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Kovacs, Istvan A

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FIDEFIDE 964042· Male· Serbia· Born in 1951

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Istvan A Kovacs, a 75-year-old Serbian player, is rated 1773. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearance: MEDJUOPSTINSKA LIGA SUBOTICA 2025. Rounds 6-9. He took a 20-month break between Jul 2013 and Apr 2015. His peak of 1995 was reached at age 62 (Jul 2013).

Current rating

1773

Standard

Rpd1862·Blz—

All-time high

1995

−222 pts below
Jul 2013 · age 62

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#84,884

#84,884 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1659 → 1785
Jul 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 71
May 2022
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Apr 2016
2013
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Jul 2013
All-time peak 1995
at age 62 · −222 from today
Jul 2013
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 1849
Jul 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Krisztian Zs Varga 1,536
MEDJUOPSTINSKA LIGA SUBOTICA 2025. Rounds 6-9 · Sep 2025 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
-4
1777 → 1773
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
MEDJUOPSTINSKA LIGA SUBOTICA 2025. Rounds 6-9
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/3#281740-3.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsLaszlo Holobica
🇷🇸SRB·1780
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsNikola Slavic
🇷🇸SRB·1942
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
vsLajos Tomik
🇷🇸SRB·1998
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2020
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Serbia
#2,284
out of 4,274 players
Europe
#61,068
in continent
World
#84,882
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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6
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8
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9
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10
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World
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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