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Budai, David
FM🇭🇺FIDE 724785· Male· Hungary· Born in 1983
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David Budai, a 43-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2271 and sitting in the top 5% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9 and 15eme Festival d'Ete de Strasbourg - A. Also played 1 rapid (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) and 1 blitz events (including Hungarian Blitz Open) recently. He took a 36-month break between Oct 2020 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2337 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2024, Hungarian #98 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 34). At junior level, he reached #23 and #12 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2271
Standard
Rpd2253·Blz2252
All-time high
2337
−66 pts below
Jan 2024 · age 41
Jan 2024 · age 41
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#161 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Peak Hungarian rank: #98
at age 41 · rated 2337
Jan 2024
10th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2337
Jan 2024
All-time peak 2337
at age 41 · −65 from today
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2322 → returned at 2321
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Mar 2019
2017
FM title awardedFM
at age 34
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
2297 → 2271
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
0W4D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #69 | 2222 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #80 | 2252 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #82 | 2274 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #188 | 1614 | -13.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 2390 | +3.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#161
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#3,421
in continent
World
#5,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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