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Dombai, Istvan
CM🇭🇺FIDE 717088· Male· Hungary· Born in 1980
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Istvan Dombai, a 46-year-old Hungarian Candidate Master, is rated 2091 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 6 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10. Also played 1 rapid event (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2017) and 27 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2240 was reached at age 24 (Jul 2004).
Awarded CM in 2020 (age 40).
Current rating
2091
Standard
Rpd2073·Blz2109
All-time high
2240
−149 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 24
Jul 2004 · age 24
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#16,243 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
47th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2099
Jan 2026
2022
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2168 → returned at 2174
Aug 2022
32nd Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2210
Jan 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 42
Jan 2022
2020
28th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2208
Oct 2020
CM title awardedCM
at age 40
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
2102 → 2091
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
0W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #101 | 2331 | +6.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #133 | 1322 | -9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #140 | 1501 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #102 | 2093 | -0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #91 | 2013 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2147 | +1.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #98 | 1968 | -3.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #91 | 2193 | +2.4 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#482
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#11,815
in continent
World
#16,243
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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