35th Zemplen Cup - Group A
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Szerencs, Hungary. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1855, and top seed was Istvan Farkas (🇭🇺 HUN, 1994).
Istvan Farkas (🇭🇺 HUN, 1994) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Zsombor Godollei (4.5) and Zoltan Adam (4.0). Farkas won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Erno Batta (1707) beat Benjamin Giles (1951), a +244-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIstvan Farkas led from R4; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Istvan Farkas never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
Istvan Farkas beat Zsombor Godollei (Black).
Istvan Farkas 7 wins (R1–R7)Zsombor Godollei 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Istvan Farkas | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Zsombor Godollei | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Benjamin Giles | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Zoltan Adam | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farkas, Istvan | 1994 | HUN | +6B | +3N | +10B | +2N | +5N | +7B | +8N | 7.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 2618 | +39.0 |
| 2 | Godollei, Zsombor | 1956 | HUN | +5N | +9B | +4N | −1B | =3N | =10B | =6N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 1977 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Adam, Zoltan | 1915 | HUN | +8N | −1B | +11N | +9B | =2B | =4N | −5B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 1911 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Giles, Benjamin | 1951 | NZL | +7B | −10N | −2B | =6N | +8N | =3B | +11B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1851 | -16.6 |
| 5 | Hajdu, Zoltan | 1827 | HUN | −2B | =7N | F | +10N | −1B | +8B | +3N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 1897 | +11.8 |
| 6 | Lindi, Istvan | 1852 | HUN | −1N | +8B | −9N | =4B | F | +11N | =2B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1867 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Szucs, Levente | 1757 | HUN | −4N | =5B | −8N | F | +11B | −1N | +10B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1760 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Csosz, Attila | 1714 | HUN | −3B | −6N | +7B | +11N | −4B | −5N | −1B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.50 | 1700 | -3.8 |
| 9 | Szabo, Krisztian | 1875 | HUN | +11B | −2N | +6B | −3N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1858 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Batta, Erno | 1707 | HUN | F | +4B | −1N | −5B | F | =2N | −7N | 1.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.25 | 1748 | +7.2 |
| 11 | Cseppely, Janos | 1710 | HUN | −9N | F | −3B | −8B | −7N | −6B | −4N | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 1044 | -39.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Farkas, IstvanHUN+39.07.0 pts · #1
- 2Hajdu, ZoltanHUN+11.83.5 pts · #5
- 3Batta, ErnoHUN+7.21.5 pts · #10
- 1Cseppely, JanosHUN-39.20.0 pts · #11
- 2Giles, BenjaminNZL-16.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Csosz, AttilaHUN-3.82.0 pts · #8
- R2+244 Elo gap