First Saturday 2025 August - U2250
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1842, and top seed was Ervin Dr. Nagy (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, IM, 2076).
Sandor Farago (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, IM, 2023) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Tibor Ladanyi (7.0) and Ervin Dr. Nagy (6.5). Farago won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Zoltan Csermely (1556) beat Marvin Guillaume (1975), a +419-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Sandor Farago led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Sandor Farago takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
IM Sandor Farago drew with Tibor Ladanyi (White).
IM Sandor Farago 3+3 wins (R2–R4, R6–R8)Tibor Ladanyi 4 wins (R6–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºIMFarago, Sandor | 2023 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.50 | 37.5 | +10.1 | 2102 |
| 2 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºLadanyi, Tibor | 2010 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.50 | 38.0 | +13.0 | 2049 |
| 3 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºIMNagy, Ervin Dr. | 2076 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.25 | 38.5 | -4.6 | 2002 |
| 4 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºLippert, Ferenc | 1793 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 17.25 | 40.0 | +22.0 | 1890 |
| 6 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºLaszlo, Zoltan | 1924 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | -18.6 | 1832 |
| 5 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºRinyu, Janos | 1767 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | +17.8 | 1850 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Guillaume, Marvin | 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 12.25 | 41.5 | -49.8 | 1749 |
| 8 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºCsermely, Zoltan | 1556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 7.75 | 42.5 | +17.8 | 1679 |
| 10 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºSzabo, Bela | 1624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 2.0 | 7.25 | 43.0 | -2.6 | 1640 |
| 9 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºBacsi, Andras | 1667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 6.00 | 43.0 | -10.6 | 1640 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lippert, FerencHUN+22.05.0 pts · #4
- 2Csermely, ZoltanHUN+17.82.5 pts · #8
- 3Rinyu, JanosHUN+17.84.5 pts · #5
- 1Guillaume, MarvinFRA-49.83.5 pts · #7
- 2Laszlo, ZoltanHUN-18.64.5 pts · #6
- 3Bacsi, AndrasHUN-10.62.0 pts · #9
- R1+419 Elo gap
- R5+131 Elo gap
- R5+111 Elo gap