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Kovacs, Laszlo
🇭🇺FIDE 788457· Male· Hungary· Born in 1975
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Laszlo Kovacs, a 51-year-old Hungarian player, is rated 1749 — just 25 short of his peak of 1774 (Mar 2025, age 50). He is currently in the 1700–1750 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearance: Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11. He took a 17-month break between May 2018 and Nov 2019.
Current rating
1749
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1774
−25 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 50
Mar 2025 · age 50
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,871
#92,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1774
at age 50 · −25 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1573 → 1764
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 47
Nov 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1600
at age 45
Jan 2020
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1571 → returned at 1576
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1763 → 1749
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
2.5/ 1025.0%
2W1D7L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #155 | 1011 | -8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | 1899 | +7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #147 | 1233 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 1741 | -0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #31 | 1907 | +8.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #88 | 971 | -9.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #91 | 1203 | -4.0 |
Rankings
/
Hungary
#2,054
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#66,316
in continent
World
#92,869
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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