21st Summer Opener - Group B
Open SwissStandard
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1760, and top seed was Istvan Hajdu (🇭🇺 HUN, CM, 1840).
Ferenc Beres (🇭🇺 HUN, 1761) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Istvan Hajdu (5.0) and Bence Peter Szabo (5.0). Beres shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Marton Levente Majzik (1557) beat Youssef Merzoug (1798), a +241-point gap.
Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
26 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×20
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇦🇺Australia×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFerenc Beres led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE28 Jun
Balazs Kovacs takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2× WIN STREAK · 3+3 wins
Ferenc Beres posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R5–R7) — total 6 wins.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ferenc Beres | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2CMIstvan Hajdu | — | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Bence Peter Szabo | — | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Balazs Kovacs | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beres, Ferenc | 1761 | HUN | +15B | +6N | +9B | −7B | +14N | +8N | +4B | 6.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 23.50 | 1952 | +26.6 |
| 2 | Hajdu, IstvanCM | 1840 | HUN | +19B | =4N | =5B | +6N | −3B | +10N | +7B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 19.25 | 1840 | +2.4 |
| 3 | Szabo, Bence Peter | 1740 | HUN | +10B | +14N | −7N | +20B | +2N | =4B | =5N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 18.25 | 1813 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Kovacs, Balazs | 1724 | ROU | +23B | =2B | +22N | +11N | +7B | =3N | −1N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 1895 | +56.8 |
| 5 | Dal Bianco, Nicola | 1749 | ITA | +16N | =12B | =2N | +10B | F | +7N | =3B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 17.25 | 1862 | +18.4 |
| 6 | Jensen, Jack | 1682 | AUS | +17N | −1B | +16N | −2B | =13N | +11B | +14B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 1685 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Varhegyi, Abel | 1779 | HUN | +20B | +8N | +3B | +1N | −4N | −5B | −2N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 17.00 | 1784 | +1.8 |
| 8 | Farkas, Adam | 1715 | HUN | +25N | −7B | +15N | −14B | +20N | −1B | +16B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1709 | -1.2 |
| 9 | Kucza, Abel | 1627 | HUN | +18B | +22N | −1N | −12B | −10N | +21B | +15N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1664 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Verma Vivaan | 1432 | IND | −3N | +17B | +19N | −5N | +9B | −2B | =12N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 11.25 | 1666 | +61.2 |
| 11 | Partenyi, Attila | 1765 | HUN | =13N | +18B | +12N | −4B | F | −6N | +20B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1736 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Barak, Peter Balint | 1712 | HUN | +24B | =5N | −11B | +9N | =18B | −14N | =10B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1675 | -9.2 |
| 13 | Majzik, Marton Levente | 1557 | HUN | =11B | =19N | −14B | +24N | =6B | +18N | F | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1822 | +27.6 |
| 14 | Uri, Maximilian Tamas | 0 | HUN | F | −3B | +13N | +8N | −1B | +12B | −6N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Smaraglay, Laszlo | 1544 | HUN | −1N | +25B | −8B | −18N | +19N | +24B | −9B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1475 | -8.0 |
| 16 | Orosz, Timea | 1501 | HUN | −5B | +23N | −6B | +22B | F | +20N | −8N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1625 | +30.4 |
| 17 | Turai, David Abel | 0 | HUN | −6B | −10N | F | +23N | −21B | +25B | +24N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Merzoug, Youssef | 1798 | BEL | −9N | −11N | +23B | +15B | =12N | −13B | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1493 | -79.2 |
| 19 | Alexa, Mate | 1658 | HUN | −2N | =13B | −10B | +21N | −15B | +22B | F | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1472 | -41.9 |
| 20 | Tarko, Inez Eniko | 1600 | HUN | −7N | +21B | +24N | −3N | −8B | −16B | −11N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 3.00 | 902 | -73.6 |
| 21 | Nemeth-Nagy, Kristof | 0 | HUN | −22B | −20N | +25B | −19B | +17N | −9N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Barak, Peter Kalman | 1728 | HUN | +21N | −9B | −4B | −16N | =23B | −19N | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 828 | -50.6 |
| 23 | Lovasz, Narina | 0 | HUN | −4N | −16B | −18N | −17B | =22N | F | =25N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1364 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Por, Daniel | 0 | HUN | −12N | F | −20B | −13B | +25N | −15N | −17B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.50 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Mate-Kovacs, Benedek | 0 | HUN | −8B | −15N | −21N | F | −24B | −17N | =23B | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 833 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Verma VivaanIND+61.23.5 pts · #13
- 2Kovacs, BalazsROU+56.85.0 pts · #6
- 3Orosz, TimeaHUN+30.43.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Merzoug, YoussefBEL-79.22.5 pts · #17
- 2Tarko, Inez EnikoHUN-73.62.0 pts · #22
- 3Barak, Peter KalmanHUN-50.61.5 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R6+241 Elo gap
- R4+227 Elo gap
- R3+226 Elo gap