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Kovalcsik, Zoltan Mihaly
🇭🇺FIDE 731463· Male· Hungary· Born in 1964
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Zoltan Mihaly Kovalcsik, a 62-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1738. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Szabolcs Szatmar Bereg County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 6, Wolf Gyorgy Memorial U2000, and 2nd Chess Weekend - Group A. Also played 4 rapid (including 2nd Rotary Club Nyirseg Charity Open) and 1 blitz events (including 11th Nagyidai Blitz Memorial) recently. His peak of 2067 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
1738
Standard
Rpd1853·Blz1800
All-time high
2067
−329 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 41
Jan 2005 · age 41
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,605
#96,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1665 → 1807
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1736 → returned at 1736
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Feb 2019
2017
500 career games
at age 53
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1776 → 1738
Tournaments
12
43 games
Score
21.5/ 4350.0%
15W13D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #39 | 1169 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #32 | 1644 | -26.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #6 | 1912 | -5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #39 | 1105 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #28 | 1955 | +10.2 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,159
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#68,696
in continent
World
#96,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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