Vezerkepzo GM Santa Claus 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 04 Dec 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2390, and top seed was Anuj Shrivatri (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2451).
Anuj Shrivatri (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2451) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (5.5) and Sergey Sklokin-Bagiyan (5.0). Shrivatri won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Devdutt Binu (FM, 2316) beat Panesar Vedant (FM, 2419), a +103-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Anuj Shrivatri led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Anuj Shrivatri never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Anuj Shrivatri opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Anuj Shrivatri drew with IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (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 | 🇮🇳IMAnuj Shrivatri | 2451 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.00 | 38.0 | +16.6 | 2603 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy | 2446 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 24.25 | 39.5 | +2.3 | 2464 |
| 4 | 🇦🇲IMSklokin-Bagiyan, Sergey | 2379 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 21.00 | 40.0 | +6.5 | 2434 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦GMNeverov, Valeriy | 2405 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | +2.9 | 2431 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳FMJval Saurin Patel | 2341 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | +13.0 | 2395 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺GMNagy, Gabor | 2440 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.00 | 40.5 | -6.7 | 2384 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMPanesar Vedant | 2419 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 18.00 | 41.0 | -9.1 | 2344 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺GMBerczes, David | 2395 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 15.25 | 41.5 | -10.7 | 2309 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMBinu, Devdutt | 2316 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 3.5 | 14.75 | 41.5 | +0.2 | 2318 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Singh, Siddharth | 2305 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 2.5 | 10.00 | 42.5 | -16.8 | 2233 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Anuj ShrivatriIMIND+16.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Jval Saurin PatelFMIND+13.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Sklokin-Bagiyan, SergeyIMARM+6.55.0 pts · #4
- 1Singh, SiddharthUSA-16.82.5 pts · #10
- 2Berczes, DavidGMHUN-10.73.5 pts · #9
- 3Panesar VedantFMIND-9.14.0 pts · #7
- R3+103 Elo gap