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Zentai, Peter
FM🇭🇺FIDE 735337· Male· Hungary· Born in 1987
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Peter Zentai, a 39-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2299 and sitting in the top 4% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, and SixDays Budapest September 2025 Swiss norm edition. Also played 1 rapid event (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) recently. His peak of 2343 was reached at age 32 (Nov 2019).
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 28). At junior level, he reached #27 and #26 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2299
Standard
Rpd2213·Blz2350
All-time high
2343
−44 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 32
Nov 2019 · age 32
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#120 · Hungarian players · of 3,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
19th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2299
May 2026
7-month rising streak
+73 Elo
May 2026
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 33
Mar 2020
2019
48th Hungarian 20-35 player
at age 32 · rated 2343
Nov 2019
All-time peak 2343
at age 32 · −44 from today
Nov 2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
May 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8finished #1 (seeded #23 of 144)
Evolution
+33
2266 → 2299
Tournaments
17
32 games
Score
21.5/ 3267.2%
19W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 2882 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2977 | +7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 3040 | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2781 | +6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #103 | 2545 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #30 | 2419 | +8.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 2624 | +1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2962 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 3022 | +9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #43 | 3055 | +10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiklos GalyasGM
🇭🇺HUN·2382
+1 −3 =7
11 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsGellert KaracsonyiIM
🇭🇺HUN·2422
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsEmil SzalancziIM
🇭🇺HUN·1831
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsTibor BodiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2270
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Aug 2020
View head-to-head →
vsVilmos BalintFM
🇭🇺HUN·2241
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#120
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#2,740
in continent
World
#4,121
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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