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Katai, David

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FIDEFIDE 729124· Male· Hungary· Born in 1987

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David Katai, a 39-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2168 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 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

2168

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2246

−78 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 21

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,019 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
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 · −78 from today
Jul 2008

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Goran Gabric 2,216
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 7 · Mar 2026 · +12.0 Elo
Evolution
+10
2158 → 2168
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8
Team
Apr 20261/1#262944+10.0
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#173016+11.8
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#391997-4.0
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#42860+7.8
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#641461-7.0

Rankings

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Hungary
#301
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#7,122
in continent
World
#10,019
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Hungary
1
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2,729
2
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2,676
3
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2,630
4
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2,608
5
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2,593
6
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2,585
7
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2,579
8
🇭🇺Sjugirov, SananFollow Sanan SjugirovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,565
9
🇭🇺Prohaszka, PeterFollow Peter ProhaszkaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,562
10
🇭🇺Acs, PeterFollow Peter AcsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,557
...
301🇭🇺Katai, David2,168
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
7122🇭🇺Katai, David2,168
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
10019🇭🇺Katai, David2,168