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Forgacs, Jozsef
FM🇭🇺FIDE 701610· Male· Hungary· Born in 1956
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Jozsef Forgacs, a 70-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2109 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 83 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8, Hajdu Bihar County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 7-8, and 26th Senior National Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rotary Debrecen Chess Festival) recently. His peak of 2358 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2001, Hungarian #94 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 45).
Current rating
2109
Standard
Rpd2190·Blz2226
All-time high
2358
−249 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 45
Jan 2001 · age 45
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,555 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
28 entries2023
3rd Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2226
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 67
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 67
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Jul 2022
500 career games
at age 66
Jul 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-51
2160 → 2109
Tournaments
12
28 games
Score
15/ 2853.6%
8W14D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2005 | -3.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1569 | -3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 1968 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1437 | -7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 2191 | +1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #56 | 1328 | -10.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #72 | 1276 | -12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #87 | 1265 | -12.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2258 | +2.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 2195 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJozsef Istvan GalFM
🇭🇺HUN·2255
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVilmos HandoFM
🇭🇺HUN·2371
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPal KissIM
🇭🇺HUN·2235
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsTamas BorsavolgyiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2021
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsAttila Dr. BarvaFM
🇭🇺HUN·2340
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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Rankings
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Hungary
#430
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#10,554
in continent
World
#14,555
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Hungary
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Europe
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