Format
SI
Szabo, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 710733· Male· Hungary· Born in 1963
Follow Istvan SzaboTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Istvan Szabo, a 63-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1798 — just 11 short of his peak of 1809 (Nov 2025, age 62). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: BAZ County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 8.
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd1808·Blz—
All-time high
1809
−11 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 62
Nov 2025 · age 62
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#76,990
#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1809
at age 62 · −11 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1660 → 1801
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1685 → returned at 1677
Apr 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Dec 2018
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1807 → 1798
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 1770 | -0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2380 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #101 | 2463 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #132 | 957 | -11.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #61 | 2235 | +2.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,784
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#55,727
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Hungary
| 1 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺Follow Peter LekoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,676 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺Follow Benjamin GleduraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,635 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺Follow Ferenc BerkesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,601 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺Follow Tamas BanuszTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,598 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Gleb DudinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,577 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Imre dr. BalogTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,575 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺Follow Peter AcsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,561 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺Follow Peter ProhaszkaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,556 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺Follow Sanan SjugirovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,556 |
| ... | ||
| 1784 | 1,798 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 55727 | 1,798 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 76989 | 1,798 | |