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Racz, Zoltan
FM🇭🇺FIDE 701734· Male· Hungary· Born in 1973
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Zoltan Racz, a 53-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2239 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2017–2019) and 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10. His peak of 2335 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2007).
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 43).
Current rating
2239
Standard
Rpd2249·Blz—
All-time high
2335
−96 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 34
Jan 2007 · age 34
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,272 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
18th Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2239
Sep 2025
2023
20th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2275
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2274 → returned at 2280
Dec 2019
2017
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2270 → returned at 2274
Mar 2017
23rd Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2280
Feb 2017
2016
FM title awardedFM
at age 43
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2239 → 2239
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
1W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 2934 | +7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 2335 | +3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #98 | 2348 | +3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 2084 | -4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2185 | -1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #115 | 1481 | -8.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsTamas Vitai
🇭🇺HUN·1909
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2014
View head-to-head →
vsKrisztian ValkoFM
🇭🇺HUN·2266
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2010
View head-to-head →
vsPeter VargaIM
🇭🇺HUN·2346
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Sep 2013
View head-to-head →
vsSandor Dr. Paszerbovics
🇭🇺HUN
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2012
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#194
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#4,293
in continent
World
#6,272
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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