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Varga, Csaba Zoltan
FM🇭🇺FIDE 724335· Male· Hungary· Born in 1991
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Csaba Zoltan Varga, a 35-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2269 and sitting in the top 5% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 9 months. 118 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9, and Wolf Gyorgy Memorial Open. Also played 7 rapid (including Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Grund64 Blitz) recently. He took a 154-month break between Sep 2009 and Aug 2022. His peak of 2404 was reached at age 18 (Jul 2009, Hungarian #66 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 12). Earned IM norms at HUN TM B League 2006 and Vezerkepzo IM Easter 2025. At junior level, he reached World #66 in U18, World #32 in U16, World #23 in U14, World #6 in U12, World #32 in U10 and #8 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2269
Standard
Rpd2240·Blz2230
All-time high
2404
−135 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 18
Jul 2009 · age 18
Activity
129
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
105 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#162 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
Career timeline
22 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Dec 2024
500 career games
at age 33
Apr 2024
2010
8th Hungarian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2386
Jan 2010
2009
Inactive for 154 months
paused at 2386 → returned at 2372
Sep 2009
Peak Hungarian rank: #66
at age 18 · rated 2404
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
2244 → 2269
Tournaments
23
97 games
Score
58.5/ 9760.3%
44W29D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsDomonkos Szakmary2,113·Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7·R2·-7.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 2232 | -0.7 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #205 | 2207 | -7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2460 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2531 | +13.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2993 | +4.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #57 | 2918 | +3.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #130 | 1524 | -8.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #37 | 2545 | +6.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/8 | #9 | 2052 | -23.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #117 | 2050 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdam Kormos
🇭🇺HUN·2146
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsZlatko IlincicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2203
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAnjali R. Sagar
🇮🇳IND·1657
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsBence PribelszkyIM
🇭🇺HUN·2391
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNhat Minh ToIM
🇭🇺HUN·2299
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Hungary
#162
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#3,475
in continent
World
#5,138
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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