18th Puspokladany Open - Group A
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Puspokladany, Hungary. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2113, and top seed was Gyula Mester (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2300).
Gyula Mester (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2300) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Daniel Tubak (7.0) and Peter Berczi (6.0). Mester won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Sorin-Mihai Samu (1971) beat Daniel Tubak (2248), a +277-point gap.
Location
🇭🇺Puspokladany, Hungary
Dates
23 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 6
FM×4
WFM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×29
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇲🇲Myanmar×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Gyula Mester led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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6
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
FM Gyula Mester never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Gyula Mester drew with Daniel Tubak (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Gyula Mester 5 wins (R1–R5)Daniel Tubak 4 wins (R4–R7)Peter Berczi 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMGyula Mester | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Daniel Tubak | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Peter Berczi | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4WFMLilla Kassay | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mester, GyulaFM | 2300 | HUN | +23B | +15N | +18B | +11N | +6B | =9N | +7B | =2B | +3N | 8.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 39.50 | 2377 | +6.6 |
| 2 | Tubak, Daniel | 2248 | HUN | =12N | +32B | −6N | +26B | +13N | +14B | +9B | =1N | +7B | 7.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 29.25 | 2209 | -3.2 |
| 3 | Berczi, Peter | 2055 | HUN | +27N | +7B | +5N | −6B | −9N | +12B | +10B | +8N | −1B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 29.00 | 2138 | +19.0 |
| 4 | Kassay, LillaWFM | 2119 | HUN | +25N | −6B | +21N | +16B | −7N | =5B | +19N | +9B | =8N | 6.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 25.75 | 2066 | -9.4 |
| 5 | Nyland, Thomas | 1995 | NOR | +19B | +31N | −3B | =20N | =11B | =4N | +6B | =7N | +14B | 6.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 24.75 | 2061 | +18.2 |
| 6 | Samu, Sorin-Mihai | 1971 | ROU | +17B | +4N | +2B | +3N | −1N | −7B | −5N | +11B | =9N | 5.5 | 48.0 | 52.5 | 30.50 | 2153 | +42.8 |
| 7 | Nadhazi, Imre | 1940 | HUN | +20B | −3N | +31B | +18N | +4B | +6N | −1N | =5B | −2N | 5.5 | 46.0 | 47.0 | 23.00 | 2076 | +31.4 |
| 8 | Szaloki, Arpad | 2084 | HUN | −21N | +27B | =26N | =10B | +18N | +15B | +11N | −3B | =4B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 22.25 | 2028 | -21.6 |
| 9 | Nandin-Erdene, DavaademberelWFM | 2133 | HUN | −13B | +29N | +19B | +12N | +3B | =1B | −2N | −4N | =6B | 5.0 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 23.75 | 2060 | -29.6 |
| 10 | Keseru, Tibor | 1948 | HUN | =32N | +30B | −11N | =8N | +17B | +26B | −3N | =15B | =12N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 17.25 | 1955 | +1.8 |
| 11 | Szollosi, LaszloFM | 2067 | HUN | +22B | =13N | +10B | −1B | =5N | +20N | −8B | −6N | =16B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 19.50 | 1953 | -25.6 |
| 12 | Bedocs, Mate | 1916 | HUN | =2B | +28N | =13B | −9B | +16N | −3N | =20B | =18N | =10B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 19.00 | 1956 | +16.8 |
| 13 | Czombos, Oliver | 1903 | HUN | +9N | =11B | =12N | =14B | −2B | −24N | +26N | +16B | −15N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 18.75 | 2002 | +44.4 |
| 14 | Farkas, Csaba | 2041 | HUN | +29B | −18N | +17B | =13N | =20B | −2N | =22N | +19B | −5N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 16.75 | 1891 | -34.0 |
| 15 | Harkai, Emma | 1994 | HUN | +16N | −1B | −20N | F | +30B | −8N | +24B | =10N | +13B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 17.50 | 1979 | -3.6 |
| 16 | Aung Phone Maw | 1805 | MYA | −15B | +22N | +28B | −4N | −12B | +25N | +18B | −13N | =11N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 15.25 | 1947 | +64.8 |
| 17 | Toth, Rafael | 1805 | HUN | −6N | +25B | −14N | +21B | −10N | −19B | +23B | +28N | =22N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 14.25 | 1912 | +51.2 |
| 18 | Morovan-Szabo, Lorinc | 1855 | HUN | +33N | +14B | −1N | −7B | −8B | +30N | −16N | =12B | =28B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 10.50 | 1932 | +32.0 |
| 19 | Torok, Vilmos | 1809 | HUN | −5N | +33B | −9N | +25B | =24B | +17N | −4B | −14N | =27B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.50 | 1946 | +59.6 |
| 20 | Bencsics, Benedek | 1729 | HUN | −7N | F | +15B | =5B | =14N | −11B | =12N | =22B | =21N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 15.50 | 1912 | +68.0 |
| 21 | Koronczai, Csongor | 1844 | HUN | +8B | −24N | −4B | −17N | −23N | +29B | F | +27N | =20B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 12.25 | 1874 | +9.2 |
| 22 | Csirkes, Andras | 1842 | HUN | −11N | −16B | −25N | F | +27B | +23N | =14B | =20N | =17B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.25 | 1845 | -0.6 |
| 23 | Kelemen-Fekete, Agnes | 1929 | HUN | −1N | −26B | −27N | +28N | +21B | −22B | −17N | +31B | =29B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 8.25 | 1798 | -34.4 |
| 24 | Donka, PeterFM | 1999 | HUN | +26N | +21B | F | F | =19N | +13B | −15N | F | F | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.50 | 2022 | +3.2 |
| 25 | Giricz, Gergo | 1893 | HUN | −4B | −17N | +22B | −19N | +29N | −16B | −28N | F | +31N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.00 | 1768 | -57.2 |
| 26 | Toth, Sandor Sr. | 1815 | HUN | −24B | +23N | =8B | −2N | +31B | −10N | −13B | −29N | F | 2.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 7.25 | 1810 | -3.6 |
| 27 | Gencsi, David Sandor | 1835 | HUN | −3B | −8N | +23B | −30N | −22N | F | +31B | −21B | =19N | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.50 | 1731 | -46.0 |
| 28 | Torok, Marton Dr. | 1932 | HUN | =30N | −12B | −16N | −23B | F | =31N | +25B | −17B | =18N | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.75 | 1686 | -51.8 |
| 29 | Szabo, Mate | 1835 | HUN | −14N | −9B | F | =31N | −25B | −21N | =30B | +26B | =23N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.00 | 1743 | -21.0 |
| 30 | Boros, Jozsef | 1721 | HUN | =28B | −10N | =32N | +27B | −15N | −18B | =29N | F | F | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1776 | +8.6 |
| 31 | Bodo, Norbert | 1694 | HUN | F | −5B | −7N | =29B | −26N | =28B | −27N | −23N | −25B | 1.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 2.50 | 1575 | -19.0 |
| 32 | Kadeliding, Alimujiang | 1748 | CHN | =10B | −2N | =30B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.75 | 1814 | +2.8 |
| 33 | Laszlo, JanosFM | 2085 | HUN | −18B | −19N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1032 | -32.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bencsics, BenedekHUN+68.03.5 pts · #24
- 2Aung Phone MawMYA+64.84.5 pts · #17
- 3Torok, VilmosHUN+59.64.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Giricz, GergoHUN-57.23.0 pts · #25
- 2Torok, Marton Dr.HUN-51.82.5 pts · #26
- 3Gencsi, David SandorHUN-46.02.5 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R3+277 Elo gap
- R2+276 Elo gap
- R3+265 Elo gap