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Ferenczi, Bela Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 764442· Male· Hungary· Born in 1948
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Bela Istvan Ferenczi, a 78-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1846 — just 6 short of his peak of 1852 (Mar 2024, age 76). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2012–2013) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Hungarian Chess Players World Meeting. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ten Cities for Hun Chess Szeged) recently.
Current rating
1846
Standard
Rpd1780·Blz1793
All-time high
1852
−6 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 76
Mar 2024 · age 76
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,566
#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
40th Hungarian 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1846
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1698 → 1842
Jun 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1846
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1852
at age 76 · −6 from today
Mar 2024
2019
77th Hungarian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1806
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1842 → 1846
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #37 | 1871 | +4.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,527
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#45,745
in continent
World
#62,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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