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Kovacs, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 701890· Male· Hungary· Born in 1955
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Istvan Kovacs, a 71-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2075 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Erkel Ferenc Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Super Group R 10-11, and Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 6- R 7 Partial. Also played 2 rapid events (including ART 3F SE FIDE Rapid August) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2251 was reached at age 50 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
2075
Standard
Rpd1986·Blz2120
All-time high
2251
−176 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 50
Jul 2005 · age 50
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
17th Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2091
Apr 2026
2023
23rd Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2105
May 2023
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
2055 → 2102
Apr 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 68
Apr 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 67
Oct 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
2047 → 2075
Tournaments
17
21 games
Score
14/ 2166.7%
10W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #104 | 1298 | -9.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 1906 | -4.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #61 | 2069 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2884 | +10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2829 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2159 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 1942 | -3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2100 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2763 | +7.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 2731 | +6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErno Maraczi
🇭🇺HUN·1953
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsGabor Merenyi
🇭🇺HUN·1801
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsRobert Zoldy
🇭🇺HUN·1885
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsAdam Kormos
🇭🇺HUN·2146
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsEmil SzalancziIM
🇭🇺HUN·1831
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2015
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#531
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#13,039
in continent
World
#17,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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