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Bernula, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 745499· Male· Hungary· Born in 1978
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Istvan Bernula, a 48-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1966 — just 10 short of his peak of 1976 (Jun 2025, age 47). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 16 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team Ch. Erkel Ferenc Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10 and Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Super Group R 10-11. He took a 20-month break between Mar 2023 and Dec 2024.
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1976
−10 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 47
Jun 2025 · age 47
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#33,427
#33,427 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
76th Hungarian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1976
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1976
at age 47 · −10 from today
Jun 2025
2023
83rd Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1919
Dec 2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1919 → returned at 1948
Mar 2023
2020
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1837 → 1911
Feb 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 39
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1976 → 1966
Tournaments
9
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
3W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #71 | 1877 | -2.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 1857 | -3.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 1970 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 1794 | -4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2157 | +10.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #24 | 2513 | +3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #106 | 1113 | -11.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 1935 | -1.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 1888 | -2.4 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#913
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#24,719
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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