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Szabolcsi, Janos
IM🇭🇺FIDE 701270· Male· Hungary· Born in 1952
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Janos Szabolcsi, a 74-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 2188 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9, Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, and Budapest Spring Festival 2026 - U2250. Also played 1 blitz event (including Hungarian Blitz Open) recently. His peak of 2429 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2001, Hungarian #41 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 49).
Current rating
2188
Standard
Rpd2293·Blz2288
All-time high
2429
−241 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 49
Oct 2001 · age 49
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,828 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2023
4th Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2207
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2264 → returned at 2262
Apr 2020
2018
69th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2316
Jul 2018
2017
11-month rising streak
+44 Elo
Jun 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 64
Sep 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 64
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
2156 → 2188
Tournaments
14
54 games
Score
36.5/ 5467.6%
32W11D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2197 | +3.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2783 | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2397 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2173 | +2.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2901 | +8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #77 | 2796 | +2.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 2145 | -0.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #66 | 2125 | -0.5 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #139 | 1298 | -5.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #51 | 2795 | +2.8 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsFerenc PasztorFM
🇭🇺HUN·2096
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsNhat Minh ToIM
🇭🇺HUN·2299
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsEmil SzalancziIM
🇭🇺HUN·1831
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAndras MeszarosIM
🇭🇺HUN·2165
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsMichael Yip
🇨🇦CAN·1808
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#265
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#6,215
in continent
World
#8,828
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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