Wellness Chess Tour GP1 Miskolctapolca

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30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Miskolctapolca, Hungary. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2076, and top seed was Bence Pribelszky (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2409).

Bence Pribelszky (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2409) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Tamas Vanczak (6.5) and Kristof Kovacs (5.0). Pribelszky shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Balint Simon (1789) beat Peter Sarok (2138), a +349-point gap.

Location

🇭🇺Miskolctapolca, Hungary

Dates

15 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇺IMBence Pribelszky2409

Avg top 10

2,076

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇭🇺Hungary×27

🇨🇳China×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
IMBence Pribelszky
🇭🇺HUN·2409
6.5pts·2523perf+6.4
🥈
IMTamas Vanczak
🇭🇺HUN·2393
6.5pts·2496perf+6.1
🥉
Kristof Kovacs
🇭🇺HUN·2126
5.0pts·2084perf-5.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Vanczak6.5Pribelszky6.5Kovacs5Simon4.5Kovacs4.5Hrckova4.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/7. Pribelszky takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Tamas Vanczak drew with IM Bence Pribelszky (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Tamas Vanczak 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)IM Bence Pribelszky 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Kristof Kovacs 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMTamas Vanczak	*	½	—	—
2IMBence Pribelszky	½	*	1	1
3Kristof Kovacs	—	0	*	1
4Balint Simon	—	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pribelszky, BenceIM	2409	HUN	+4N	+5B	+3N	=2B	+7B	+10N	+8B	6.5	28.5	32.0	28.75	2523	+6.4
2	Vanczak, TamasIM	2393	HUN	+27B	+14N	+11B	=1N	+10B	+9N	+5B	6.5	25.5	26.5	23.25	2496	+6.1
3	Kovacs, Kristof	2126	HUN	+19B	+6N	−1B	−7N	+27B	+4B	+11N	5.0	26.0	27.0	16.50	2084	-5.2
4	Simon, Balint	1789	HUN	−1B	+29N	+16B	=6N	+11B	−3N	+10B	4.5	26.5	27.0	13.25	2063	+94.0
5	Hrckova, AnnaWCM	1854	CZE	+29B	−1N	+28B	=11N	+8B	+6N	−2N	4.5	26.0	26.5	11.75	2052	+51.5
6	Kovacs, Veronika	1878	HUN	+21N	−3B	+20N	=4B	+12N	−5B	+7B	4.5	24.5	27.5	15.75	1966	+18.0
7	Fazekas, Milan	1883	HUN	F	+17N	+24B	+3B	−1N	+15B	−6N	4.0	25.5	25.5	14.50	2061	+25.8
8	Mester, Attila	2024	HUN	=13N	+30B	=12N	+9B	−5N	+20B	−1N	4.0	25.0	25.5	11.00	1969	-9.6
9	Berecz, Kristof	1911	HUN	+17B	+28N	=10B	−8N	+13B	−2B	=12N	4.0	24.5	25.5	11.50	1982	+18.0
10	Sarok, Peter	2138	HUN	+23N	+20B	=9N	+13B	−2N	−1B	−4N	3.5	28.0	30.5	11.00	1978	-24.2
11	Samu, Sorin-Mihai	1996	ROU	+24B	+16N	−2N	=5B	−4N	+19B	−3B	3.5	27.0	29.5	11.25	1927	-13.8
12	Zelena, Tamas	1970	HUN	=30N	=15B	=8B	+19N	−6B	=13N	=9B	3.5	22.5	23.0	10.75	1845	-22.4
13	Homolya, Daniel	1731	HUN	=8B	+18N	+14B	−10N	−9N	=12B	=19N	3.5	22.0	25.0	12.25	1903	+28.6
14	Torok, Vilmos	1900	HUN	+26N	−2B	−13N	+28B	−20N	+18N	=16B	3.5	22.0	23.0	8.25	1780	-42.8
15	Kollar, Balazs	1888	HUN	=18B	=12N	=19B	=27N	+16B	−7N	=17B	3.5	21.0	22.0	10.75	1795	-34.0
16	Kovacs, Mate	1840	HUN	+22N	−11B	−4N	+23B	−15N	+28B	=14N	3.5	20.5	21.5	8.25	1757	-26.4
17	Nagy, Bence	1718	HUN	−9N	−7B	+22N	−20B	+30N	+27B	=15N	3.5	18.5	19.0	6.25	1794	+14.4
18	Toth, Kinga	1625	HUN	=15N	−13B	−23N	+29B	+26N	−14B	+27N	3.5	16.0	16.5	5.25	1757	+46.8
19	Nagy, Martin	1760	HUN	−3N	+21B	=15N	−12B	+23N	−11N	=13B	3.0	22.0	24.5	9.00	1816	+15.2
20	Hajdu, Zoltan	1834	HUN	+25B	−10N	−6B	+17N	+14B	−8N	F	3.0	21.0	21.0	9.00	1861	+4.0
21	Papp, Kinga	1589	HUN	−6B	−19N	=29B	=25N	=24B	=23B	+28N	3.0	15.5	16.0	4.75	1574	-6.8
22	Torok, Rita	1548	HUN	−16B	−24N	−17B	F	+29N	+30B	+25N	3.0	12.5	12.5	3.00	1679	+39.6
23	Beres, Ferenc	1762	HUN	−10B	=25N	+18B	−16N	−19B	=21N	=24B	2.5	19.0	21.0	7.25	1638	-26.2
24	Bardos, Bercel Istvan	1724	HUN	−11N	+22B	−7N	−26B	=21N	=25B	=23N	2.5	18.0	20.0	6.75	1609	-45.6
25	Stefanecz, David Janos	1506	HUN	−20N	=23B	=26N	=21B	−28N	=24N	−22B	2.0	16.0	17.0	5.00	1567	+15.6
26	Gerda, Emil	1687	HUN	−14B	=27N	=25B	+24N	−18B	F	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1633	-8.0
27	Juhasz, Sandor	1768	HUN	−2N	=26B	F	=15B	−3N	−17N	−18B	1.0	24.0	24.5	2.75	1596	-27.8
28	Molnar, Greta	1431	HUN	F	−9B	−5N	−14N	+25B	−16N	−21B	1.0	20.5	20.5	2.00	1494	0.0
29	Molnar, Attila	1562	HUN	−5N	−4B	=21N	−18N	−22B	F	F	0.5	19.0	19.0	1.50	1315	-50.0
30	Kadeliding, Alimujiang	1722	CHN	=12B	−8N	F	F	−17B	−22N	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.75	1493	-21.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Simon, BalintHUN
+94.0
4.5 pts · #4
2Hrckova, AnnaWCMCZE
+51.5
4.5 pts · #10
3Toth, KingaHUN
+46.8
3.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Molnar, AttilaHUN
-50.0
0.5 pts · #29
2Bardos, Bercel IstvanHUN
-45.6
2.5 pts · #23
3Torok, VilmosHUN
-42.8
3.5 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R7+349 Elo gap
Simon, Balint1789 beat Sarok, Peter2138
R4+243 Elo gap
Fazekas, Milan1883 beat Kovacs, Kristof2126
R5+207 Elo gap
Simon, Balint1789 beat Samu, Sorin-Mihai1996