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Kovacs, Gabor
IM🇭🇺FIDE 716219· Male· Hungary· Born in 1977
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Gabor Kovacs, a 49-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 2380 and sitting in the top 2% of Hungarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 18 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, OOE Landesliga Oberoesterreich 2025-2026 Round 9-10, and HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial Partial R 5. His peak of 2524 was reached at age 32 (Apr 2009, Hungarian #19 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2003 (age 26) and FM in 2001 (age 24). Earned GM norms at 26. Intl Open Oberwart 2004 and HUN TM 1st League 2006.
Current rating
2380
Standard
Rpd2414·Blz2405
All-time high
2524
−144 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 32
Apr 2009 · age 32
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#55 · Hungarian players · of 3,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
95th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2400
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 47
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 46
Nov 2023
2020
93rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2455
Oct 2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2455 → returned at 2448
Oct 2020
2011
500 career games
at age 34
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2385 → 2380
Tournaments
7
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
1W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2258 | -1.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2963 | +2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | 1818 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 2361 | -0.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2540 | +2.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2432 | +1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #87 | 2168 | -5.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKrisztian SzaboGM
🇭🇺HUN·2480
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsAndras Dr. FlumbortGM
🇭🇺HUN·2441
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsAttila CzebeGM
🇭🇺HUN·2304
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsMiklos NemethIM
🇭🇺HUN·2432
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsImre dr. BalogGM
🇭🇺HUN·2585
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#55
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#1,293
in continent
World
#2,036
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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