255 | +1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2138 | +0.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #84 | 2018 | -2.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2353 | +6.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #162 | 1396 | -3.9 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 2070 | -0.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #38 | 2082 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #18 | 2061 | -3.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark LyellFM
🇬🇧ENG·2169
+8 −5 =3
16 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsVilmos BalintFM
🇭🇺HUN·2241
+5 −2 =4
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTamas Gunes OngutFM
🇭🇺HUN·2358
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAdam SzeberenyiIM
🇭🇺HUN·2256
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsNhat Minh ToIM
🇭🇺HUN·2299
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#385
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#9,558
in continent
World
#13,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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