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Szabo, Janos

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FIDEFIDE 702030· Male· Hungary· Born in 1949

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Janos Szabo, a 77-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1956. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2001–2003) and 22 months (2021–2023). Recent appearance: Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. His peak of 2210 was reached at age 56 (Jul 2005).

Current rating

1956

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2210

−254 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 56

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#35,444

#35,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
13th Hungarian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1969
Dec 2025
2021
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2005 → returned at 2003
Dec 2021
2020
22nd Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2015
Oct 2020
2015
11th Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2144
Oct 2015
100 career games
at age 66
Feb 2015
2010
17th Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2184
Jan 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Zoltan Purak 1,850
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8-9 · Feb 2026 · +6.8 Elo
Best comeback
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8-9
finished #2 (seeded #39 of 120)
Evolution
-11
1967 → 1956
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
5W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11
Team
Mar 20261/2#541787-9.0
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8-9
Team
Feb 20262/2#22603+12.2
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#791560-21.0
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#322592+5.4
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 3-4
Team
Nov 20251/1#302293+1.6
Worst Elo result: Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7 (-21.0 Elo, finished #79).

Rankings

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Hungary
#963
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#26,180
in continent
World
#35,443
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Hungary
1
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2
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2,676
3
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2,635
4
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2,601
5
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2,598
6
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2,577
7
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2,575
8
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2,561
9
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2,556
9
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2,556
...
963🇭🇺Szabo, Janos1,956
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
26180🇭🇺Szabo, Janos1,956
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
35443🇭🇺Szabo, Janos1,956