Format
SI
Szalay, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 736937· Male· Hungary· Born in 1949
Follow Istvan SzalayTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Istvan Szalay, a 77-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1672 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: HUN Team Ch. Szechenyi Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10. Also played 2 rapid events (including Szeremley Huba Memorial) recently.
Current rating
1672
Standard
Rpd1680·Blz—
All-time high
1672
at best
Jun 2026 · age 77
Jun 2026 · age 77
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#120,005
#120,005 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
78th Hungarian 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1672
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1672
at age 77
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+207 Elo)
1435 → 1642
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 75
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 75
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1640 → 1672
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2645 | +14.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #83 | 1204 | -2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2481 | +10.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 1877 | +12.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #112 | 989 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #102 | 1036 | -5.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 1864 | +5.6 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,444
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#83,227
in continent
World
#119,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Hungary
| 1 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺Follow Peter LekoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,676 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺Follow Benjamin GleduraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,635 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺Follow Ferenc BerkesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,601 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺Follow Tamas BanuszTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,598 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Gleb DudinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,577 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Imre dr. BalogTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,575 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺Follow Peter AcsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,561 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺Follow Peter ProhaszkaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,556 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺Follow Sanan SjugirovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,556 |
| ... | ||
| 2444 | 1,672 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 83227 | 1,672 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 119999 | 1,672 | |