Format
KF
Katona, Ferenc
🇭🇺FIDE 704130· Male· Hungary· Born in 1961
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Ferenc Katona, a 65-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2064 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Breyer Gyula Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Fejer County Team Ch. 2025-26 1. Div. R 4, and Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 6- R 7 Partial. Also played 1 blitz event (including Int. Graz Open 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 23 months (2007–2009) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2272 was reached at age 50 (Jul 2011).
Current rating
2064
Standard
Rpd2153·Blz2071
All-time high
2272
−208 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 50
Jul 2011 · age 50
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Jun 2024
2022
23rd Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2156
Mar 2022
2017
22nd Hungarian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2203
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 56
Nov 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 54
Nov 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2200
at age 53
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-63
2127 → 2064
Tournaments
17
24 games
Score
10.5/ 2443.8%
7W7D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBenjamin Giles1,914·Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 4-5·R1·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2877 | +10.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2737 | +7.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2818 | +9.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2855 | +10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #92 | 1393 | -5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2006 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/8 | #273 | 1753 | -67.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #81 | 1907 | -5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1114 | -15.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2760 | +5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGaspar MatheIM
🇭🇺HUN
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsDavid Katai
🇭🇺HUN·2176
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJozsef M Horvath
🇭🇺HUN·1932
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMiklos Nemeth
🇭🇺HUN·2044
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLaszlo Nagybiro
🇭🇺HUN·2158
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#566
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#13,975
in continent
World
#19,090
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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