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Varga, Peter
IM🇭🇺FIDE 702439· Male· Hungary· Born in 1974
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Peter Varga, a 52-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 2346 and sitting in the top 2% of Hungarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 7 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 10-11, and NOE Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11. Also played 5 rapid events (including 2nd Szigetkozi Sakk Karacsony and Jambore) recently. His peak of 2515 was reached at age 27 (Jul 2001, World #421 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 27).
Current rating
2346
Standard
Rpd2271·Blz2361
All-time high
2515
−169 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 27
Jul 2001 · age 27
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#72 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
Career timeline
17 entries2025
2nd Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2354
Oct 2025
2024
8th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2358
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2365 → returned at 2373
Sep 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 44
Oct 2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 44
Feb 2018
2017
9th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2399
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2351 → 2346
Tournaments
19
25 games
Score
16/ 2564.0%
8W16D1L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMarton Gabor FoldesFM2,252·Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7·R1·+3.7
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 3025 | +3.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2833 | +1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #70 | 2179 | -2.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 3045 | +3.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 2325 | -0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 2214 | -1.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2373 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 2254 | -2.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 2146 | -2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 2346 | -0.1 |
Rankings
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Hungary
#72
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#1,812
in continent
World
#2,794
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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