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Zelei, Zoltan
🇭🇺FIDE 736996· Male· Hungary· Born in 1981
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Zoltan Zelei, a 45-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2037. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. Recent appearance: HUN Team Ch. Barcza Gedeon Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8. Also played 2 rapid (including 7th Nagykata Cup) and 1 blitz events (including Hungarian Blitz Open) recently. His peak of 2075 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2020).
Current rating
2037
Standard
Rpd2020·Blz2045
All-time high
2075
−38 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 39
Jan 2020 · age 39
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#22,325
#22,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
56th Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2071
May 2024
2020
59th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2071
Oct 2020
All-time peak 2075
at age 39 · −38 from today
Jan 2020
2019
6-month rising streak
+33 Elo
Feb 2019
2015
100 career games
at age 34
Nov 2015
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2031 → returned at 2059
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2047 → 2037
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
2W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2894 | +12.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 1847 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 1913 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2551 | +3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2057 | +0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 1947 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 1888 | -4.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #92 | 1194 | -11.4 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#649
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#16,421
in continent
World
#22,325
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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