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Lengyel, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 726184· Male· Hungary· Born in 1957
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Istvan Lengyel, a 69-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1830. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 11 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Heves Nograd County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 7-8 and 48th Agria Chess Festival. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2091 was reached at age 45 (Jul 2002).
Current rating
1830
Standard
Rpd1818·Blz1914
All-time high
2091
−261 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 45
Jul 2002 · age 45
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,178
#67,178 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1788 → 1852
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
96th Hungarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1845
Aug 2023
2020
99th Hungarian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1910
Oct 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 59
Jan 2016
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1987 → returned at 1972
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1855 → 1830
Tournaments
4
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
2W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | 1763 | -4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/1 | #34 | 2447 | +5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #93 | 1217 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/6 | #14 | 1694 | -21.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,616
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#48,962
in continent
World
#67,177
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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