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Paksa, Rudolf
FM🇭🇺FIDE 702528· Male· Hungary· Born in 1954
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Rudolf Paksa, a 72-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 1992. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 10 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9, Veszprem County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 5-6, and 26th Senior National Championship. Also played 2 rapid events (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. His peak of 2234 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2006).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 47).
Current rating
1992
Standard
Rpd1899·Blz1917
All-time high
2234
−242 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 52
Jul 2006 · age 52
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,785
#28,785 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2025
26th Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2029
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1950 → 2031
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 70
Aug 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 69
Aug 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Nov 2021
2020
37th Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2048
Jul 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
2008 → 1992
Tournaments
14
30 games
Score
18/ 3060.0%
12W12D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 1958 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2448 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | 2780 | +10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2056 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2416 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 1855 | -6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2533 | +4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #66 | 2016 | +1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2007 | +0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #45 | 1145 | -11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMate EgresiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2384
+0 −7 =6
13 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsCsaba Kiss
🇭🇺HUN·1787
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsRobert Kiss
🇭🇺HUN·2009
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsAndras Bartuszek
🇭🇺HUN·1810
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJevgenyij BoguszlavszkijIM
🇭🇺HUN·2067
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#802
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#21,283
in continent
World
#28,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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