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Szakolczai, Peter
FM🇨🇭FIDE 705624· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1973
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Peter Szakolczai, a 53-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2139 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2118 and 2188 over the past 2 years. 46 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Stichkampf zur Baden-Wuerttemberg-Liga 2026, 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. Also played 1 rapid (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 38. Sonnenterrassen Open 2025 Blitz) recently. He took a 20-month break between Jul 2001 and Apr 2003. His peak of 2321 was reached at age 32 (Jul 2005, Swiss #50 at the time).
Competes for Switzerland since Jun 2021. Awarded FM in 2005 (age 32).
Current rating
2139
Standard
Rpd2110·Blz2148
All-time high
2321
−182 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 32
Jul 2005 · age 32
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,101 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
16th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2188
Aug 2024
500 career games
at age 51
Mar 2024
2023
16th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2143
Dec 2023
2021
Switched federation: HUN → SUI
at age 48
Jun 2021
2017
13th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2248
May 2017
2016
6-month rising streak
+26 Elo
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2130 → 2139
Tournaments
19
38 games
Score
21/ 3855.3%
16W10D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 1441 | -7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #62 | 2009 | -7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #402 | 2725 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #129 | 2861 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2085 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1425 | 1650 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #363 | 2987 | +11.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #459 | 2072 | -1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #26 | 2762 | +5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #49 | 2154 | +0.8 |
Rankings
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Switzerland
#169
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#8,694
in continent
World
#12,101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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