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Kovacs, K. Arpad
🇭🇺FIDE 739383· Male· Hungary· Born in 1954
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K. Arpad Kovacs, a 72-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1736. He has slipped back 71 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Heves Nograd County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 9 and 48th Agria Chess Festival - Group B. Also played 2 rapid events (including 5th Apc Rapid Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 55 months (2007–2012) and 35 months (2015–2018). His peak of 2115 was reached at age 52 (Oct 2006).
Current rating
1736
Standard
Rpd1768·Blz1909
All-time high
2115
−379 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 52
Oct 2006 · age 52
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,299
#97,299 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
97th Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1830
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1697 → 1831
Aug 2024
6-month rising streak
+134 Elo
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 65
Nov 2019
2015
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1839 → returned at 1829
Mar 2015
2012
84th Hungarian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2054
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-71
1807 → 1736
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
7W0D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #81 | 912 | -11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | 1557 | -10.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #95 | 941 | -21.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/1 | #30 | 2300 | +3.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 2535 | +9.2 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,172
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#69,134
in continent
World
#97,298
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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