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Karsai, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 703087· Male· Hungary· Born in 1950
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Istvan Karsai, a 76-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1932. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 11, HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, and Bacs-Kiskun County Team Ch. 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2005–2008) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2159 was reached at age 53 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1932
Standard
Rpd1984·Blz—
All-time high
2159
−227 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 53
Jul 2003 · age 53
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,527
#40,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
13th Hungarian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1961
Jan 2026
2022
19th Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2002
Apr 2022
2018
19th Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2089
Nov 2018
2013
100 career games
at age 63
Jun 2013
2011
21st Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2149
Nov 2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2149 → returned at 2113
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
1965 → 1932
Tournaments
10
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
1W8D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 1861 | -2.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2604 | +6.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 1990 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #111 | 1163 | -9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1842 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #34 | 1734 | -12.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #107 | 1765 | -10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 1851 | -3.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1959 | -0.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 1939 | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,077
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#29,922
in continent
World
#40,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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