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Kovacs, Zoltan
🇭🇺FIDE 724769· Male· Hungary· Born in 1984
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Zoltan Kovacs, a 42-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2073 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 3 years. 36 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - Open, 92nd Bristol Over 1799 Championship, and HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including IV Torneig del Pernil) recently. His peak of 2143 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2017).
At junior level, he reached #66 and #59 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2073
Standard
Rpd2010·Blz2056
All-time high
2143
−70 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 33
Sep 2017 · age 33
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,068 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2025
46th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2097
Jun 2025
2024
56th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2090
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2053 → returned at 2069
Jul 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Nov 2018
2017
All-time peak 2143
at age 33 · −70 from today
Sep 2017
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
2004 → 2120
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
2097 → 2073
Tournaments
9
36 games
Score
22.5/ 3662.5%
20W5D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2114 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #13 | 1994 | -18.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2912 | +11.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #16 | 2073 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #58 | 2057 | -10.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2316 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2187 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 1932 | -5.8 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 0/2 | #19 | 1063 | -31.8 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#548
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#13,222
in continent
World
#18,068
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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