26th Senior National Championship
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Sept 2025 to 10 Sept 2025 in Ajka, Hungary. 15 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2095, and top seed was Gagik Khechumyan (🇭🇺 HUN, 2176).
Andras Meszaros (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2136) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ferenc Pasztor (6.5) and Gagik Khechumyan (6.5). Meszaros shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Laszlo Deak (1815) beat Gyula Farkas (FM, 2103), a +288-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Andras Meszaros led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
IM Andras Meszaros never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
IM Andras Meszaros beat FM Ferenc Pasztor (White).
IM Andras Meszaros won 6 in a row (R3–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAndras Meszaros | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMFerenc Pasztor | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Gagik Khechumyan | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Miklos Gyurkovics | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meszaros, AndrasIM | 2136 | HUN | =9N | =21B | +14N | +11B | +3N | +2B | +4N | +6B | =5N | 7.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 40.50 | 2293 | +16.7 |
| 2 | Pasztor, FerencFM | 2065 | HUN | +5N | +19B | =3N | +6B | =17N | −1N | +12B | +7B | =4N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 32.25 | 2251 | +45.0 |
| 3 | Khechumyan, Gagik | 2176 | HUN | +20B | +15N | =2B | +8N | −1B | +7B | =6N | =5B | +19N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 31.00 | 2214 | +9.4 |
| 4 | Gyurkovics, Miklos | 2011 | HUN | +28N | =11B | =9N | +13B | =7N | +17B | −1B | +8N | =2B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 25.75 | 2133 | +29.4 |
| 5 | Forgacs, JozsefFM | 2171 | HUN | −2B | =22N | =23B | +19N | =18B | +9N | +15B | =3N | =1B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 26.00 | 2092 | -14.4 |
| 6 | Kosztolanczi, GyulaFM | 2043 | HUN | +10B | −8N | +22B | −2N | +9B | +20N | =3B | −1N | =15B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 23.00 | 2040 | -0.8 |
| 7 | Fodre, SandorFM | 2007 | HUN | +24N | =12B | =13N | +10B | =4B | −3N | +20B | −2N | =8B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 21.00 | 2027 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Restas, PeterFM | 1990 | HUN | +25N | +6B | =12N | −3B | =15B | =13N | +17N | −4B | =7N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 19.75 | 2048 | +16.0 |
| 9 | Vargyas, Zoltan | 1924 | HUN | =1B | +23N | =4B | −17N | −6N | −5B | +25B | +20N | +18B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 19.75 | 2029 | +26.2 |
| 10 | Besenyi, Tibor | 1872 | HUN | −6N | +25B | =15B | −7N | +19B | =14N | +13B | −11N | +21B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 18.00 | 1979 | +27.0 |
| 11 | Csala, ImreFM | 2008 | HUN | +27B | =4N | =17B | −1N | +23B | +18N | F | +10B | F | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 19.00 | 2118 | +22.4 |
| 12 | Volosin, VladimirFM | 2099 | HUN | +14B | =7N | =8B | =18N | =20B | =15N | −2N | =16B | =13N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 42.5 | 20.25 | 1958 | -33.2 |
| 13 | Paksa, RudolfFM | 1989 | HUN | +18B | =17N | =7B | −4N | =14B | =8B | −10N | +24N | =12B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 17.50 | 1940 | -10.8 |
| 14 | Szatmary, R. Jozsef | 1859 | UKR | −12N | +24B | −1B | +22N | =13N | =10B | =18B | =15N | =16N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 16.75 | 1929 | +15.8 |
| 15 | Mozes, ErvinIM | 2035 | ROU | +26N | −3B | =10N | +28B | =8N | =12B | −5N | =14B | =6N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 15.00 | 1984 | -5.9 |
| 16 | Vrona, Mihail | 1891 | HUN | −17B | −18N | =19N | =24B | +26N | =21B | +22N | =12N | =14B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 14.25 | 1904 | +2.8 |
| 17 | Boguszlavszkij, JevgenyijIM | 2099 | HUN | +16N | =13B | =11N | +9B | =2B | −4N | −8B | =18N | F | 4.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 19.50 | 1963 | -14.2 |
| 18 | Bartuszek, Andras | 1827 | HUN | −13N | +16B | +21N | =12B | =5N | −11B | =14N | =17B | −9N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 17.25 | 1953 | +27.6 |
| 19 | Pesztericz, LaszloFM | 2026 | HUN | =22B | −2N | =16B | −5B | −10N | +25N | +24B | +23N | −3B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 11.00 | 1892 | -28.0 |
| 20 | Csikos, MihalyCM | 1956 | HUN | −3N | +26B | =28N | +21B | =12N | −6B | −7N | −9B | +27N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 9.50 | 1900 | -12.6 |
| 21 | Nagy, Jozsef | 1922 | HUN | =23B | =1N | −18B | −20N | +25B | =16N | +26B | F | −10N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 10.75 | 1845 | -15.4 |
| 22 | Deak, Laszlo | 1815 | HUN | =19N | =5B | −6N | −14B | =24N | +23N | −16B | =27B | =26N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 10.75 | 1837 | +1.2 |
| 23 | Farkas, GyulaFM | 2103 | HUN | =21N | −9B | =5N | +26B | −11N | −22B | +27N | −19B | =25N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 8.25 | 1816 | -63.2 |
| 24 | Kurics, Laszlo Endre | 1698 | HUN | −7B | −14N | =25B | =16N | =22B | =27N | −19N | −13B | F | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 5.50 | 1656 | -11.0 |
| 25 | Zubor, Sandor | 1532 | HUN | −8B | −10N | =24N | =27B | −21N | −19B | −9N | F | =23B | 1.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 3.50 | 1610 | +15.2 |
| 26 | Vincze, Otto | 1789 | HUN | −15B | −20N | +27B | −23N | −16B | F | −21N | F | =22B | 1.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 3.25 | 1684 | -18.2 |
| 27 | Simon, Istvan | 1674 | HUN | −11N | −28B | −26N | =25N | F | =24B | −23B | =22N | −20B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.50 | 1590 | -18.6 |
| 28 | Szalanczi, EmilIM | 1856 | HUN | −4B | +27N | =20B | −15N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1832 | -1.5 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pasztor, FerencFMHUN+45.06.5 pts · #2
- 2Gyurkovics, MiklosHUN+29.46.0 pts · #4
- 3Bartuszek, AndrasHUN+27.64.0 pts · #20
- 1Farkas, GyulaFMHUN-63.23.5 pts · #22
- 2Volosin, VladimirFMHUN-33.24.5 pts · #14
- 3Pesztericz, LaszloFMHUN-28.04.0 pts · #19
- R6+288 Elo gap
- R2+179 Elo gap
- R5+154 Elo gap