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Palinkas, Ervin
🇭🇺FIDE 773999· Male· Hungary· Born in 1953
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Ervin Palinkas, a 73-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1706 — just 13 short of his peak of 1719 (Mar 2013, age 60). He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fejer County Team Ch. 2025-26 2. Div. R 5-6, HUN Team Ch. Breyer Gyula Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8, and Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. Also played 2 rapid events (including 9th Terezvarosi Rapid Open) recently.
Current rating
1706
Standard
Rpd1616·Blz—
All-time high
1719
−13 pts below
Mar 2013 · age 60
Mar 2013 · age 60
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,807
#107,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+220 Elo)
1477 → 1697
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1471 → returned at 1484
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Nov 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 65
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1685 → 1706
Tournaments
13
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
6W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 1157 | -4.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | 980 | -8.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2354 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2283 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2374 | +6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2519 | +10.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2552 | +11.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #119 | 980 | -7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #96 | 1974 | +7.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2530 | +11.8 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,288
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#75,842
in continent
World
#107,804
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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