First Saturday 2025 June GM
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 14 Jun 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2406, and top seed was Lev Zverev ( FID, IM, 2474).
Maksim Tsaruk ( FID, GM, 2451) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Lev Zverev (6.0) and Md Imran (5.5). Tsaruk won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
07 Jun 2025 → 14 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×4
IM×6
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇳India×4
🇪🇸Spain×2
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Maksim Tsaruk led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Maksim Tsaruk never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Maksim Tsaruk beat IM Lev Zverev (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Maksim Tsaruk 3 wins (R2–R4)IM Lev Zverev 3 wins (R4–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMTsaruk, Maksim | 2451 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 36.0 | +18.8 | 2621 |
| 2 | IMZverev, Lev | 2474 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 21.75 | 37.0 | +5.8 | 2524 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳IMMd Imran | 2466 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 37.5 | +7.2 | 2536 |
| 4 | 🇪🇸GMGonzalez Garcia, Jose | 2447 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.75 | 38.0 | -0.4 | 2445 |
| 5 | 🇪🇸IMMarin Ferragut, Pau | 2380 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 14.00 | 39.5 | -6.3 | 2329 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳IMDaaevik Wadhawan | 2344 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 13.25 | 39.5 | -2.6 | 2333 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸GMPap, Misa | 2438 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | — | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 12.00 | 39.5 | -2.8 | 2409 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺GMVarga, Zoltan | 2298 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | — | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 12.50 | 40.0 | +2.5 | 2329 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳IMBharadia Yash | 2377 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 3.0 | 12.25 | 40.0 | -11.1 | 2285 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳IMVantika Agrawal | 2388 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 3.0 | 11.75 | 40.0 | -12.4 | 2283 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tsaruk, MaksimGMFID+18.87.0 pts · #1
- 2Md ImranIMIND+7.25.5 pts · #3
- 3Zverev, LevIMFID+5.86.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Vantika AgrawalIMIND-12.43.0 pts · #10
- 2Bharadia YashIMIND-11.13.0 pts · #8
- 3Marin Ferragut, PauIMESP-6.33.5 pts · #5