18th Puspokladany Open - Group B
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30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Puspokladany, Hungary. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1724, and top seed was Istvan Hajdu (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, CM, 1784).
Zoltan Hajdu (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, 1782) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Laszlo Palagyi (6.5) and Istvan Hajdu (6.5). Hajdu clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Laszlo Palagyi (1501) beat Zoltan Hajdu (1782), a +281-point gap.
Location
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºPuspokladany, 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 · 1
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºHungary×24
🇧🇪Belgium×2
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsZoltan Hajdu led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jul
Zoltan Hajdu takes the sole lead (7.0/9).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Zoltan Hajdu lost to Laszlo Palagyi (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Zoltan Hajdu 3 wins (R5–R7)Laszlo Palagyi 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Istvan Hajdu 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zoltan Hajdu | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Laszlo Palagyi | 1 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3CMIstvan Hajdu | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Emil Gerda | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajdu, Zoltan | 1782 | HUN | +22N | +28B | −2N | =4B | +15N | +3B | +8N | =6N | +13B | 7.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 32.50 | 1873 | +20.4 |
| 2 | Palagyi, Laszlo | 1501 | HUN | +13B | +14N | +1B | +6B | +7N | −4B | =3N | +10N | −5B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 36.25 | 1865 | +169.6 |
| 3 | Hajdu, IstvanCM | 1784 | HUN | +20B | −5N | +10B | +18N | +13B | −1N | =2B | +9N | +4B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 31.75 | 1799 | +5.4 |
| 4 | Godo, Csongor | 1682 | HUN | +25B | +24N | =18B | =1N | +5B | +2N | −6B | +7B | −3N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 31.00 | 1764 | +34.4 |
| 5 | Alexa, Mate | 1673 | HUN | +29N | +3B | −6N | +8B | −4N | +16B | −7N | +14B | +2N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 46.5 | 28.50 | 1753 | +28.4 |
| 6 | Gerda, Emil | 1688 | HUN | +23B | +19N | +5B | −2N | =9B | +13N | +4N | =1B | −7N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 30.00 | 1753 | +14.2 |
| 7 | Czigler, Dezso Zoltan | 1726 | HUN | +11B | −18N | +20B | +28N | −2B | +19N | +5B | −4N | +6B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 27.00 | 1687 | -7.6 |
| 8 | Beres, Ferenc | 1780 | HUN | =10B | +12N | =9B | −5N | +11B | +18N | −1B | =13N | +20B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 25.25 | 1667 | -21.6 |
| 9 | Csak, Zsolt | 1686 | HUN | =16N | +15B | =8N | =19B | =6N | =17B | +20N | −3B | =10N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 23.25 | 1653 | -5.4 |
| 10 | Torok, Rita | 1511 | HUN | =8N | =16B | −3N | +27B | =22N | +15B | +17N | −2B | =9B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 20.75 | 1608 | +38.8 |
| 11 | Agoston, Balazs | 1480 | HUN | −7N | +30B | −17N | +26B | −8N | +24B | −13B | +23N | +18B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 1639 | +63.2 |
| 12 | Toth, Lukacs | 0 | HUN | =15N | −8B | =21N | =22B | −14B | +25N | +23B | =18N | +19B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 37.0 | 19.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nagy, Szilard | 1748 | HUN | −2N | +21B | +22N | +17B | −3N | −6B | +11N | =8B | −1N | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 19.75 | 1625 | -27.0 |
| 14 | Gaal, Miklos | 1690 | HUN | +21N | −2B | =16N | −15B | +12N | −20B | +26N | −5N | +24B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 17.75 | 1501 | -40.2 |
| 15 | Davaademberel, Margad-Erdene | 1560 | HUN | =12B | −9N | +23B | +14N | −1B | −10N | =19B | =24N | +27B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 16.75 | 1568 | +0.4 |
| 16 | Vajdi, Balazs Balint | 1412 | HUN | =9B | =10N | =14B | =20N | +28B | −5N | =18B | =19N | =17N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 17.50 | 1611 | +80.4 |
| 17 | Gabor, Csaba | 1614 | USA | −19B | +23N | +11B | −13N | +24B | =9N | −10B | =20N | =16B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 18.75 | 1599 | -4.4 |
| 18 | Simon, Tibor | 1575 | HUN | +30N | +7B | =4N | −3B | =19N | −8B | =16N | =12B | −11N | 4.0 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 16.25 | 1520 | -9.2 |
| 19 | Paul, Denes Zalan | 0 | HUN | +17N | −6B | +26N | =9N | =18B | −7B | =15N | =16B | −12N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 16.50 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Fodor, Eric-Matei | 1533 | ROU | −3N | +29B | −7N | =16B | +26N | +14N | −9B | =17B | −8N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 13.00 | 1573 | +12.8 |
| 21 | Torok, Kinga | 1470 | HUN | −14B | −13N | =12B | =25N | −23B | =27N | +29B | =22N | +26B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 11.25 | 1454 | -6.4 |
| 22 | Szabo, Bertalan Jusztinian | 1522 | HUN | −1B | +27N | −13B | =12N | =10B | =23N | F | =21B | =25N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 13.00 | 1446 | -24.0 |
| 23 | Toth, Jonatan | 1464 | HUN | −6N | −17B | −15N | +29B | +21N | =22B | −12N | −11B | +30B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 7.25 | 1364 | -30.8 |
| 24 | Sodbayar, Irmuun | 0 | BEL | +26N | −4B | −28N | +30B | −17N | −11N | +25B | =15B | −14N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 9.25 | 1372 | -85.2 |
| 25 | Farkas, Matyas | 0 | HUN | −4N | −26B | =30N | =21B | +27N | −12B | −24N | +29N | =22B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 7.50 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Schmidt, Jozsef | 1585 | HUN | −24B | +25N | −19B | −11N | −20B | +29N | −14B | +30B | −21N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 5.00 | 757 | -54.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 17038073 | 0 | — | −28B | −22B | +29N | −10N | −25B | =21B | +30N | F | −15N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 3.50 | 1168 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Halmai, Florian Dr. | 1604 | HUN | +27N | −1N | +24B | −7B | −16N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.00 | 1441 | -16.6 |
| 29 | FIDE 17038340 | 0 | — | −5B | −20N | −27B | −23N | +30N | −26B | −21N | −25B | F | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.50 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Sodbayar, Nomingoo | 0 | BEL | −18B | −11N | =25B | −24N | −29B | F | −27B | −26N | −23N | 0.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.75 | 744 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Palagyi, LaszloHUN+169.66.5 pts · #2
- 2Vajdi, Balazs BalintHUN+80.44.5 pts · #15
- 3Agoston, BalazsHUN+63.25.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Sodbayar, IrmuunBEL-85.23.5 pts · #24
- 2Schmidt, JozsefHUN-54.03.0 pts · #29
- 3Gaal, MiklosHUN-40.24.5 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R3+281 Elo gap
- R1+247 Elo gap
- R5+225 Elo gap