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Piroska, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 702773· Male· Hungary· Born in 1957
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Istvan Piroska, a 69-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1970. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 15 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Erkel Ferenc Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, and 9th Paty Festival Chess Cup U2400. His peak of 2230 was reached at age 52 (Sep 2009).
Current rating
1970
Standard
Rpd1944·Blz2113
All-time high
2230
−260 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 52
Sep 2009 · age 52
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,674
#32,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
28 entries2024
7-month rising streak
+59 Elo
Apr 2024
2023
31st Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2036
May 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Mar 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 62
Jun 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 62
Jan 2019
2018
21st Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2181
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1985 → 1970
Tournaments
14
17 games
Score
6.5/ 1738.2%
3W7D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsEduardo Garnacho Velasco1,879·Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1·R1·+6.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 1937 | -1.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2917 | +14.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #108 | 1146 | -10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #51 | 2782 | +10.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #103 | 2059 | +2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #144 | 1342 | -10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | 1975 | +0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #89 | 1239 | -8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #72 | 2071 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #91 | 1107 | -12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndras Bartuszek
🇭🇺HUN·1810
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsMihaly Bodrogi
🇭🇺HUN·1961
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsTibor BodiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2280
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsTamas Gunes OngutFM
🇭🇺HUN·2358
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsMichael Yip
🇨🇦CAN·1808
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#888
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#24,169
in continent
World
#32,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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