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EI
Elo, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 719072· Male· Hungary· Born in 1967
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Istvan Elo, a 59-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1945. He has fluctuated between 1942 and 1980 over the past 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9, and Wolf Gyorgy Memorial U2000. Also played 2 rapid events (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 12 months (2018–2019) and 28 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2144 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz—
All-time high
2144
−199 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 38
Jul 2005 · age 38
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
55th Hungarian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1998
Sep 2023
2022
55th Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2046
Mar 2022
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2043 → returned at 2046
Jun 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2048 → returned at 2040
Mar 2018
2015
100 career games
at age 48
Jan 2015
2013
54th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2117
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1947 → 1945
Tournaments
6
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
8W12D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBersan Vrioni1,966·17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players·R1·+10.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsIonel Morariu1,948·17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players·R2·-10.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #70 | 2034 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #72 | 1940 | -26.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 1884 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2042 | +16.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2646 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/7 | #67 | 1937 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,009
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#27,856
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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