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Bene, Zoltan
🇭🇺FIDE 731803· Male· Hungary· Born in 1980
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Zoltan Bene, a 46-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2129 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9. Also played 1 blitz event (including Baranya County Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2256 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2016).
Current rating
2129
Standard
Rpd2087·Blz2114
All-time high
2256
−127 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 36
Oct 2016 · age 36
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
34th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2135
Apr 2026
2022
36th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2188
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2164 → returned at 2163
Sep 2020
2018
24th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2250
Aug 2018
2016
All-time peak 2256
at age 36 · −127 from today
Oct 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 35
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2136 → 2129
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #137 | 1479 | -6.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #100 | 2086 | -1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter Drinoczi
🇭🇺HUN·1968
+5 −1 =5
11 games·last met May 2022
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vsLaszlo Solty
🇭🇺HUN·2064
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBalazs Konig
🇭🇺HUN·2082
+0 −0 =10
10 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsAttila Janos Nemeth
🇭🇺HUN·1865
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGabor KokenyCM
🇭🇺HUN·2190
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met May 2022
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#376
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#9,297
in continent
World
#12,868
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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