11th Berecz Memorial - Group B

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53 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Szeged, Hungary. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1984, and top seed was Lorinc Morovan-Szabo (🇭🇺 HUN, 2042).

Barnabas Kasa (🇭🇺 HUN, 1848) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Gabor Varga (5.5) and Gergely Bulcsu Havasi (5.0). Kasa took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Chenyu Wu (1656) beat Attila Kecskemeti (1962), a +306-point gap.

Location

🇭🇺Szeged, Hungary

Dates

27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇺Lorinc Morovan-Szabo2042

Avg top 10

1,984

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇭🇺Hungary×44

🇷🇸Serbia×3

🇷🇴Romania×3

🇬🇷Greece×2

🇸🇬Singapore×1

Top 3

🥇
Barnabas Kasa
🇭🇺HUN·1848
5.5pts·2132perf+100.4
🥈
Gabor Varga
🇭🇺HUN·2026
5.5pts·2025perf+0.4
🥉
Gergely Bulcsu Havasi
🇭🇺HUN·1964
5.0pts·1999perf+16.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Kasa5.5Varga5.5Kunos5Morovan-Szabo5Restas5Papp5— ex-leaders:Batasled R3, #22

R5 · LEADER CHANGE29 Dec

Barnabas Kasa takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/7. Kasa takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Barnabas Kasa drew with Gabor Varga (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Barnabas Kasa	*	½	½	—
2Gabor Varga	½	*	—	—
3Zoltan Kunos	½	—	*	—
4Lorinc Morovan-Szabo	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kasa, Barnabas	1848	HUN	+35N	+18B	=12N	+21B	+23N	=4B	=2B	5.5	26.0	29.0	21.50	2132	+100.4
2	Varga, Gabor	2026	HUN	−17N	+30B	+26N	+36B	+11N	+9B	=1N	5.5	25.0	28.0	21.25	2025	+0.4
3	Havasi, Gergely Bulcsu	1964	HUN	=22N	+11B	=16N	+29B	=10N	+23B	=6N	5.0	25.0	28.0	19.50	1999	+16.0
4	Kunos, Zoltan	1989	HUN	=25B	=24N	+48B	+33N	+13B	=1N	=7B	5.0	25.0	27.0	18.25	2013	+5.2
5	Morovan-Szabo, Lorinc	2042	HUN	=24B	=25N	=10B	+31N	+21B	=7N	+17B	5.0	24.0	27.0	18.75	1994	-12.8
6	Papp, Balazs	2019	HUN	+45B	=10N	−9B	+16B	+40N	+22N	=3B	5.0	24.0	26.5	17.25	2015	+0.2
7	Vadkerti, Vince	1900	HUN	+42N	+29B	=21N	+40B	=9N	=5B	=4N	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.00	2044	+54.0
8	Restas, PeterFM	2005	HUN	+26N	=16B	−40N	=19B	+29N	+10B	+18N	5.0	23.0	25.5	19.00	1998	0.0
9	Radu, Luca-Ioan	1853	ROU	=41N	+22B	+6N	+12B	=7B	−2N	=15B	4.5	28.0	30.5	19.00	2007	+29.8
10	Kovacs, Veronika	1861	HUN	+44N	=6B	=5N	+34B	=3B	−8N	+21B	4.5	26.5	29.0	16.50	2047	+35.8
11	Wu, Chenyu	1656	SGP	+47B	−3N	+45B	+14N	−2B	+34N	=13B	4.5	25.0	27.5	14.75	2025	+128.0
12	Bihary, Soma Botond	1898	HUN	+49B	+20N	=1B	−9N	−22B	+25N	+27B	4.5	24.5	26.5	15.75	1891	-0.8
13	Takac, Tomislav	1936	SRB	+32N	=40B	+41N	=23B	−4N	+30B	=11N	4.5	21.5	24.0	13.75	1895	-5.4
14	Parragi, Istvan	1940	HUN	−31N	+52B	+32N	−11B	=19N	+40B	+23N	4.5	20.5	21.0	11.50	1876	-10.2
15	Budai, Akos	1960	HUN	F	F	+52N	+32B	+26N	+16B	=9N	4.5	15.5	15.5	13.25	2173	+19.8
16	Korosi, Zsombor	1857	HUN	+53B	=8N	=3B	−6N	+35B	−15N	+22B	4.0	26.0	26.0	11.50	1935	+15.2
17	Liga, Matei	1806	ROU	+2B	−33N	=27B	+20N	=18N	+36B	−5N	4.0	25.0	28.0	16.25	1942	+50.4
18	Cazan, Andrei	1931	ROU	+43B	−1N	=20B	+27N	=17B	+33N	−8B	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.00	1875	-9.4
19	Havasi, Mate Pal	1749	HUN	−21B	+47N	=38B	=8N	=14B	=24N	+33B	4.0	22.5	25.0	13.50	1936	+70.4
20	Lauko, Zalan	1774	HUN	+37N	−12B	=18N	−17B	=42N	+44B	+30N	4.0	21.0	23.5	11.75	1873	+37.6
21	Kantor, Robert Jr.	1888	HUN	+19N	+31B	=7B	−1N	−5N	+28B	−10N	3.5	27.5	30.5	13.00	1841	-18.4
22	Toth, Tamas	1801	HUN	=3B	−9N	+39B	+43N	+12N	−6B	−16N	3.5	26.0	28.5	12.50	1884	+15.2
23	Batas, Milan	1869	SRB	+51B	+28N	+33B	=13N	−1B	−3N	−14B	3.5	26.0	27.5	10.25	1861	-2.4
24	Pasztorcsik, Janos	1812	HUN	=5N	=4B	=31N	=30B	=34N	=19B	=37N	3.5	23.0	26.0	13.00	1878	+11.8
25	Vad, Roland Tibor	1808	HUN	=4N	=5B	−34N	+44B	=37N	−12B	+40N	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.50	1916	+39.6
26	Huszar, Adam Janos	1810	HUN	−8B	+53N	−2B	+46N	−15B	=35N	+50B	3.5	22.0	22.0	5.50	1845	+12.4
27	Vadkerti, Anna	1677	HUN	−29N	+42B	=17N	−18B	+38N	+37B	−12N	3.5	21.5	24.0	10.50	1856	+64.0
28	Csak, Zoltan Barnabas	1706	HUN	+38N	−23B	−36N	=39B	+43B	−21N	+45B	3.5	18.5	21.0	9.50	1842	+25.2
29	Czombos, Oliver	1822	HUN	+27B	−7N	+46B	−3N	−8B	=50N	=35B	3.0	24.0	25.5	8.25	1770	-21.2
30	Antal, Daniel	1695	HUN	=39B	−2N	+51B	=24N	+31B	−13N	−20B	3.0	23.5	25.0	7.75	1792	+32.0
31	Szantai, Andras	1776	HUN	+14B	−21N	=24B	−5B	−30N	+51N	=34B	3.0	22.5	24.0	9.25	1818	+12.4
32	Havasi, Huba Laszlo	1764	HUN	−13B	+50N	−14B	−15N	=39N	+41B	=38N	3.0	22.0	23.5	7.00	1802	+12.0
33	Giricz, Gergo	1897	HUN	+52N	+17B	−23N	−4B	+50N	−18B	−19N	3.0	22.0	22.5	6.00	1782	-43.6
34	Kecskemeti, Attila	1962	HUN	=48B	=46N	+25B	−10N	=24B	−11B	=31N	3.0	21.5	23.5	9.00	1729	-86.0
35	Tabori, Ferenc	1714	HUN	−1B	−43N	+49B	+48N	−16N	=26B	=29N	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.25	1756	+15.2
36	Hideg, Istvan Benjamin	1895	HUN	=46B	=48N	+28B	−2N	+41B	−17N	F	3.0	20.0	20.0	8.25	1801	-14.8
37	Karman, Gergely	1936	HUN	−20B	+49N	=43B	=41N	=25B	−27N	=24B	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.00	1710	-84.0
38	Bara, Laszlo	1839	HUN	−28B	=51N	=19N	=42B	−27B	+43N	=32B	3.0	19.0	20.5	8.00	1686	-29.2
39	Szamko, Hanna	1832	HUN	=30N	−41B	−22N	=28N	=32B	=46N	+42B	3.0	18.0	20.5	8.50	1694	-26.6
40	Jancikin, Svetozar	1850	SRB	+50B	=13N	+8B	−7N	−6B	−14N	−25B	2.5	27.5	29.0	8.75	1803	-9.8
41	Nyari, Rajmund	1728	HUN	=9B	+39N	−13B	=37B	−36N	−32N	=47B	2.5	21.0	23.5	8.00	1760	+4.8
42	Tornyai, Jeno	1759	HUN	−7B	−27N	+53B	=38N	=20B	=45N	−39N	2.5	21.0	21.0	4.75	1694	-13.0
43	Beres, Ferenc	1761	HUN	−18N	+35B	=37N	−22B	−28N	−38B	+52B	2.5	20.0	20.5	5.00	1709	-11.4
44	Granicz, Janos	1735	HUN	−10B	−45N	+47B	−25N	+48B	−20N	=46B	2.5	19.5	21.5	5.75	1699	-7.2
45	Arato, Daniel	1810	HUN	−6N	+44B	−11N	−50B	+53N	=42B	−28N	2.5	19.5	19.5	3.75	1661	-29.0
46	Hugyecz, Marton	1750	HUN	=36N	=34B	−29N	−26B	=47N	=39B	=44N	2.5	18.0	20.5	7.00	1737	-6.8
47	Alexandrakis, Vasileios Sp	1822	GRE	−11N	−19B	−44N	+51N	=46B	=49B	=41N	2.5	18.0	19.5	5.00	1628	-74.0
48	Alexandrakis, Venizelos	1791	GRE	=34N	=36B	−4N	−35B	−44N	+53B	−49N	2.0	18.5	18.5	3.00	1669	-45.6
49	Horvath, Csaba	1758	HUN	−12N	−37B	−35N	=52B	F	=47N	+48B	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.50	1692	-10.6
50	Vadkerti, Bori	1727	HUN	−40N	−32B	F	+45N	−33B	=29B	−26N	1.5	17.5	17.5	4.00	1633	-28.4
51	Fodor, Gabor	1734	HUN	−23N	=38B	−30N	−47B	+52N	−31B	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	2.00	1599	-20.8
52	Gut, Kende David	1754	HUN	−33B	−14N	−15B	=49N	−51B	F	−43N	0.5	18.0	18.0	1.00	1442	-71.2
53	Kurai, Marcell	1734	HUN	−16N	−26B	−42N	F	−45B	−48N	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	1004	-81.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Wu, ChenyuSGP
+128.0
4.5 pts · #14
2Kasa, BarnabasHUN
+100.4
5.5 pts · #1
3Havasi, Mate PalHUN
+70.4
4.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Kecskemeti, AttilaHUN
-86.0
3.0 pts · #35
2Karman, GergelyHUN
-84.0
3.0 pts · #37
3Kurai, MarcellHUN
-81.2
0.0 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R6+306 Elo gap
Wu, Chenyu1656 beat Kecskemeti, Attila1962
R4+284 Elo gap
Wu, Chenyu1656 beat Parragi, Istvan1940
R6+259 Elo gap
Vadkerti, Anna1677 beat Karman, Gergely1936