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Ruck, Robert
GM🇭🇺FIDE 705713· Male· Hungary· Born in 1977
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Robert Ruck, a 49-year-old Hungarian Grandmaster, is rated 2472 and ranked 23rd among Hungarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, and HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial Partial R 5. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool D) recently. His peak of 2586 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2015); he also reached World #136 in Oct 2001 and spent 21 months in Hungarian top 10.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 24).
Current rating
2472
Standard
Rpd2455·Blz2499
All-time high
2586
−114 pts below
Jan 2015 · age 38
Jan 2015 · age 38
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23
#23 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
21 months in National top 10 (2001–2010)
21 months in National top 10 (2001–2010)
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 48
Aug 2025
2023
17th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2533
Apr 2023
2022
36th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 45 · rated 2547
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2546 → returned at 2545
Oct 2020
2017
1,000 career games
at age 40
Nov 2017
2015
All-time peak 2586
at age 38 · −114 from today
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
2498 → 2472
Tournaments
13
50 games
Score
27/ 5054.0%
14W26D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #35 | 2473 | +0.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #50 | 2343 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2330 | -1.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 3399 | +6.7 |
Match | Feb 2026 | 2.5/8 | lost | 2284 | -24.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2394 | -14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2635 | +1.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2663 | +4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2619 | +1.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #66 | 2279 | -6.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander G BeliavskyGM
🇸🇮SLO·2416
+2 −3 =7
12 games·last met Dec 2022
View head-to-head →
vsCsaba BaloghGM
🇭🇺HUN·2544
+1 −0 =9
10 games·last met Mar 2024
View head-to-head →
vsRobert MarkusGM
🇷🇸SRB·2527
+0 −0 =10
10 games·last met Dec 2022
View head-to-head →
vsSaidakbar SaydalievIM
🇺🇿UZB·2478
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsZdenko KozulGM
🇭🇷CRO·2497
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Hungary
#23
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#487
in continent
World
#814
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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