Vezerkepzo U2300 Santa Claus 2025
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 04 Dec 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 4 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Vilmos Balint (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2153).
Evarth Dr. Kahn (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2087) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Vilmos Balint (7.0) and Kapadia Khanak (5.0). Kahn won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Kapadia Khanak (1700) beat Sandor Farago (IM, 2030), a +330-point gap.
Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
27 Nov 2025 → 04 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×5
🇮🇳India×2
🇩🇿Algeria×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE03 Dec
FM Vilmos Balint takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Evarth Dr. Kahn drew with FM Vilmos Balint (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Evarth Dr. Kahn 5 wins (R5–R9)FM Vilmos Balint 3 wins (R6–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇭🇺IMKahn, Evarth Dr. | 2087 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 23.50 | 32.0 | +7.3 | 2151 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺FMBalint, Vilmos | 2153 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 22.50 | 32.0 | -7.4 | 2091 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Kapadia Khanak | 1700 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 5.0 | 17.00 | 34.0 | +129.6 | 2037 |
| 4 | 🇻🇳CMVo Hoang Quan | 1997 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 34.5 | -13.3 | 1954 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺IMFarago, Sandor | 2030 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 14.75 | 34.5 | -11.9 | 1907 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Juracsik, Jozsef | 1883 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4.0 | 10.75 | 35.0 | +8.4 | 1926 |
| 7 | 🇨🇦Yip, Michael | 1835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1 | 3.0 | 7.50 | 36.0 | -1.2 | 1845 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Bhavanya Panchumarthi | 1758 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | — | ½ | 2.5 | 10.75 | 36.5 | +10.0 | 1800 |
| 9 | 🇩🇿Bounab,Issam | 0 | ½ | 0 | — | — | ½ | — | — | — | * | — | 1.0 | 5.75 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 1965 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺Mazlo, Attila | 1844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | * | 0.5 | 1.25 | 38.5 | -53.4 | 1486 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kapadia KhanakIND+129.65.0 pts · #3
- 2Bhavanya PanchumarthiIND+10.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Juracsik, JozsefHUN+8.44.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Mazlo, AttilaHUN-53.40.5 pts · #10
- 2Vo Hoang QuanCMVIE-13.34.5 pts · #4
- 3Farago, SandorIMHUN-11.94.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R4+330 Elo gap
- R2+239 Elo gap
- R2+195 Elo gap