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Varga, Marcell
🇭🇺FIDE 778656· Male· Hungary· Born in 2002
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Marcell Varga, a 24-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 2197 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BAZ County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 10, HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, and 2nd Dede Erno Memorial - Group A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ten Cities for Hun Chess - 2nd Shipyard Cup 2026) recently. His peak of 2248 was reached at age 21 (Nov 2023).
At junior level, he reached #13, #9, #17, #20 and #70 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2197
Standard
Rpd2031·Blz2050
All-time high
2248
−51 pts below
Nov 2023 · age 21
Nov 2023 · age 21
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,351 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
May 2026
2024
500 career games
at age 22
Feb 2024
2023
67th Hungarian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2248
Nov 2023
All-time peak 2248
at age 21 · −51 from today
Nov 2023
2022
13th Hungarian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2228
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+48
2149 → 2197
Tournaments
17
29 games
Score
19.5/ 2967.2%
16W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMartin IstvanovszkiFM2,275·HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7·R1·-7.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2796 | +4.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2978 | +9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #84 | 2342 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2706 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #78 | 2272 | +2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2625 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2236 | +9.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #180 | 1432 | -18.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | 2782 | +10.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2987 | +10.6 |
Worst Elo result: HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7 (-18.0 Elo, finished #180).
Most-Played Opponents
vsBence Tumo
🇭🇺HUN·1890
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsDaniel Tubak
🇭🇺HUN·2233
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsBence PribelszkyIM
🇭🇺HUN·2391
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsTamas BorsavolgyiFM
🇭🇺HUN·2021
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsLevente MiszlerFM
🇭🇺HUN·2303
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Hungary
#254
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#5,864
in continent
World
#8,351
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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