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Banyai, Istvan

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FIDEFIDE 711640· Male· Hungary· Born in 1989

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Istvan Banyai, a 37-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1928. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearance: HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2008–2010) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2008 was reached at age 26 (Oct 2015).

At junior level, he reached #51 and #68 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1928

Standard

Rpd1949·Blz—

All-time high

2008

−80 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 26

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#41,419

#41,419 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
97th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1944
Oct 2025
2016
100 career games
at age 27
Aug 2016
2015
All-time peak 2008
at age 26 · −80 from today
Oct 2015
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Jul 2015
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1968 → returned at 1977
Jul 2011
2008
51st Hungarian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1985
Oct 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David Gaspar 2,105
5th Csomos Janos Memorial - Group A · May 2026 · +14.7 Elo
Best comeback
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1
finished #2 (seeded #58 of 120)
Evolution
-5
1933 → 1928
Tournaments
9
16 games
Score
7/ 1643.8%
3W8D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
5th Csomos Janos Memorial - Group A
Swiss
May 20262.5/7#241875-14.6
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 11
Team
May 20260.5/1#811746-5.2
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#312003+1.6
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#731938-0.2
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#222249+17.0
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#1041396-3.8
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#971184-8.8
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#461890-1.6
HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#22768+11.0

Rankings

/
Hungary
#1,100
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#30,580
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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8
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9
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10
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30580🇭🇺Banyai, Istvan1,928
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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41418🇭🇺Banyai, Istvan1,928