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Kovacs, Laszlo
🇭🇺FIDE 710199· Male· Hungary· Born in 1966
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Laszlo Kovacs, a 60-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1917. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 20 months (2006–2008), 13 months (2010–2011), 22 months (2011–2013), 57 months (2013–2018) and 18 months (2018–2019). Recent appearance: HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10. Also played 1 rapid event (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. His peak of 2096 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd1841·Blz1853
All-time high
2096
−179 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 35
Jan 2001 · age 35
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,964
#43,964 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
88th Hungarian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1950
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1821 → 1927
Jan 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 57
Dec 2023
2018
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1958 → returned at 1957
May 2018
2013
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1991 → returned at 1980
Jun 2013
2011
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1996 → returned at 1991
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1944 → 1917
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
0W5D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #96 | 1063 | -11.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 1917 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 1505 | -8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 1946 | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #114 | 1901 | -1.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #105 | 1286 | -6.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #84 | 1986 | +1.2 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,135
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#32,427
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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