17th Chess Carnival - Group B
Open SwissStandard
62 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 19 Aug 2025 in Debrecen, Hungary. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1833, and top seed was Zoltan Dr. Gunyecz (🇭🇺 HUN, 1896).
Simon Kucera (🇨🇿 CZE, 1871) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Gabor Kustar (5.5) and Mate Szabo (5.5). Kucera broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Gyula Varga (1545) beat Karoly Meszaros (1871), a +326-point gap.
Location
🇭🇺Debrecen, Hungary
Dates
15 Aug 2025 → 19 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×52
🇨🇳China×2
🇨🇿Czech Republic×2
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsSimon Kucera led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
25
11
4
2
1
4
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Simon Kucera held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Simon Kucera won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Simon Kucera | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2Jonathan Gajdacs | — | * | — | — |
| 3Mate Szabo | 1 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Gabor Kustar | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kucera, Simon | 1871 | CZE | +42B | +11N | +23B | +9N | +5B | −3N | +7B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 25.50 | 2049 | +51.2 |
| 2 | Kustar, Gabor | 1771 | HUN | +45B | +33N | −6B | +12N | +23B | +5N | =3B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 21.75 | 1948 | +30.0 |
| 3 | Szabo, Mate | 1775 | HUN | =24N | +52B | +53N | =7B | +8N | +1B | =2N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 22.00 | 1947 | +29.4 |
| 4 | Gajdacs, Jonathan | 1768 | HUN | =52N | =24B | +45N | +31B | =6N | +25B | +9N | 5.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 19.25 | 1856 | +28.0 |
| 5 | Hajdu, IstvanCM | 1864 | HUN | +30B | +22N | +12B | +6N | −1N | −2B | +17N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 21.00 | 1893 | +6.2 |
| 6 | Kurai, Marcell | 1662 | HUN | +44B | +20N | +2N | −5B | =4B | +10N | =11B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 22.00 | 1956 | +110.8 |
| 7 | Toth, Tamas | 1753 | HUN | +41B | +57N | =16B | =3N | +13B | +17B | −1N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 17.75 | 1898 | +28.0 |
| 8 | Tichy, Filip | 1757 | CZE | +40N | −53B | +27N | +39B | −3B | +18N | +16B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 17.50 | 1818 | +9.6 |
| 9 | Vadkerti, Bori | 1684 | HUN | +60B | +13N | +21B | −1B | +20N | =16N | −4B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 15.50 | 1877 | +64.4 |
| 10 | Kubik, Anna Zsofia | 1824 | HUN | =28B | =19N | +46B | =11N | +29N | −6B | +26N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1765 | -9.6 |
| 11 | Czigler, Dezso Zoltan | 1718 | HUN | +49N | −1B | +47N | =10B | =26N | +55B | =6N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 13.50 | 1720 | +1.4 |
| 12 | Fodor, Gabor | 1692 | HUN | +61N | +17B | −5N | −2B | +49N | =26B | +23N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1750 | +10.4 |
| 13 | Dal Bianco, Nicola | 1767 | ITA | +27N | −9B | +28N | +32B | −7N | =31B | +25N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 15.75 | 1760 | -0.4 |
| 14 | Simon, Ors Attila | 1823 | HUN | −53N | =40B | +38N | −18B | +52B | +46N | +19B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 1693 | -18.8 |
| 15 | Toth, Bela | 1768 | HUN | +56B | =46N | −29B | +52N | −25B | +45N | +24B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 1718 | -7.8 |
| 16 | Gunyecz, Zoltan Dr. | 1896 | HUN | +18N | +32B | =7N | +29B | −17N | =9B | −8N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 15.75 | 1774 | -21.6 |
| 17 | Kadeliding, Alimujiang | 1782 | CHN | +51B | −12N | +30B | +19N | +16B | −7N | −5B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 14.00 | 1790 | +2.0 |
| 18 | Kovacs, Kolos Rego | 1677 | HUN | −16B | +50N | =26B | +14N | =21N | −8B | +43N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1762 | +33.2 |
| 19 | Gerda, Emil | 1678 | HUN | =38N | =10B | +54N | −17B | +39N | +20B | −14N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.75 | 1721 | +6.4 |
| 20 | Pozer, Aurel | 1767 | HUN | +48N | −6B | +24N | +53B | −9B | −19N | +28N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 1696 | -26.0 |
| 21 | Szunyogh, Istvan | 1851 | HUN | +43N | +31B | −9N | −23N | =18B | =30B | +55N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 12.25 | 1681 | -26.6 |
| 22 | Natsagdorj, Zelme | 1704 | MGL | +58B | −5B | −48N | +57N | =27B | =36N | +39B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1556 | -40.8 |
| 23 | Radocz, Tamas Oliver | 1722 | HUN | +25B | +26N | −1N | +21B | −2N | =24N | −12B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 12.75 | 1696 | -4.6 |
| 24 | Biro, Csilla | 1629 | HUN | =3B | =4N | −20B | +60N | +35N | =23B | −15N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 11.75 | 1703 | +22.0 |
| 25 | Radacsi, Peter Adam | 1512 | HUN | −23N | +34N | +33B | =37B | +15N | −4N | −13B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 13.25 | 1744 | +81.2 |
| 26 | Agoston, Balazs | 1517 | HUN | +34B | −23B | =18N | +33N | =11B | =12N | −10B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 1721 | +64.0 |
| 27 | Koncz, Helga Dora | 1612 | HUN | −13B | +60N | −8B | +42N | =22N | =32B | =30N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1654 | +12.4 |
| 28 | Kovacs, Mate | 1650 | HUN | =10N | =54B | −13B | +41N | =36B | +29N | −20B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 1647 | -1.6 |
| 29 | Bordos, Janos | 1705 | HUN | =54N | +38B | +15N | −16N | −10B | −28B | +47N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1635 | -11.4 |
| 30 | Kiss, Nandor David | 1660 | HUN | −5N | +58B | −17N | =47B | +40B | =21N | =27B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 9.50 | 1653 | -5.2 |
| 31 | Kocsis, Benedek | 1691 | HUN | +55B | −21N | +41B | −4N | +48B | =13N | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1696 | +1.0 |
| 32 | Karman, Mihaly | 1708 | HUN | +50B | −16N | +57B | −13N | =45B | =27N | =36B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 1635 | -26.8 |
| 33 | Vadkerti, Anna | 1690 | HUN | +62N | −2B | −25N | −26B | +54N | =49B | +50N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1471 | -68.4 |
| 34 | Varga, Attila | 1724 | HUN | −26N | −25B | +58N | −45B | +57N | =47B | +38N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1419 | -40.4 |
| 35 | Szanyi P., Sandor | 1757 | HUN | −57B | −41N | +50B | +56N | −24B | =48N | +45B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1563 | -34.6 |
| 36 | Czibere, Tamas | 1533 | HUN | F | F | +62N | +43B | =28N | =22B | =32N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.50 | 1776 | +51.6 |
| 37 | Tar, Zsombor Jozsef | 1769 | HUN | +47B | F | +51N | =25N | +46B | F | F | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.25 | 1944 | +26.4 |
| 38 | Suto, Botond | 0 | HUN | =19B | −29N | −14B | +54B | =47N | +42N | −34B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Szakacs, Laszlo | 0 | HUN | −46N | +56N | +42B | −8N | −19B | +51B | −22N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Varga, Gyula | 1545 | HUN | −8B | =14N | +44B | F | −30N | =52B | +57N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.75 | 1710 | +24.2 |
| 41 | Kovacs, Oliver | 1524 | ROU | −7N | +35B | −31N | −28B | −43N | +61B | +52N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1558 | +10.0 |
| 42 | Varga, Gyula | 1665 | HUN | −1N | +49B | −39N | −27B | +61N | −38B | +48B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1632 | -7.2 |
| 43 | Veres, Lilien | 1658 | HUN | −21B | −55N | +61B | −36N | +41B | +44N | −18B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1619 | -6.0 |
| 44 | Meszaros, Karoly | 1871 | HUN | −6N | −48B | −40N | +59B | +56N | −43B | +54N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1455 | -60.6 |
| 45 | Koncz, Regina | 1621 | HUN | −2N | +59B | −4B | +34N | =32N | −15B | −35N | 2.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 6.75 | 1556 | -9.2 |
| 46 | Kerekes, Aron | 1677 | HUN | +39B | =15B | −10N | F | −37N | −14B | +49N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 7.75 | 1583 | -25.2 |
| 47 | Oros, Rajmund | 1603 | HUN | −37N | +62B | −11B | =30N | =38B | =34N | −29B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 1475 | -29.6 |
| 48 | Fekete, Istvan | 1572 | HUN | −20B | +44N | +22B | F | −31N | =35B | −42N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 1686 | +16.2 |
| 49 | Kovacs, Akos | 1474 | HUN | −11B | −42N | +60B | +58N | −12B | =33N | −46B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 1322 | -25.6 |
| 50 | Kondor, Gabor | 1457 | HUN | −32N | −18B | −35N | +62B | =51N | +56B | −33B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.25 | 1481 | +5.2 |
| 51 | Petnehazi, Peter | 1638 | HUN | −17N | +61B | −37B | −55N | =50B | −39N | +59B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1397 | -17.4 |
| 52 | Toth, Lukacs | 1586 | HUN | =4B | −3N | +55B | −15B | −14N | =40N | −41B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 6.25 | 1427 | -45.2 |
| 53 | Gaal, Miklos | 1642 | HUN | +14B | +8N | −3B | −20N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1781 | +14.2 |
| 54 | Kovacs, Gyorgy Mate | 1407 | HUN | =29B | =28N | −19B | −38N | −33B | +58N | −44B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1467 | +10.0 |
| 55 | Pan, Dingge | 0 | CHN | −31N | +43B | −52N | +51B | F | −11N | −21B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Karman, Laszlo | 1575 | HUN | −15N | −39B | +59N | −35B | −44B | −50N | +60B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 914 | -26.4 |
| 57 | Davaademberel, Margad-Erdene | 1557 | HUN | +35N | −7B | −32N | −22B | −34B | =60N | −40B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 4.00 | 1426 | -36.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 17031613 | 0 | — | −22N | −30N | −34B | −49B | +62N | −54B | =61N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.25 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Kurai, Luca | 0 | HUN | F | −45N | −56B | −44N | =60B | +62B | −51N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 533053529 | 0 | — | −9N | −27B | −49N | −24B | =59N | =57B | −56N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 1.50 | 1188 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 17021219 | 0 | — | −12B | −51N | −43N | F | −42B | −41N | =58B | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.75 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Siklosi, Aira Judit | 0 | HUN | −33B | −47N | −36B | −50N | −58B | −59N | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kurai, MarcellHUN+110.85.0 pts · #5
- 2Radacsi, Peter AdamHUN+81.23.5 pts · #19
- 3Vadkerti, BoriHUN+64.44.5 pts · #26
Top rating losers
- 1Vadkerti, AnnaHUN-68.43.5 pts · #32
- 2Meszaros, KarolyHUN-60.63.0 pts · #45
- 3Toth, LukacsHUN-45.22.0 pts · #52
Biggest upsets
- R3+326 Elo gap
- R2+299 Elo gap
- R5+256 Elo gap