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Kovacsy, Barnabas
FM🇭🇺FIDE 769290· Male· Hungary· Born in 2003
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Barnabas Kovacsy, a 23-year-old Hungarian FIDE Master, is rated 2304 — just 2 short of his peak of 2306 (Nov 2020, age 17) and sitting in the top 3% of Hungarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. Also played 2 rapid (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) and 3 blitz events (including Hungarian Blitz Open) recently.
Awarded FM in 2020 (age 17). Earned a IM norm at grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. At junior level, he reached #8, #6, #8, #6, #6 and #13 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2304
Standard
Rpd2189·Blz2184
All-time high
2306
−2 pts below
Nov 2020 · age 17
Nov 2020 · age 17
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#113 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
Career timeline
23 entries2024
49th Hungarian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2290
May 2024
2023
8th Hungarian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2266
Jun 2023
2021
500 career games
at age 18
Aug 2021
6th Hungarian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2306
Jan 2021
2020
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Nov 2020
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+53
2251 → 2304
Tournaments
16
34 games
Score
16.5/ 3448.5%
8W17D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel Sinoros-Szabo2,139·Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8-9·R2·-12.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #72 | 2306 | +0.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #29 | 2462 | +8.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #114 | 1488 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #71 | 2472 | +56.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2384 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2923 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #45 | 2918 | +7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #135 | 1339 | -13.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #89 | 1650 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #150 | 1612 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGellert KaracsonyiIM
🇭🇺HUN·2422
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTamas Gunes OngutFM
🇭🇺HUN·2358
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsBence PribelszkyIM
🇭🇺HUN·2391
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsAron PastiIM
🇭🇺HUN·2428
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSzabolcs Kelemen
🇭🇺HUN·2006
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2021
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Rankings
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Hungary
#113
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#2,624
in continent
World
#3,949
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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