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Kovacs, Zsolt

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FIDEFIDE 720429· Male· Hungary· Born in 1956

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Zsolt Kovacs, a 70-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1833. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 76 months (2012–2019). Recent appearances: Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 4-5 and Year-opening 18th Premium Chess Tournament - Group A. His peak of 2072 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1833

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2072

−239 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 45

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#66,305

#66,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1870 → 1921
Feb 2025
2022
74th Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1930
May 2022
2019
73rd Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1996
Mar 2019
2012
Inactive for 76 months
paused at 2011 → returned at 1996
Sep 2012
84th Hungarian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2040
May 2012
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2040 → returned at 2011
Jul 2011

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Krisztian Kovolgyi 1,811
Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 4-5 · Feb 2026 · +9.4 Elo
Evolution
-19
1852 → 1833
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
1.5/ 625.0%
1W1D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Herczeg Oszkar Memorial Group 1st A R 4-5
Team
Feb 20261/1#122611+9.6
Year-opening 18th Premium Chess Tournament - Group A
Swiss
Jan 20260.5/5#441559-28.8
Worst Elo result: Year-opening 18th Premium Chess Tournament - Group A (-28.8 Elo, finished #44).

Rankings

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Hungary
#1,596
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#48,355
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Hungary
1
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2
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2,676
3
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2,635
4
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2,601
5
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2,598
6
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2,577
7
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2,575
8
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2,561
9
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2,556
9
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2,556
...
1596🇭🇺Kovacs, Zsolt1,833
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
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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2,713
...
48355🇭🇺Kovacs, Zsolt1,833
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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66304🇭🇺Kovacs, Zsolt1,833