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Bene, Zoltan

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FIDEFIDE 720046· Male· Hungary· Born in 1960

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Zoltan Bene, a 66-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1747. He has fluctuated between 1736 and 1770 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 11. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2011–2012) and 13 months (2021–2023). His peak of 1872 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2009).

Current rating

1747

Standard

Rpd1744·Blz—

All-time high

1872

−125 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 49

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#93,554

#93,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+187 Elo)
1573 → 1760
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1628 → returned at 1593
Dec 2021
100 career games
at age 61
Sep 2021
2011
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1810
May 2011
2009
Crossed 1800
at age 49
Jul 2009

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Istvan Fabian 1,766
Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 11 · Apr 2026 · +10.5 Elo
Best comeback
Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 2-3
finished #2 (seeded #46 of 280)
Evolution
-8
1755 → 1747
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
5W0D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#152566+10.8
Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 9-10
Team
Mar 20260/2#661094-12.8
Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 7-8
Team
Feb 20260/2#701056-15.0
Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 5-6
Team
Jan 20261/2#441656-6.2
Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 2-3
Team
Nov 20252/2#22332+8.6
Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 1
Team
Oct 20251/1#82425+6.4
Worst Elo result: Csongrad Csanad County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 7-8 (-15.0 Elo, finished #70).

Rankings

/
Hungary
#2,067
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#66,768
in continent
World
#93,552
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Hungary
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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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2,561
9
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9
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2067🇭🇺Bene, Zoltan1,747
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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66768🇭🇺Bene, Zoltan1,747
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
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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93552🇭🇺Bene, Zoltan1,747