First Saturday 2025 October - IM
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Oct 2025 to 11 Oct 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2239, and top seed was Bence Pribelszky (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, IM, 2403).
Bence Pribelszky (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, IM, 2403) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Oleksii Karvatskyi (6.0) and Dhruva Thota (5.5). Pribelszky won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Anishka Vikram (WCM, 1959) beat Bhosale Snehal (CM, 2287), a +328-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Bence Pribelszky led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Bence Pribelszky never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Bence Pribelszky opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Dhruva Thota); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Bence Pribelszky beat FM Oleksii Karvatskyi (White).
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‡ºIMPribelszky, Bence | 2403 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 32.25 | 37.5 | +10.1 | 2499 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦FMKarvatskyi, Oleksii | 2306 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.00 | 39.0 | +13.4 | 2357 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳IMDhruva Thota | 2318 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 39.5 | +0.4 | 2311 |
| 4 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºFMVarga, Csaba Zoltan | 2264 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.50 | 40.0 | +2.3 | 2280 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Luebke, Florentin | 2198 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | +22.8 | 2244 |
| 5 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºGMSeres, Lajos | 2292 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 18.00 | 40.5 | -6.4 | 2234 |
| 7 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºCMLehocz, Jozsef Jr. | 2166 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | -0.8 | 2168 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸GMIlincic, Zlatko | 2201 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.00 | 42.0 | -9.6 | 2119 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳CMSnehal, Bhosale | 2287 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 3.0 | 12.00 | 42.0 | -41.2 | 2109 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳WCMAnishka Vikram | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 8.25 | 42.5 | +44.8 | 2100 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Anishka VikramWCMIND+44.82.5 pts · #10
- 2Luebke, FlorentinGER+22.84.5 pts · #6
- 3Karvatskyi, OleksiiFMUKR+13.46.0 pts · #2
- 1Snehal, BhosaleCMIND-41.23.0 pts · #8
- 2Ilincic, ZlatkoGMSRB-9.63.0 pts · #9
- 3Seres, LajosGMHUN-6.44.5 pts · #5
- R5+328 Elo gap
- R8+242 Elo gap
- R5+202 Elo gap