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
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,685
#71,685 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
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
#1,690
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#52,043
in continent
World
#71,684
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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