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Szoukup, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 730920· Male· Hungary· Born in 1948
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Istvan Szoukup, a 78-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1627. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. His peak of 1839 was reached at age 61 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1627
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1839
−212 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 61
Apr 2009 · age 61
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#136,777
#136,777 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1469 → 1717
Feb 2025
2024
80th Hungarian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1698
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1478 → returned at 1471
Mar 2020
2014
500 career games
at age 66
Nov 2014
2013
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
1674 → 1627
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
0.5/ 86.3%
0W1D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #145 | 1450 | -9.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #185 | 952 | -14.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #150 | 999 | -6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #94 | 1111 | -3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #216 | 960 | -7.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #143 | 1023 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIstvan Sulcz
🇭🇺HUN·1784
+5 −10 =1
16 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsZoltan Horvath
🇭🇺HUN·1554
+11 −3 =2
16 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsAndras Szurkos
🇭🇺HUN
+4 −11 =0
15 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsJanos Gruz
🇭🇺HUN·1701
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsAntal Toth
🇭🇺HUN
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2016
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,632
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#92,772
in continent
World
#136,769
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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