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Budai, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 746290· Male· Hungary· Born in 1956
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Istvan Budai, a 70-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1637. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between May 2011 and Sep 2012. Recent appearance: Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. Also played 2 rapid events (including 9th Terezvarosi Rapid Open) recently. His peak of 1683 was reached at age 56 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
1637
Standard
Rpd1712·Blz1750
All-time high
1683
−46 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 56
Sep 2012 · age 56
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#132,518
#132,518 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+224 Elo)
1448 → 1672
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 63
Nov 2019
2016
Re-crossed 1600
at age 60
May 2016
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 57
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1663 → 1637
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
1W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsGabor Krisztian Merenyi1,689·Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7·R6·-8.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #189 | 866 | -9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #117 | 1743 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #214 | 835 | -21.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #139 | 1136 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #63 | 1716 | +2.6 |
Worst Elo result: Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7 (-21.8 Elo, finished #214).
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,640
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#90,371
in continent
World
#132,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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