Vezerkepzo IM-2 Summer 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jul 2025 to 26 Jul 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2246, and top seed was Zoltan Varga (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, GM, 2301).
Swarna Nihal (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2244) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Zoltan Varga (5.5) and Mahitosh Dey (5.5). Nihal shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Stefan Maltezeanu (CM, 2152) beat Dhananjay S (FM, 2290), a +138-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Swarna Nihal led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Swarna Nihal held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
FM Swarna Nihal lost to FM Mahitosh Dey (Black).
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 | 🇮🇳FMSwarna Nihal | 2244 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 38.0 | +57.4 | 2371 |
| 3 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºGMVarga, Zoltan | 2301 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 23.50 | 38.5 | +2.4 | 2319 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMMahitosh Dey | 2287 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 38.5 | +19.0 | 2378 |
| 4 | 🇱🇺CMMaltezeanu, Stefan | 2152 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 39.0 | +33.6 | 2299 |
| 5 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºIMJakab, Attila | 2233 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 18.75 | 39.5 | +1.9 | 2247 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Singh, Siddharth | 2280 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.00 | 39.5 | -9.1 | 2242 |
| 8 | 🇧🇾IMTsyhanchuk, Stanislav | 2273 | 1 | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 40.0 | -4.0 | 2237 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMDhananjay S | 2290 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 40.0 | -21.8 | 2198 |
| 9 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºFodor, Balazs | 2214 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 12.00 | 41.0 | -21.6 | 2124 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳WFMShivika Rohilla | 2181 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.25 | 42.0 | -61.2 | 2033 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Swarna NihalFMIND+57.46.0 pts · #1
- 2Maltezeanu, StefanCMLUX+33.65.0 pts · #4
- 3Mahitosh DeyFMIND+19.05.5 pts · #2
- 1Shivika RohillaWFMIND-61.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Dhananjay SFMIND-21.84.0 pts · #7
- 3Fodor, BalazsHUN-21.63.0 pts · #9
- R4+138 Elo gap
- R2+121 Elo gap