Hungarian Chess Players World Meeting

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53 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Aug 2025 to 16 Aug 2025 in Lakitelek, Hungary. 5 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2068, and top seed was Tibor Farkas (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2175).

Tibor Farkas (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2175) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Barnabas Panda (5.5) and Tibor Barczi (5.5). Farkas shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Zsofia Csikai (1643) beat R. Jozsef Szatmary (1905), a +262-point gap.

Location

🇭🇺Lakitelek, Hungary

Dates

10 Aug 2025 → 16 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇸IMTibor Farkas2175

Avg top 10

2,068

Participants

Titled players · 5

IM×1

FM×3

CM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇭🇺Hungary×36

🇷🇸Serbia×11

🇸🇰Slovakia×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
IMTibor Farkas
🇷🇸SRB·2175
5.5pts·2214perf+3.2
🥈
Barnabas Panda
🇭🇺HUN·2081
5.5pts·2221perf+47.6
🥉
Tibor Barczi
🇸🇰SVK·2013
5.5pts·2203perf+32.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Barczi5.5Farkas5.5Panda5.5Kosa5Csavajda4.5Schmelowszky4.5— ex-leaders:Simonyiled R4, #8

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.5/7. Farkas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Tibor Barczi drew with IM Tibor Farkas (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Barnabas Panda won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Tibor Barczi	*	½	—	—
2IMTibor Farkas	½	*	½	—
3Barnabas Panda	—	½	*	—
4Jeno Kosa	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Farkas, TiborIM	2175	SRB	=12B	+19N	+11B	=3N	+5B	=2N	+8B	5.5	28.5	32.5	25.00	2214	+3.2
2	Panda, Barnabas	2081	HUN	+35N	+16B	+6N	−5N	+13B	=1B	+7N	5.5	27.0	30.0	22.75	2221	+47.6
3	Barczi, Tibor	2013	SVK	+29N	+30B	=14N	=1B	=6N	+12B	+5B	5.5	26.0	29.0	22.00	2203	+32.8
4	Kosa, Jeno	2018	SRB	=15B	+46N	=24B	+31N	=23N	=6B	+13N	5.0	23.0	25.0	17.00	2016	+1.6
5	Simonyi, ZoltanFM	2094	SRB	+41N	+20B	+9N	+2B	−1N	=7B	−3N	4.5	29.5	32.0	18.75	2137	+9.0
6	Schmelowszky, David	1908	HUN	+49B	+22N	−2B	+21N	=3B	=4N	=11B	4.5	28.5	29.5	16.50	2067	+62.4
7	Sarok, Peter	2073	HUN	+38B	=17N	+8B	=13N	+15B	=5N	−2B	4.5	26.5	29.5	17.75	2042	-3.4
8	Toth, Kazmer	1954	SRB	+47N	=14B	−7N	+28B	+29N	+9B	−1N	4.5	25.5	27.5	15.50	2047	+19.0
9	Szekeres, Janos	2058	HUN	+34N	+10B	−5B	=17N	+16B	−8N	+26B	4.5	25.0	28.0	17.00	2021	-5.0
10	Serfozo, Adam	1922	HUN	+43B	−9N	+36B	=25N	=11B	+20N	=21B	4.5	23.5	26.0	15.50	2022	+20.4
11	Csavajda, Peter	1975	HUN	=42B	+50N	−1N	+41B	=10N	+30B	=6N	4.5	22.5	23.5	12.25	1985	+3.8
12	Gyori, Gabor	1882	HUN	=1N	=32B	+37N	=18B	+25B	−3N	=17B	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.75	1982	+38.4
13	Horvath, Tibor	1943	HUN	=50B	+42N	+22B	=7B	−2N	+19N	−4B	4.0	25.5	26.5	13.25	1979	+8.4
14	Dolnik, Attila	2084	SVK	+33B	=8N	=3B	=16N	+17B	=23N	F	4.0	25.0	25.0	16.00	2065	-2.8
15	Gyori, Balint	1772	HUN	=4N	=25B	+30N	+20B	−7N	=18B	=27N	4.0	24.5	27.5	15.00	2035	+94.4
16	Gyopos, Istvan	1923	SVK	+39N	−2N	+26B	=14B	−9N	+46B	=18N	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.50	1982	+12.0
17	Molnar, Sandor	1921	HUN	+52N	=7B	=18N	=9B	−14N	+28B	=12N	4.0	24.5	25.0	12.50	1986	+13.2
18	Varjas, Sandor	2047	SRB	+26B	=24N	=17B	=12N	=19B	=15N	=16B	4.0	23.5	27.0	15.25	1920	-22.0
19	Vrona, Mihail	1886	HUN	+51N	−1B	=29N	+32B	=18N	−13B	+41N	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.25	1922	+4.6
20	Banszegi, Attila	1976	HUN	+31B	−5N	+38B	−15N	+33N	−10B	+30N	4.0	22.0	25.0	12.00	1919	-9.4
21	Nagy, Attila	1975	SVK	=32N	=27B	+34N	−6B	+49N	=24B	=10N	4.0	22.0	23.0	11.25	1881	-15.6
22	Harmatosi, JozsefFM	2036	HUN	+36N	−6B	−13N	=39B	+32N	=27B	+33N	4.0	21.0	24.0	12.25	1877	-26.0
23	Szekeres, TiborCM	1984	HUN	+28N	+37B	F	+24N	=4B	=14B	F	4.0	19.0	19.0	14.50	2119	+18.0
24	Hideg, Istvan Benjamin	1896	HUN	+45N	=18B	=4N	−23B	+34N	=21N	−25B	3.5	23.5	26.0	12.00	1908	+4.2
25	Csuri, Szilveszter	1991	HUN	=46B	=15N	F	=10B	−12N	+35B	+24N	3.5	22.0	24.0	11.75	1899	-13.6
26	Meszaros, Vilmos	1807	HUN	−18N	+45B	−16N	=27B	+39N	+41B	−9N	3.5	21.5	24.0	9.75	1857	+9.4
27	Donko, MatyasFM	1891	HUN	=48B	=21N	−31B	=26N	+42B	=22N	=15B	3.5	21.0	22.5	11.00	1795	-16.0
28	David, Bela	1752	HUN	−23B	=44N	+50B	−8N	+43B	−17N	+47B	3.5	19.5	20.5	6.75	1782	+4.8
29	Mihaly, Zoltan	1765	HUN	−3B	+53N	=19B	+46N	−8B	+31N	F	3.5	19.5	19.5	7.50	1873	+18.2
30	Toth, Matyas	1900	SRB	+44B	−3N	−15B	+42N	+38B	−11N	−20B	3.0	23.5	26.0	8.00	1778	-21.6
31	Toth, Kalman	1743	HUN	−20N	+35B	+27N	−4B	=41N	−29B	=34N	3.0	22.0	24.5	9.25	1828	+14.4
32	Foki, Robert	1732	HUN	=21B	=12N	=40B	−19N	−22B	=43N	+49B	3.0	21.5	22.5	7.75	1810	+12.6
33	Ferenczi, Bela Istvan	1842	HUN	−14N	+39B	F	+36N	−20B	+49N	−22B	3.0	21.5	22.5	7.00	1871	+4.0
34	Toth, Sandor Sr.	1811	HUN	−9B	+43N	−21B	+51N	−24B	=40N	=31B	3.0	20.5	21.5	6.50	1752	-9.6
35	Balaton, Jozsef	1820	SRB	−2B	−31N	+44B	=43N	+47B	−25N	=37B	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.25	1719	-19.4
36	Bacsa, Zoltan	1786	SRB	−22B	+49N	−10N	−33B	+45B	=38N	=40B	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.50	1764	-4.6
37	Csikai, Zsofia	1643	HUN	+40B	−23N	−12B	−38N	+51B	=42N	=35N	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.75	1728	+22.0
38	Pilisi, Lukacs	1812	SRB	−7N	+52B	−20N	+37B	−30N	=36B	=46N	3.0	19.5	20.0	6.00	1778	-7.6
39	Tallo, Zeteny	1687	HUN	−16B	−33N	+53B	=22N	−26B	=47N	+51B	3.0	17.5	18.0	4.50	1685	-4.4
40	Szatmary, R. Jozsef	1905	UKR	−37N	=47B	=32N	−49B	+53N	=34B	=36N	3.0	15.0	15.5	6.00	1647	-46.0
41	Kavai, Andor	1867	SRB	−5B	+48N	+51B	−11N	=31B	−26N	−19B	2.5	21.0	22.0	4.00	1644	-33.4
42	Aczel-Szabo, Csongor	1717	HUN	=11N	−13B	+48N	−30B	−27N	=37B	=44N	2.5	20.5	22.0	6.50	1669	-10.4
43	Turoczi, Peter	1682	HUN	−10N	−34B	+52N	=35B	−28N	=32B	=45N	2.5	19.5	20.0	4.75	1644	-8.4
44	Goblyos, Emma	1530	HUN	−30N	=28B	−35N	−47B	=50B	+52N	=42B	2.5	15.0	15.5	4.00	1647	+35.2
45	Tarko, Inez Eniko	1526	HUN	−24B	−26N	F	+52B	−36N	+50N	=43B	2.5	14.0	14.0	2.75	1696	+46.4
46	Bicskei, Mihaly	1762	SRB	=25N	−4B	+47N	−29B	F	−16N	=38B	2.0	21.0	22.5	5.25	1745	-3.8
47	Csavajda, Pal	1711	HUN	−8B	=40N	−46B	+44N	−35N	=39B	−28N	2.0	19.5	21.5	5.50	1615	-37.6
48	Csikai, Gabriella	1517	HUN	=27N	−41B	−42B	+50N	F	F	F	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.75	1704	+31.2
49	Veres, Sandor	1656	HUN	−6N	−36B	F	+40N	−21B	−33B	−32N	1.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	1585	-9.8
50	Csiszar, Albert	1690	HUN	=13N	−11B	−28N	−48B	=44N	−45B	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	3.25	1434	-38.4
51	Szucs, Endre	0	HUN	−19B	F	−41N	−34B	−37N	+53B	−39N	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.50	1466	0.0
52	Medl, Sandor	1656	HUN	−17B	−38N	−43B	−45N	F	−44B	=53N	0.5	15.0	15.0	0.25	1268	-97.2
53	Ilonczai, Levente-Istvan	1540	ROU	F	−29B	−39N	F	−40B	−51N	=52B	0.5	11.0	11.0	0.25	1431	-9.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gyori, BalintHUN
+94.4
4.0 pts · #14
2Schmelowszky, DavidHUN
+62.4
4.5 pts · #6
3Panda, BarnabasHUN
+47.6
5.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Medl, SandorHUN
-97.2
0.5 pts · #52
2Szatmary, R. JozsefUKR
-46.0
3.0 pts · #36
3Csiszar, AlbertHUN
-38.4
1.0 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R1+262 Elo gap
Csikai, Zsofia1643 beat Szatmary, R. Jozsef1905
R4+249 Elo gap
Veres, Sandor1656 beat Szatmary, R. Jozsef1905
R4+204 Elo gap
Gyori, Balint1772 beat Banszegi, Attila1976