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Sipos, Istvan
IM🇭🇺FIDE 720631· Male· Hungary· Born in 1987
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Istvan Sipos, a 39-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 2405 and ranked 43rd among Hungarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, 1. liga Zapad 2025 2026 R10-11, and HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial Partial R 5. His peak of 2504 was reached at age 28 (Apr 2015, Hungarian #27 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2010 (age 23) and FM in 2007 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #75 in U14 and #6, #9 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2405
Standard
Rpd2408·Blz2446
All-time high
2504
−99 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 28
Apr 2015 · age 28
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43
#43 · Hungarian players · of 3,279
Career timeline
16 entries2015
Peak Hungarian rank: #27
at age 28 · rated 2504
Apr 2015
Crossed 2500
at age 28
Apr 2015
All-time peak 2504
at age 28 · −99 from today
Apr 2015
2012
500 career games
at age 25
May 2012
2011
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Jan 2011
2010
IM title awardedIM
at age 23 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2010
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
2448 → 2405
Tournaments
18
31 games
Score
11.5/ 3137.1%
4W18D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #84 | 2146 | -9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #27 | 2478 | +1.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #82 | 2314 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #58 | 1769 | -3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2303 | -1.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #63 | 2197 | -6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 2420 | -0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #66 | 2302 | -1.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #77 | 1654 | -4.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2526 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Kovacs
🇭🇺HUN·2129
+8 −0 =4
12 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsGergely AczelGM
🇭🇺HUN·2442
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTamas BanuszGM
🇭🇺HUN·2593
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsCsaba BerczesIM
🇭🇺HUN·2287
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2012
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vsKarol MotuzFM
🇸🇰SVK·2233
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Hungary
#43
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#998
in continent
World
#1,583
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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