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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 1712 — just 7 short of his peak of 1719 (Mar 2013, age 60). He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 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
1712
Standard
Rpd1616·Blz—
All-time high
1719
−7 pts below
Mar 2013 · age 60
Mar 2013 · age 60
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#105,368
#105,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1685 → 1712
Tournaments
10
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
5W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,308
out of 3,442 players
Europe
#74,299
in continent
World
#105,366
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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