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Banvolgyi, Zoltan
🇭🇺FIDE 749400· Male· Hungary· Born in 1984
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Zoltan Banvolgyi, a 42-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1902. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pest County Team Ch. 2025-26 Super Group R 10-11, Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7, and 9th Paty Festival Chess Cup U2400. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2011–2013) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1972 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1902
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1972
−70 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 40
Apr 2024 · age 40
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,633
#47,633 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
83rd Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1958
Jun 2025
2024
82nd Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1972
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1884 → 1972
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1972
at age 40 · −70 from today
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1911 → returned at 1896
Apr 2020
100 career games
at age 36
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
1935 → 1902
Tournaments
9
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
3W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBarnabas Jr. Bujdoso1,796·Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7·R6·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #56 | 1888 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #82 | 1926 | +0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1038 | -12.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2513 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #212 | 996 | -13.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #60 | 1259 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2020 | +5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #136 | 1239 | -14.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #39 | 2582 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,212
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#35,102
in continent
World
#47,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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