Zalakaros Chess Festival - Barczay Laszlo Memorial

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69 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Zalakaros, Hungary. 29 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2383, and top seed was Gergely Aczel (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2460).

Meylis Annaberdiyev (🇹🇲 TKM, GM, 2436) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Matija Ostovic (7.0) and Sandor Videki (6.5). Annaberdiyev shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Valeria Hiznicenco (1470) beat Lilla Virag Kiraly (2067), a +597-point gap.

Location

🇭🇺Zalakaros, Hungary

Dates

24 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇺GMGergely Aczel2460

Avg top 10

2,383

Participants

Titled players · 29

GM×3

IM×7

FM×14

CM×1

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇺Hungary×52

🇨🇿Czech Republic×4

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇬🇧England×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇭🇷Croatia×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
GMMeylis Annaberdiyev
🇹🇲TKM·2436
7.0pts·2503perf+8.1
🥈
FMMatija Ostovic
🇭🇷CRO·2394
7.0pts·2478perf+10.2
🥉
IMSandor Videki
🇭🇺HUN·2344
6.5pts·2450perf+14.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Annaberdiyev7Ostovic7Videki6.5Egresi6.5Juhasz6.5Nemeth6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Annaberdiyev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Meylis Annaberdiyev drew with FM Matija Ostovic (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Meylis Annaberdiyev 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Sandor Videki 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMMeylis Annaberdiyev	*	½	½	—
2FMMatija Ostovic	½	*	½	—
3IMSandor Videki	½	½	*	—
4FMMate Egresi	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Annaberdiyev, MeylisGM	2436	TKM	+36N	+17B	+33N	=4B	+29N	=3N	=2B	+11B	=5N	7.0	46.0	50.0	36.75	2503	+8.1
2	Ostovic, MatijaFM	2394	CRO	+34N	=49B	+41N	=3B	+12N	=8B	=1N	+16B	+11N	7.0	44.0	47.0	35.75	2478	+10.2
3	Videki, SandorIM	2344	HUN	+43B	+30N	+10B	=2N	+9N	=1B	=11N	+7B	−4N	6.5	49.0	53.0	36.75	2450	+14.4
4	Juhasz, AgostonIM	2397	HUN	+52B	+19N	+14B	=1N	=5B	=7N	=24B	=6N	+3B	6.5	48.5	51.5	35.75	2433	+5.7
5	Papp, LeventeFM	2369	HUN	+53N	+23B	+28N	=9B	=4N	−11B	+17N	+8B	=1B	6.5	45.5	48.5	33.25	2434	+9.6
6	Egresi, MateFM	2354	HUN	=27N	+51B	+38N	=8B	=16N	=17B	+36N	=4B	+15N	6.5	40.5	43.5	30.00	2323	-1.2
7	Nemeth, ZalanFM	2320	IRL	−32N	+50B	+36N	+49B	+39N	=4B	+29N	−3N	+12B	6.5	38.5	41.5	27.25	2319	+4.8
8	Varadi, ViktorIM	2365	HUN	+31B	=18N	+22B	=6N	+14B	=2N	=16B	−5N	+21B	6.0	45.5	50.0	31.75	2312	-3.8
9	Aczel, GergelyGM	2460	HUN	+39B	+21N	+12B	=5N	−3B	−16N	=18B	+40N	+19B	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.25	2302	-13.8
10	Haselbach, David	2094	HUN	+63N	+11B	−3N	−16B	+51N	=13B	=40B	+37N	+26B	6.0	38.5	40.5	24.25	2201	+25.4
11	Horvath, AdamGM	2393	HUN	+47B	−10N	+31B	+26N	+20B	+5N	=3B	−1N	−2B	5.5	47.5	51.0	27.75	2305	-7.4
12	Yao, LanWGM	2253	ENG	+42N	+25B	−9N	+28B	−2B	+53N	=20B	+24N	−7N	5.5	43.0	46.0	24.00	2281	+8.4
13	Ucoluk, Umut	1911	TUR	+15N	=46B	−29N	=23B	+28N	=10N	=19B	+25B	=20N	5.5	40.5	44.0	27.25	2222	+142.8
14	Fodor, Balazs	2181	HUN	+55N	+32B	−4N	+51B	−8N	−27B	=39N	+31B	+30N	5.5	37.5	40.5	21.50	2162	-2.8
15	Szabolcsi, JanosIM	2157	HUN	−13B	=62N	+56B	+44N	+37B	−24B	+27N	+20N	−6B	5.5	37.5	39.5	21.50	2140	-1.1
16	Diachek, AndriiFM	2227	POL	F	=38B	=49N	+10N	=6B	+9B	=8N	−2N	+18B	5.0	44.5	47.5	26.75	2341	+47.2
17	Karacsonyi, KataWIM	2178	HUN	+62B	−1N	+43B	=37N	+18B	=6N	−5B	=21N	=22B	5.0	43.0	45.0	21.25	2176	-0.8
18	Biro, SandorIM	2073	ROU	+54N	=8B	+46N	−29B	−17N	+41B	=9N	+23B	−16N	5.0	39.0	42.0	21.50	2230	+17.9
19	Sulyok, Eszter	2097	HUN	+61N	−4B	=42N	+32B	−24N	+47B	=13N	+36B	−9N	5.0	39.0	41.5	19.25	2142	+8.4
20	Pogany, Zsombor	2213	HUN	+69N	−28B	+47N	+25B	−11N	+39B	=12N	−15B	=13B	5.0	39.0	40.5	19.50	2144	-15.2
21	Pitschka, ClausFM	2108	GER	+48N	−9B	=32N	−38B	+42N	+34B	+31N	=17B	−8N	5.0	38.5	41.5	20.75	2147	+7.2
22	Pasztor, FerencFM	1977	HUN	+24N	=29B	−8N	−46B	+50N	=25B	=28N	+38B	=17N	5.0	37.5	40.5	21.50	2201	+49.2
23	Horvath, Andras	2102	HUN	+64B	−5N	=40B	=13N	=31B	+45N	=37B	−18N	+43B	5.0	37.5	39.5	19.00	2053	-24.0
24	Varga, Csaba ZoltanFM	2270	HUN	−22B	=56N	+62B	+34N	+19B	+15N	=4N	−12B	F	5.0	37.0	37.0	21.75	2193	-6.3
25	Veleski, RobertFM	2096	MKD	+67B	−12N	+58B	−20N	=45B	=22N	+53B	−13N	+37B	5.0	34.5	36.0	15.50	2024	-14.6
26	Sipos, JanosFM	2159	HUN	−51N	+69B	+53N	−11B	−36N	+48B	+52N	+27B	−10N	5.0	32.0	33.5	15.00	2079	-18.6
27	Hejny, Jaroslav	1993	CZE	=6B	−41N	=52B	+58N	+30B	+14N	−15B	−26N	=28B	4.5	38.5	41.0	19.50	2084	+22.6
28	Boronyak, ArpadFM	2071	HUN	+59B	+20N	−5B	−12N	−13B	+66N	=22B	=39B	=27N	4.5	38.5	40.5	16.25	2044	-6.0
29	Kiss, Mate Jozsef	2227	HUN	+44B	=22N	+13B	+18N	−1B	+40N	−7B	F	F	4.5	37.0	37.0	21.00	2194	-2.8
30	Fellegi, Zoltan	2070	HUN	+65N	−3B	−51N	+42B	−27N	+35B	=33N	+46B	−14B	4.5	36.0	38.0	16.25	2063	-0.2
31	Pasti, Zsombor	1998	HUN	−8N	+63B	−11N	+65B	=23N	+46B	−21B	−14N	+47B	4.5	36.0	38.0	13.50	2093	+40.4
32	Sipos, StefaniaWCM	1986	HUN	+7B	−14N	=21B	−19N	−48B	=54N	+64B	+52B	=35N	4.5	35.5	37.5	17.75	2030	+9.4
33	Forgacs, JozsefFM	2192	HUN	+56B	+58N	−1B	−39N	+38N	−36B	=30B	=45N	=34B	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.00	2051	-31.8
34	Borocz, LorincCM	2026	HUN	−2B	=67N	+57N	−24B	+56B	−21N	=48N	+55B	=33N	4.5	33.5	35.0	13.50	2027	-2.0
35	Kiraly, Lilla Virag	2067	HUN	−58B	+66N	−37B	−45N	+64B	−30N	+54B	+48N	=32B	4.5	27.5	29.5	12.25	1891	-77.2
36	Torok, Tamas Titusz	2053	HUN	−1B	+64N	−7B	+43N	+26B	+33N	−6B	−19N	F	4.0	42.0	44.0	15.50	2174	+22.4
37	Ivanov, Sergei V.	1957	FID	−46N	+68B	+35N	=17B	−15N	+38B	=23N	−10B	−25N	4.0	38.5	40.0	15.00	2039	+15.0
38	Horak, Jiri	2090	CZE	+60B	=16N	−6B	+21N	−33B	−37N	+42B	−22N	=44B	4.0	38.0	40.5	16.00	2015	-17.2
39	Borsos, BogdanIM	2055	UKR	−9N	+55B	+48N	+33B	−7B	−20N	=14B	=28N	F	4.0	38.0	38.0	15.50	2155	+9.2
40	Kincs, ImreFM	1957	HUN	F	+65B	=23N	+41B	+46N	−29B	=10N	−9B	F	4.0	36.0	36.0	15.00	2162	+36.2
41	Kiss, Lajos	2141	HUN	=50N	+27B	−2B	−40N	+44B	−18N	−45B	=42N	+55N	4.0	35.5	38.5	15.00	1978	-38.6
42	Metaxasz, Vaszilisz	1969	HUN	−12B	+59N	=19B	−30N	−21B	+58N	−38N	=41B	+57N	4.0	33.5	36.0	12.50	1932	-6.0
43	Rezsek, Gyozo	1989	HUN	−3N	+54B	−17N	−36B	+67N	F	+66B	+49B	−23N	4.0	30.0	30.0	9.50	2034	+8.4
44	Toth, NikolettaWFM	1968	HUN	−29N	=57B	+50N	−15B	−41N	−51B	+65N	+60B	=38N	4.0	29.5	31.5	11.00	1908	-12.4
45	Csala, ImreFM	1990	HUN	F	F	+63N	+35B	=25N	−23B	+41N	=33B	F	4.0	25.0	25.0	15.25	2193	+32.4
46	Bihercz, Gabor	2222	HUN	+37B	=13N	−18B	+22N	−40B	−31N	+47B	−30N	F	3.5	36.5	40.0	15.25	1952	-54.8
47	Gyurkovics, Miklos	2020	HUN	−11N	+61B	−20B	=48N	+62B	−19N	−46N	+50B	−31N	3.5	32.0	34.0	9.00	1970	-15.0
48	Porkolab, Sandor	1862	HUN	−21B	+52N	−39B	=47B	+32N	−26N	=34B	−35B	F	3.0	34.0	34.0	11.50	1969	+19.6
49	Vegh, EndreIM	2140	HUN	+66B	=2N	=16B	−7N	−53B	−52N	+62B	−43N	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	10.00	2012	-14.3
50	Meszaros, Attila	1900	HUN	=41B	−7N	−44B	+54N	−22B	=56N	=59B	−47N	=65B	3.0	31.5	33.5	8.75	1818	-21.6
51	Karacsonyi, Luca	1931	HUN	+26B	−6N	+30B	−14N	−10B	+44N	F	F	F	3.0	31.5	31.5	13.50	2134	+59.2
52	Kohalmi, Endre Jr.	2030	HUN	−4N	−48B	=27N	=67B	+60N	+49B	−26B	−32N	F	3.0	30.5	30.5	8.50	1929	-24.0
53	Marjanovic, Alex	2014	HUN	−5B	+60N	−26B	+61N	+49N	−12B	−25N	F	F	3.0	30.0	30.0	8.00	2038	+4.8
54	Csiszar, Albert	1758	HUN	−18B	−43N	=55N	−50B	+68N	=32B	−35N	=63B	=59N	3.0	28.5	30.0	7.50	1746	-4.4
55	Fellegi, Tibor	1945	HUN	−14B	−39N	=54B	=60N	=58B	=64N	+63B	−34N	−41B	3.0	28.0	30.0	7.00	1779	-37.8
56	Marjanovic, Gyorgy	1946	HUN	−33N	=24B	−15N	+57B	−34N	=50B	+61N	F	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	9.50	1962	+0.8
57	Mazsa, Csaba Adam	1707	HUN	F	=44N	−34B	−56N	−69B	+68N	=67B	+64N	−42B	3.0	22.0	22.0	6.25	1774	+18.0
58	Hiznicenco, Valeria	1470	MDA	+35N	−33B	−25N	−27B	=55N	−42B	−60N	=68B	=63N	2.5	30.0	31.5	7.75	1658	+50.0
59	Toth, Timea	1743	HUN	−28N	−42B	−61N	F	−66B	=60B	=50N	+62N	=54B	2.5	23.5	23.5	6.25	1748	-0.4
60	Dlauchy, Peter	1771	HUN	−38N	−53B	=69N	=55B	−52B	=59N	+58B	−44N	F	2.5	23.5	23.5	6.00	1760	-3.8
61	Deak, Laszlo	1829	HUN	−19B	−47N	+59B	−53B	=65N	=62N	−56B	F	=68N	2.5	22.5	22.5	5.25	1755	-15.0
62	Reitinger, Petr	1933	CZE	−17N	=15B	−24N	+68B	−47N	=61B	−49N	−59B	F	2.0	28.5	28.5	5.50	1739	-30.6
63	Gal, Lajos	1809	HUN	−10B	−31N	−45B	−66N	F	+65B	−55N	=54N	=58B	2.0	27.0	27.0	4.75	1654	-31.4
64	Borsfai, Attila	1848	HUN	−23N	−36B	=68N	+69B	−35N	=55B	−32N	−57B	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	3.75	1743	-17.6
65	Vural, Kerem Ege	1638	TUR	−30B	−40N	+66B	−31N	=61B	−63N	−44B	F	=50N	2.0	26.5	26.5	4.75	1730	+27.2
66	Hugyecz, Barnabas	1884	HUN	−49N	−35B	−65N	+63B	+59N	−28B	−43N	F	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	4.50	1764	-46.8
67	Valenta, Petr	1815	CZE	−25N	=34B	F	=52N	−43B	F	=57N	F	F	1.5	19.5	19.5	5.25	1821	-0.8
68	Lukacs, Zsigmond	0	HUN	F	−37N	=64B	−62N	−54B	−57B	F	=58N	=61B	1.5	19.0	19.0	3.50	1556	0.0
69	Trajber, Csaba Dr.	1949	HUN	−20B	−26N	=60B	−64N	+57N	F	F	F	F	1.5	17.5	17.5	4.25	1791	-21.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ucoluk, UmutTUR
+142.8
5.5 pts · #11
2Karacsonyi, LucaHUN
+59.2
3.0 pts · #51
3Hiznicenco, ValeriaMDA
+50.0
2.5 pts · #60

Top rating losers

1Kiraly, Lilla ViragHUN
-77.2
4.5 pts · #30
2Bihercz, GaborHUN
-54.8
3.5 pts · #45
3Hugyecz, BarnabasHUN
-46.8
2.0 pts · #61

Biggest upsets

R1+597 Elo gap
Hiznicenco, Valeria1470 beat Kiraly, Lilla Virag2067
R1+334 Elo gap
WCMSipos, Stefania1986 beat FMNemeth, Zalan2320
R2+299 Elo gap
Haselbach, David2094 beat GMHorvath, Adam2393