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Istvanovszki, Martin
FM🇭🇺FIDE 726958· Male· Hungary· Born in 1992
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Martin Istvanovszki, a 34-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2288 and sitting in the top 4% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 14 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10 and CIS 2026 - Serie A1 Girone 1. His peak of 2352 was reached at age 30 (Jan 2022); he also reached Hungarian #92 in Oct 2023.
Awarded FM in 2010 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #91 in U16, World #56 in U14, World #36 in U12, World #11 in U10 and #5 and #6 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2288
Standard
Rpd2325·Blz2345
All-time high
2352
−64 pts below
Jan 2022 · age 30
Jan 2022 · age 30
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#140 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
Career timeline
20 entries2023
Peak Hungarian rank: #92
at age 31 · rated 2343
Oct 2023
2022
All-time peak 2352
at age 30 · −76 from today
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2347 → returned at 2346
Oct 2020
2012
5th Hungarian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2328
Dec 2012
2011
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Jul 2011
500 career games
at age 19
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best comeback
HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1finished #1 (seeded #35 of 144)
Evolution
+24
2264 → 2288
Tournaments
10
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
5W8D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 3146 | +12.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #91 | 2153 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 2170 | -3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #22 | 2219 | -7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 2934 | +6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #28 | 2432 | +8.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #34 | 2967 | +7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2173 | -2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2233 | -1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2997 | +8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKalman IstvanovszkiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2189
+2 −0 =9
11 games·last met Aug 2012
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vsJevgenyij BoguszlavszkijIM
🇭🇺HUN·2067
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsLajos Kovacs
🇭🇺HUN·2184
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsImre dr. BalogGM
🇭🇺HUN·2575
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsZsolt HorvathFM
🇭🇺HUN·2353
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#140
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#2,997
in continent
World
#4,474
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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