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Mester, Attila
🇭🇺FIDE 725587· Male· Hungary· Born in 1974
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Attila Mester, a 52-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1985. He has fluctuated between 1941 and 2024 over the past 2 years. 86 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Erkel Ferenc Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Wellness Chess Tour GP3 Pecs, and Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. His peak of 2135 was reached at age 32 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1985
Standard
Rpd1979·Blz2036
All-time high
2135
−150 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 32
Jul 2006 · age 32
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29,963
#29,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
57th Hungarian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2024
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Dec 2025
2024
66th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1989
Nov 2024
2019
1,000 career games
at age 45
Oct 2019
58th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2115
Apr 2019
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
2011 → 2115
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1985 → 1985
Tournaments
20
68 games
Score
38.5/ 6856.6%
27W23D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #19 | 1953 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #15 | 2159 | +9.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 1969 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1810 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #14 | 1898 | -18.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #129 | 1297 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #45 | 2797 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #19 | 1954 | -11.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #122 | 1841 | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | 2769 | +8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTamas Titusz Torok
🇭🇺HUN·2024
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsMihaly Bodrogi
🇭🇺HUN·1961
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsAndras Szurkos
🇭🇺HUN
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsPeter ZentaiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2307
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsMiklos Szendeff
🇭🇺HUN·1769
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#828
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#22,137
in continent
World
#29,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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