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Botos, Ferenc
🇭🇺FIDE 703818· Male· Hungary· Born in 1965
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Ferenc Botos, a 61-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2145 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 7 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: HUN Team Ch. Erkel Ferenc Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10. Also played 1 blitz event (including Hungarian Blitz Open) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2001–2003), 13 months (2011–2012) and 17 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2235 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
2145
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2083
All-time high
2235
−90 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 43
Jul 2008 · age 43
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,628 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
14th Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2143
Apr 2026
2024
19th Hungarian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2171
Nov 2024
2019
22nd Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2178
Oct 2019
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2151
May 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
May 2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2155 → 2145
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2887 | +8.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #85 | 1266 | -12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2742 | +5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #37 | 2750 | +5.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2182 | +2.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #91 | 1302 | -11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #100 | 1192 | -14.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2809 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#350
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#8,337
in continent
World
#11,628
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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