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Katai, David
🇭🇺FIDE 729124· Male· Hungary· Born in 1987
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David Katai, a 39-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2176 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8. His peak of 2246 was reached at age 21 (Jul 2008).
At junior level, he reached #17 and #22 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2176
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2246
−70 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 21
Jul 2008 · age 21
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
37th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2168
May 2026
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2148
Apr 2020
2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
May 2015
100 career games
at age 28
Mar 2015
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2229 → returned at 2231
Jul 2011
2008
All-time peak 2246
at age 21 · −70 from today
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
2158 → 2176
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
4W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2944 | +10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 3016 | +11.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 1997 | -4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2860 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #64 | 1461 | -7.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #66 | 1389 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#283
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#6,746
in continent
World
#9,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Hungary
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