Format
SB
Szabo, Bence
IM🇭🇺FIDE 733776· Male· Hungary· Born in 1994
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Bence Szabo, a 32-year-old Hungarian International Master, is rated 2312 and sitting in the top 3% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 4 - Partial 5, and Obert de Sants - Ciutat de Barcelona 2025 Grup A. His peak of 2414 was reached at age 20 (Aug 2014, Hungarian #56 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2013 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #63 in U20, World #70 in U18, World #32 in U16, World #34 in U14, World #51 in U12 and World #83 in U10.
Current rating
2312
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2375
All-time high
2414
−102 pts below
Aug 2014 · age 20
Aug 2014 · age 20
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#102 · Hungarian players · of 3,279
Career timeline
21 entries2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2359 → returned at 2364
Oct 2020
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Feb 2015
2014
Peak Hungarian rank: #56
at age 20 · rated 2414
Sep 2014
63rd U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2414
Aug 2014
All-time peak 2414
at age 20 · −102 from today
Aug 2014
2013
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2013
Oct 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2325 → 2312
Tournaments
6
27 games
Score
12/ 2744.4%
9W8D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJulian GarrigueFM2,272·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R7·+4.3
2.[W]vsYash Abhijit Patil2,186·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R3·+3.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexandre Merenciano2,223·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R9·-6.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1764 | -1.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #14 | 2313 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #99 | 1706 | -2.5 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #85 | 2151 | -4.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #109 | 2293 | -1.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #62 | 2304 | -1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBela LengyelIM
🇭🇺HUN
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Jul 2012
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vsAdam Feher
🇭🇺HUN·2412
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Jul 2011
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vsKristof JuhaszIM
🇭🇺HUN·2450
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Feb 2011
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vsTamas Jr. FodorGM
🇭🇺HUN·2496
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsGabor BalazsFM
🇭🇺HUN·2352
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Aug 2020
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#102
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#2,445
in continent
World
#3,716
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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