Format
SI
Safar, Istvan
🇭🇺FIDE 764639· Male· Hungary· Born in 1966
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Istvan Safar, a 60-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1815 — just 24 short of his peak of 1839 (Jun 2024, age 58). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Budapest Team Ch. Szen Jozsef Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11.
Current rating
1815
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1839
−24 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 58
Jun 2024 · age 58
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,649
#71,649 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1674 → 1827
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1839
at age 58 · −24 from today
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1713 → returned at 1677
Apr 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 50
Feb 2016
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 45
May 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1821 → 1815
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #147 | 1712 | -2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #203 | 1096 | -8.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #43 | 2439 | +5.2 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#1,724
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#52,016
in continent
World
#71,649
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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