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Kovacs, Daniel
🇭🇺FIDE 706868· Male· Hungary· Born in 1994
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Daniel Kovacs, a 32-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1994. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 7 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Erkel Ferenc Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, 41th Rakosmenti Open, and BAZ County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 9. Also played 5 rapid (including 24th Kovacs Aladar - Simon Jozsef Memorial - Open) and 2 blitz events (including Hungarian Blitz Open) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2079 was reached at age 23 (Nov 2017).
At junior level, he reached #61, #68 and #69 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd2004·Blz2017
All-time high
2079
−85 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 23
Nov 2017 · age 23
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,444
#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Nov 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Jun 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
Mar 2019
2017
All-time peak 2079
at age 23 · −85 from today
Nov 2017
Best 12-month gain (+138 Elo)
1908 → 2046
Feb 2017
2016
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1981 → 1994
Tournaments
18
37 games
Score
22/ 3759.5%
16W12D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 1979 | -0.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #88 | 1343 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2047 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2172 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 1792 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 1852 | -3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2469 | +3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2812 | +22.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 1750 | -11.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2381 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZoltan BecskeiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2282
+2 −11 =1
14 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsGabor GorcsiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2201
+0 −5 =7
12 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsCsaba Farkas
🇭🇺HUN·2037
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsJozsef Darvas
🇭🇺HUN·1776
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlbert Sr. Vajda
🇭🇺HUN·2020
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#791
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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