Vezerkepzo GM July 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Jul 2025 to 18 Jul 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2387, and top seed was Tamas Jr. Fodor (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2519).
Harshid Kunka (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2386) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Manish Anto Cristiano F (5.5) and Tamas Jr. Fodor (5.5). Kunka took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ming Lu (IM, 2255) beat Sahaj Grover (GM, 2465), a +210-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Harshid Kunka led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Harshid Kunka takes the sole lead (3.5/5).
IM Harshid Kunka opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Manish Anto Cristiano F); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Harshid Kunka beat IM Manish Anto Cristiano F (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇸IMKunka, Harshid | 2386 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.50 | 38.0 | +50.2 | 2607 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳IMManish Anto Cristiano F | 2358 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 39.5 | +13.8 | 2470 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺GMFodor, Tamas Jr. | 2519 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 39.5 | -7.2 | 2453 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸IMLu, Maximillian | 2392 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.75 | 40.0 | +4.3 | 2430 |
| 5 | 🇹🇼IMBai, Adelard | 2430 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 20.75 | 40.5 | -5.9 | 2382 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳GMGrover, Sahaj | 2465 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | -10.3 | 2379 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMVaibhav Jayant Raut | 2315 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.75 | 40.5 | +19.4 | 2395 |
| 8 | 🇸🇰GMPacher, Milan | 2383 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | -4.4 | 2345 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸IMLu, Ming | 2255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 10.25 | 42.5 | -5.6 | 2236 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMAdvaitt Srikant Koduri | 2368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.0 | 7.75 | 43.0 | -44.6 | 2169 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kunka, HarshidIMUSA+50.27.0 pts · #1
- 2Vaibhav Jayant RautFMIND+19.44.5 pts · #6
- 3Manish Anto Cristiano FIMIND+13.85.5 pts · #2
- 1Advaitt Srikant KoduriFMIND-44.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Grover, SahajGMIND-10.34.5 pts · #7
- 3Fodor, Tamas Jr.GMHUN-7.25.5 pts · #3
- R6+210 Elo gap
- R9+133 Elo gap
- R5+107 Elo gap