5th Para Chess National Championship
24 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1991, and top seed was Zoltan Istvan Zambo (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2291).
Zoltan Istvan Zambo (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2291) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Szilveszter Csuri (5.0) and Balazs Mate (4.5). Zambo shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Muriel Aranka Gaspar (1687) beat Istvan Bokros (1975), a +288-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Zoltan Istvan Zambo led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
FM Zoltan Istvan Zambo held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
FM Zoltan Istvan Zambo beat Szilveszter Csuri (White).
FM Zoltan Istvan Zambo went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMZoltan Istvan Zambo | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Szilveszter Csuri | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Balazs Mate | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Istvan Vojan | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambo, Zoltan IstvanFM | 2291 | HUN | =15N | +14B | =4N | +2B | =3N | +8B | +5N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 22.00 | 2183 | -6.4 |
| 2 | Csuri, Szilveszter | 1960 | HUN | +18B | +7N | =5B | −1N | +16B | +4N | =3B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 18.75 | 2075 | +21.4 |
| 3 | Mate, Balazs | 2055 | HUN | +16B | =11N | =19B | +5N | =1B | =6N | =2N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 2040 | +0.6 |
| 4 | Vojan, Istvan | 1813 | HUN | +23B | =6N | =1B | +19N | =5B | −2B | +11N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 15.25 | 1988 | +32.2 |
| 5 | Lengyel, Laszlo | 2006 | HUN | +20N | +9B | =2N | −3B | =4N | +14B | −1B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 14.75 | 1970 | -5.4 |
| 6 | Hallossy, Tibor | 1942 | HUN | +17N | =4B | =11N | =15B | =8N | =3B | =7N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 14.75 | 1908 | -4.8 |
| 7 | Farkas, Virag | 1747 | HUN | +8N | −2B | =9N | +20B | =11N | =17B | =6B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 14.25 | 1918 | +63.6 |
| 8 | Elo, Istvan | 1980 | HUN | −7B | =17N | +21B | +18N | =6B | −1N | +14B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1878 | -16.2 |
| 9 | Rev, Miklos | 1833 | HUN | +24N | −5N | =7B | =14B | =15N | =13N | +12B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1857 | +6.0 |
| 10 | Filep, Roni Dominik | 1676 | HUN | −11B | −16N | −14N | +24B | +18B | +23N | +15N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1765 | +34.0 |
| 11 | Raibl, Zoltan | 1919 | HUN | +10N | =3B | =6B | =16N | =7B | =12N | −4B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 1840 | -14.4 |
| 12 | Szentgyorgyi, Sandor | 1853 | HUN | =19B | =21N | −16B | +22N | +17N | =11B | −9N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1785 | -12.6 |
| 13 | Bokros, Istvan | 1975 | HUN | =14N | =15B | =20N | −17B | =23N | =9B | +21N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1724 | -42.0 |
| 14 | Dani, Ferenc | 1733 | HUN | =13B | −1N | +10B | =9N | +19B | −5N | −8N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 1844 | +16.2 |
| 15 | Vilics, Hanna | 1808 | HUN | =1B | =13N | =18B | =6N | =9B | =16N | −10B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 11.50 | 1827 | +0.8 |
| 16 | Feher, Laszlo | 1792 | HUN | −3N | +10B | +12N | =11B | −2N | =15B | F | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 10.75 | 1879 | +13.0 |
| 17 | Gaspar, Muriel Aranka | 1687 | HUN | −6B | =8B | +22N | +13N | −12B | =7N | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1904 | +32.0 |
| 18 | Schlegl, Peter | 1713 | HUN | −2N | +24B | =15N | −8B | −10N | +22B | =19N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1741 | +6.4 |
| 19 | Gyenge, Attila | 1653 | HUN | =12N | +22B | =3N | −4B | −14N | =21N | =18B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1775 | +19.0 |
| 20 | David, Bela | 1754 | HUN | −5B | +23N | =13B | −7N | =21B | F | +24N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1741 | -2.0 |
| 21 | Turoczi, Peter | 1681 | HUN | =22N | =12B | −8N | =23B | =20N | =19B | −13B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1706 | +1.4 |
| 22 | Nemes, Gyorgy | 1929 | HUN | =21B | −19N | −17B | −12B | +24N | −18N | +23B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1562 | -63.0 |
| 23 | Hazi, Hedvig | 1509 | HUN | −4N | −20B | +24N | =21N | =13B | −10B | −22N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1595 | +9.6 |
| 24 | Eros, Janos | 1530 | HUN | −9B | −18N | −23B | −10N | −22B | F | −20B | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 936 | -30.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Farkas, ViragHUN+63.64.0 pts · #5
- 2Filep, Roni DominikHUN+34.04.0 pts · #9
- 3Vojan, IstvanHUN+32.24.5 pts · #4
- 1Nemes, GyorgyHUN-63.02.5 pts · #21
- 2Bokros, IstvanHUN-42.03.5 pts · #12
- 3Eros, JanosHUN-30.60.0 pts · #24
- R4+288 Elo gap
- R2+276 Elo gap
- R3+242 Elo gap