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Biro, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 759244· Male· Hungary· Born in 1985
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Istvan Biro, a 41-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1988. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 13 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent appearance: HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10. Also played 4 rapid events (including 6th Szentmiklos Cup) recently. His peak of 2048 was reached at age 29 (Mar 2014).
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd1986·Blz—
All-time high
2048
−60 pts below
Mar 2014 · age 29
Mar 2014 · age 29
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,457
#29,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
72nd Hungarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1999
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
Jan 2025
2024
70th Hungarian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2002
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1980 → returned at 1988
Sep 2020
2014
All-time peak 2048
at age 29 · −60 from today
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1986 → 1988
Tournaments
10
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
4W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2732 | +8.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #92 | 1204 | -9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1842 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1361 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #62 | 2780 | +9.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 1875 | -3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2693 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 2612 | +5.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #80 | 1283 | -7.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 1944 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZoltan Kunos
🇭🇺HUN·2009
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsGabor Dr. Nagy
🇭🇺HUN·1863
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSandor Kakuk
🇭🇺HUN·1998
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAlbert FeketeFM
🇭🇺HUN·2089
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLajos Abraham
🇭🇺HUN
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2016
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#818
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#21,765
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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