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KD
Kovacs, Dezso
🇭🇺FIDE 732451· Male· Hungary· Born in 1950
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Dezso Kovacs, a 76-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1838. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include GYMS County Team Ch. 2025-26 1. Div. R 8, HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, and GYMS County Team Ch 2025-26 2nd Division. He took a 23-month break between Jul 2006 and Jul 2008. His peak of 2024 was reached at age 59 (Jul 2009).
Current rating
1838
Standard
Rpd1876·Blz—
All-time high
2024
−186 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 59
Jul 2009 · age 59
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,871
#64,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
39th Hungarian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1861
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1816 → 1890
Mar 2024
2022
52nd Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1826
Apr 2022
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Feb 2018
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Nov 2017
2013
100 career games
at age 63
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-55
1893 → 1838
Tournaments
17
19 games
Score
7/ 1936.8%
5W4D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #102 | 1056 | -9.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 1914 | +1.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #45 | 1109 | -8.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2567 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1959 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 1776 | -2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 1149 | -7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2624 | +9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #130 | 1022 | -22.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #35 | 2454 | +4.6 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,564
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#47,365
in continent
World
#64,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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