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Zambo, Zoltan Istvan

Zambo, Zoltan Istvan

FM🇭🇺

FIDEFIDE 722146· Male· Hungary· Born in 1983

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Zoltan Istvan Zambo, a 43-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2273 and sitting in the top 5% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 3 years. 60 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, Paradiso Easter Festival 2026, and HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9. Also played 6 rapid (including IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2025 - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 11th Nagyidai Blitz Memorial) recently. His peak of 2412 was reached at age 27 (May 2010); he also reached Hungarian #66 in Feb 2014.

Awarded FM in 2008 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #13 and #15 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2273

Standard

Rpd2211·Blz2177

All-time high

2412

−139 pts below
May 2010 · age 27

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#157 · Hungarian players · of 3,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
14th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2291
May 2025
2014
Peak Hungarian rank: #66
at age 31 · rated 2397
Feb 2014
2013
500 career games
at age 30
Dec 2013
2010
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
2313 → 2412
May 2010
All-time peak 2412
at age 27 · −139 from today
May 2010
Crossed 2400
at age 27
Mar 2010

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marcin TazbirGM 2,501
IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026 · Apr 2026 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-10
2283 → 2273
Tournaments
15
51 games
Score
37/ 5172.5%
24W26D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsAlexander BelezkyIM2,311·Paradiso Easter Festival 2026·R5·-4.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 14
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#521970.0
Paradiso Easter Festival 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/6#72241+1.5
HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#972039-2.9
2. liga D 2025 2026 R10-11
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#202356+2.1
HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#742287+0.2

Rankings

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Hungary
#157
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#3,349
in continent
World
#4,967
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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2,630
4
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2,608
5
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2,593
6
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2,585
7
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2,579
8
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2,565
9
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2,562
10
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2,557
...
157🇭🇺Zambo, Zoltan Istvan2,273
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
3349🇭🇺Zambo, Zoltan Istvan2,273
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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4967🇭🇺Zambo, Zoltan Istvan2,273