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Karsai, Istvan

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FIDEFIDE 703087· Male· Hungary· Born in 1950

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Istvan Karsai, a 76-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1934. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 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

1934

Standard

Rpd1984·Blz—

All-time high

2159

−225 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 53

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#40,121

#40,121 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lajos TakacsFM 1,990
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10 · Apr 2026 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
-31
1965 → 1934
Tournaments
10
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
1W8D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#52604+6.4
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#541990+1.6
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9
Team
Mar 20260/1#1111163-9.6
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#451842-3.0
Bacs-Kiskun County Team Ch. 2026
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#341734-12.0

Rankings

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Hungary
#1,082
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#29,622
in continent
World
#40,121
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,557
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1082🇭🇺Karsai, Istvan1,934
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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29622🇭🇺Karsai, Istvan1,934
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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40121🇭🇺Karsai, Istvan1,934