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Bellan, Istvan

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FIDEFIDE 725781· Male· Hungary· Born in 1961

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Istvan Bellan, a 65-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1839. He has fluctuated between 1826 and 1878 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11 and 1st Arpad-hazi Jolan Open. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2003–2005), 20 months (2005–2007) and 33 months (2007–2010). His peak of 2199 was reached at age 41 (Oct 2002).

Current rating

1839

Standard

Rpd1895·Blz—

All-time high

2199

−360 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 41

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#64,553

#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2023
84th Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1833
Nov 2023
2018
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1820 → 1928
Mar 2018
2017
6-month rising streak
+33 Elo
Mar 2017
2012
100 career games
at age 51
Sep 2012
2010
80th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2073
Nov 2010
2007
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2024 → returned at 2028
Jul 2007

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Luca Karacsonyi 2,057
1st Arpad-hazi Jolan Open · Aug 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Best comeback
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8-9
finished #1 (seeded #80 of 120)
Evolution
-22
1861 → 1839
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
7W1D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11
Team
Mar 20260/2#117962-25.6
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8-9
Team
Feb 20262/2#12347+5.4
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7
Team
Jan 20261/1#382402+3.8
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 3-4
Team
Nov 20250/2#1461146-16.2
Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#232564+7.2
1st Arpad-hazi Jolan Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/8#631884+4.0
Worst Elo result: Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11 (-25.6 Elo, finished #117).

Rankings

/
Hungary
#1,558
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#47,128
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,575
8
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2,561
9
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9
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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47128🇭🇺Bellan, Istvan1,839
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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64552🇭🇺Bellan, Istvan1,839