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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 1733. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 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
1733
Standard
Rpd1853·Blz1800
All-time high
2067
−334 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 41
Jan 2005 · age 41
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#98,440
#98,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
1776 → 1733
Tournaments
13
54 games
Score
27/ 5450.0%
18W18D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2.5/6 | #28 | 1851 | +17.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #27 | 1767 | -5.2 |
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 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 1909 | +22.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #39 | 1097 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #6 | 1855 | -9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLaszlo Lengyel
🇭🇺HUN·1886
+5 −6 =3
14 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsSandor Dr. Paszerbovics
🇭🇺HUN
+8 −4 =2
14 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsZoltan Dr. Gunyecz
🇭🇺HUN·1915
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsImre Szulics
🇭🇺HUN·1731
+2 −1 =7
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGeza Igaz
🇭🇺HUN·1708
+4 −0 =6
10 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,138
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#69,900
in continent
World
#98,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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