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Jakab, Attila
IM🇭🇺FIDE 709727· Male· Hungary· Born in 1984
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Attila Jakab, a 42-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 2209 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2194 and 2269 over the past 2 years. 107 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, First Saturday 2026 April - IM, and Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. Also played 1 rapid (including Bespectacled Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including GM Kallai Blitz Memorial) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 18 months (2012–2014). His peak of 2451 was reached at age 21 (Jul 2005, Hungarian #35 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 17) and FM in 2001 (age 17). Earned a GM norm at First Saturday GM 2003. At junior level, he reached World #53 in U20 and World #49 in U18.
Current rating
2209
Standard
Rpd2296·Blz2415
All-time high
2451
−242 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 21
Jul 2005 · age 21
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
105 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 42
May 2026
2025
17th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2248
Sep 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 39
Sep 2023
2018
7-month rising streak
+10 Elo
Apr 2018
2012
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2383 → returned at 2388
Sep 2012
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2407 → returned at 2383
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
2233 → 2209
Tournaments
25
105 games
Score
50/ 10547.6%
20W62D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 2231 | +0.5 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #4 | 2291 | +10.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #89 | 2110 | -1.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #78 | 2022 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1128 | -8.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2914 | +3.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #93 | 2093 | -1.7 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/8 | #10 | 2052 | -16.9 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 2246 | +3.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2349 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZoltan VargaGM
🇭🇺HUN·2321
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAttila CzebeGM
🇭🇺HUN·2328
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsNhat Minh ToIM
🇭🇺HUN·2299
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsDavid HorvathIM
🇭🇺HUN·2259
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBertalan SzikszaiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2297
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#235
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#5,368
in continent
World
#7,699
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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