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Becskei, Zoltan
FM🇭🇺FIDE 711330· Male· Hungary· Born in 1995
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Zoltan Becskei, a 31-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2282 and sitting in the top 5% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8 and 48th Agria Chess Festival. He took a 17-month break between May 2015 and Nov 2016. His peak of 2389 was reached at age 19 (Apr 2014, Hungarian #76 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 18). Earned IM norms at Caissa IM Feb 2014 and Caissa IM March 2014. At junior level, he reached World #88 in U20, World #88 in U18 and #6, #8 and #11 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2282
Standard
Rpd2249·Blz2258
All-time high
2389
−107 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 19
Apr 2014 · age 19
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#147 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
Career timeline
21 entries2022
6-month rising streak
+32 Elo
May 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 27
Jan 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Jan 2019
2018
500 career games
at age 23
Jan 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Apr 2017
2015
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2305 → returned at 2308
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
2244 → 2282
Tournaments
9
15 games
Score
12/ 1580.0%
10W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2985 | +7.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2795 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 2371 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2768 | +3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 3048 | +9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2076 | -4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 2865 | +5.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2157 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2319 | +14.2 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel Kovacs
🇭🇺HUN·1994
+11 −2 =1
14 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsZoltan Istvan ZamboFM
🇭🇺HUN·2272
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsTamas Bodi
🇭🇺HUN
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Jun 2014
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vsBence PribelszkyIM
🇭🇺HUN·2391
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Jun 2023
View head-to-head →
vsElek SzurovszkyFM
🇭🇺HUN·1916
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
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Hungary
#147
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#3,141
in continent
World
#4,677
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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