Budapest Summer - group A
Open SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2120, and top seed was Balazs Fodor (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, 2214).
Balazs Fodor (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, 2214) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Meric Zeynel Aker (5.5) and Kristof Horvath (5.0). Fodor shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Patrik Edward Wasilewski (1702) beat Jozsef Talmacsi (2006), a +304-point gap.
Location
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºBudapest, Hungary
Dates
03 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×1
FM×3
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºHungary×41
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE05 Jul
Meric Zeynel Aker takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Fodor takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Balazs Fodor drew with Meric Zeynel Aker (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Balazs Fodor | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Meric Zeynel Aker | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMPeter Donka | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Peter Gubics | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fodor, Balazs | 2214 | HUN | +43N | =2B | =13N | +6B | +5N | +3B | =4N | 5.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 23.75 | 2276 | +9.6 |
| 2 | Aker, Meric Zeynel | 2034 | TUR | +25B | =1N | +11B | +10B | +3N | =8N | =5B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 24.50 | 2283 | +87.2 |
| 3 | Horvath, Kristof | 2130 | HUN | +29B | +6N | +9B | +7N | −2B | −1N | +8B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 21.50 | 2208 | +15.0 |
| 4 | Kormos, Adam | 2180 | HUN | +15B | −9N | +33B | +14N | =12B | +7N | =1B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 19.75 | 2192 | +3.4 |
| 5 | Gubics, Peter | 2002 | HUN | =30B | +39N | +17B | +16N | −1B | +12N | =2N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 18.25 | 2179 | +33.6 |
| 6 | Donka, PeterFM | 1999 | HUN | +44N | −3B | +26N | −1N | +21B | +20B | +19N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 14.50 | 2187 | +35.4 |
| 7 | Fodor, Miklos | 1994 | HUN | +40B | +8N | +12B | −3B | +17N | −4B | =10N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 16.75 | 2177 | +35.2 |
| 8 | Kovacs, KristofFM | 2159 | HUN | +26N | −7B | +27N | +13B | +9N | =2B | −3N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 17.25 | 2109 | -15.6 |
| 9 | Mozes, ErvinIM | 2016 | ROU | +28N | +4B | −3N | +25B | −8B | +15N | =12B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 2131 | +11.4 |
| 10 | Seres, BarnabasCM | 2036 | HUN | +35B | =11N | +14B | −2N | =15B | +27N | =7B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 16.00 | 2067 | +12.8 |
| 11 | Csalami, Gabor | 1987 | HUN | +45N | =10B | −2N | +22B | −13N | +34B | +20N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 12.25 | 2037 | +11.6 |
| 12 | Bod, Marton | 2095 | HUN | +34N | +18B | −7N | +32B | =4N | −5B | =9N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 14.25 | 2048 | -16.4 |
| 13 | Szabo, Marton Nandor | 2014 | HUN | =39B | +30N | =1B | −8N | +11B | −16N | +27B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 14.25 | 2046 | +13.2 |
| 14 | Koczo, KristofFM | 1989 | HUN | +37N | +20B | −10N | −4B | +32N | −19B | +23N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 2070 | +15.8 |
| 15 | Vargyas, Zoltan | 1962 | HUN | −4N | +28B | +34N | =20B | =10N | −9B | +25B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 2033 | +13.8 |
| 16 | Hangyal, Anna | 2035 | HUN | =41N | +21B | +22N | −5B | −20N | +13B | =17N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 14.00 | 2004 | -5.4 |
| 17 | Huszar, Mark | 2120 | HUN | =21N | +23B | −5N | +36B | −7B | +35N | =16B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 12.25 | 1988 | -22.4 |
| 18 | Somody, Robert | 1988 | HUN | +24B | −12N | =42B | =33N | −27N | +36B | +26N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1964 | -3.6 |
| 19 | Gyorfi, Adam | 2117 | HUN | F | +35N | −32B | +42N | +33B | +14N | −6B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 2063 | -13.3 |
| 20 | Boros, Krisztian Levente | 2109 | HUN | +42B | −14N | +29B | =15N | +16B | −6N | −11B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 1968 | -26.2 |
| 21 | Illes, Andras | 1884 | HUN | =17B | −16N | =31B | +38N | −6N | +32B | =29N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1967 | +31.2 |
| 22 | Wasilewski, Patrik Edward | 1702 | HUN | =33B | +31N | −16B | −11N | +42B | −23B | +34N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1956 | +86.0 |
| 23 | Budai, Akos | 1968 | HUN | +38B | −17N | −25B | =35N | +41B | +22N | −14B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 9.25 | 1872 | -17.2 |
| 24 | Lippert, Ferenc | 1788 | HUN | −18N | −27B | −28N | =37B | +39B | +41N | +33B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1884 | +18.0 |
| 25 | Nagy, Levente Laszlo | 1842 | HUN | −2N | +43B | +23N | −9N | =31B | =26B | −15N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 8.00 | 1933 | +32.4 |
| 26 | Schmelowszky, David | 1933 | HUN | −8B | +40N | −6B | =30N | +28B | =25N | −18B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 1871 | -25.2 |
| 27 | Varga, Boldizsar | 1927 | HUN | F | +24N | −8B | +40N | +18B | −10B | −13N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1964 | +11.2 |
| 28 | Lovas, Zsolt | 1837 | HUN | −9B | −15N | +24B | =29N | −26N | =37B | +38N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1830 | -2.4 |
| 29 | Zoldy, Robert | 1931 | HUN | −3N | +37B | −20N | =28B | =36N | =31N | =21B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1890 | -9.0 |
| 30 | Kincses, EmmaWCM | 1819 | HUN | =5N | −13B | =43N | =26B | −34N | +42N | =31B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1900 | +21.3 |
| 31 | Talmacsi, Jozsef | 2006 | HUN | =36N | −22B | =21N | =34B | =25N | =29B | =30N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 1787 | -40.4 |
| 32 | Haszon, Abel | 1941 | HUN | F | +44B | +19N | −12N | −14B | −21N | +40B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1950 | +1.4 |
| 33 | Schreuder Peters, Misja | 1966 | NED | =22N | +36B | −4N | =18B | −19N | =38B | −24N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1803 | -30.6 |
| 34 | Huszar, Andras | 1861 | HUN | −12B | +38N | −15B | =31N | +30B | −11N | −22B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 1799 | -26.0 |
| 35 | Shen, Yiyun | 1861 | HUN | −10N | −19B | +37N | =23B | +43N | −17B | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.75 | 1942 | +22.0 |
| 36 | Somogyi, Barbara | 1821 | HUN | =31B | −33N | +39B | −17N | =29B | −18N | =37B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.25 | 1845 | +2.4 |
| 37 | Hogyinszki, Marcell Csaba | 1791 | HUN | −14B | −29N | −35B | =24N | +40B | =28N | =36N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1759 | -12.8 |
| 38 | Pirityi, Andras | 1738 | HUN | −23N | −34B | +44N | −21B | +45B | =33N | −28B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 2.25 | 1772 | +5.2 |
| 39 | Aveskulov, Ivan | 1830 | UKR | =13N | −5B | −36N | −41B | −24N | +45B | =44B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 2.75 | 1710 | -46.0 |
| 40 | Merenyi, Gabor | 1801 | HUN | −7N | −26B | +45N | −27B | −37N | +44B | −32N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1726 | -14.6 |
| 41 | Purak, Zoltan | 1850 | HUN | =16B | F | F | +39N | −23N | −24B | =45N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1810 | -6.2 |
| 42 | Harangozo, Tamas | 1869 | HUN | −20N | +45B | =18N | −19B | −22N | −30B | F | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 1728 | -22.6 |
| 43 | Bodrogi, Mihaly | 1963 | HUN | −1B | −25N | =30B | +44N | −35B | F | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1761 | -27.6 |
| 44 | Kasa, Barnabas | 1813 | HUN | −6B | −32N | −38B | −43B | F | −40N | =39N | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1478 | -61.7 |
| 45 | Merenyi, Gabor Krisztian | 1787 | HUN | −11B | −42N | −40B | F | −38N | −39N | =41B | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1445 | -81.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aker, Meric ZeynelTUR+87.25.5 pts · #2
- 2Wasilewski, Patrik EdwardHUN+86.03.5 pts · #24
- 3Donka, PeterFMHUN+35.45.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Merenyi, Gabor KrisztianHUN-81.20.5 pts · #44
- 2Kasa, BarnabasHUN-61.70.5 pts · #45
- 3Aveskulov, IvanUKR-46.02.0 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R2+304 Elo gap
- R7+178 Elo gap
- R3+176 Elo gap