Budapest Team Ch. Bilek Istvan Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7

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161 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 18 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 18 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2164, and top seed was Istvan Fodor (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2336).

Janos Pallagi (🇭🇺 HUN, 1973) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Zoltan Berkes (2.0) and Jozsef Molnar (2.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Zoltan Berkes (1612) beat Noel Villers (2040), a +428-point gap.

Location

🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary

Dates

18 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

League · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇺FMIstvan Fodor2336

Avg top 10

2,164

Participants

161

Titled players · 18

IM×6

FM×8

CM×2

WFM×2

Federations · 7 represented

🇭🇺Hungary×152

🇸🇰Slovakia×2

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇦🇴Angola×1

Top 3

🥇
Janos Pallagi
🇭🇺HUN·1973
2.0pts·2744perf+18.4
🥈
Zoltan Berkes
🇭🇺HUN·1612
2.0pts·2773perf+71.6
🥉
Jozsef Molnar
🇭🇺HUN·2027
2.0pts·2452perf+3.8

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pallagi, Janos	1973	HUN	+22N	+21N	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.00	2744	+18.4
2	Berkes, Zoltan	1612	HUN	+79N	+80N	2.0	0.5	1.0	1.00	2773	+71.6
3	Molnar, Jozsef	2027	HUN	+151B	+78B	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2452	+3.8
4	Magyar, OttoFM	1606	HUN	+150B	+126B	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2512	+25.8
5	Palfi, Csaba	1754	HUN	+146N	+125B	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2502	+34.4
6	Nagy, Ervin Dr.IM	2070	HUN	+145N	+121N	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2819	+8.6
7	Horvath, Attila Bela	1952	HUN	+148N	+122N	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2529	+8.8
8	Kahn, Evarth Dr.IM	2090	HUN	+120B	+124B	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2614	+3.4
9	Schmelowszky, David	1951	HUN	+147B	+123N	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2685	+32.8
10	Emodi, GyulaIM	2112	HUN	+149N	+120B	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2687	+4.3
11	Nagy, Botond	1785	HUN	+27B	=26B	1.5	1.0	2.0	1.50	2237	+22.4
12	Jakab, AttilaIM	2214	HUN	+84N	=23B	1.5	1.0	1.5	1.00	2351	+3.4
13	Radnai, Tamas	2076	HUN	=23N	+130B	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	2329	+13.2
14	Orosz, Imre	1862	HUN	+128N	=24B	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	2002	+7.2
15	Horvath, Andras	2041	HUN	+121N	=25B	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	2106	+6.4
16	Hegedus, Peter	1927	HUN	=24N	+129B	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	2055	+6.4
17	Szakacs, Benjamin	1820	HUN	+85B	=86B	1.5	0.5	1.0	0.75	2040	+22.8
18	Zoltan, Andras	1822	HUN	=81B	+83B	1.5	0.5	1.0	0.75	2051	+11.8
19	Szabo, Zoltan	1920	HUN	+152N	=82N	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2013	+4.6
20	Tolnai, Jozsef	1727	HUN	=78N	+127B	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1787	+3.2
21	Vaczi, Imre	1975	HUN	+124B	−1B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1865	-5.6
22	Zahonyi-Abel, Mark	1912	HUN	−1B	+143N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1892	-1.2
23	Szabolcsi, JanosIM	2157	HUN	=13B	=12N	1.0	1.5	3.0	1.50	2145	-0.3
24	Vrona, Mihail	1906	HUN	=16B	=14N	1.0	1.5	3.0	1.50	1895	-0.6
25	Garnacho Velasco, Eduardo	1896	ESP	=31N	=15N	1.0	1.5	2.5	1.25	2021	+6.6
26	Poor, Sandor	1988	HUN	=108N	=11N	1.0	1.5	2.0	1.00	1811	-9.2
27	Boros, Krisztian Levente	2098	HUN	−11N	+133N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1769	-15.0
28	Piroska, Istvan	1963	HUN	=30N	=31B	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.00	1975	+0.6
29	Havaskori, Laszlo	1852	HUN	+35N	−37N	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.00	1830	-1.2
30	Marcu, Simon	1949	SVK	=28B	=32N	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.00	1923	-1.4
31	Matuska, Miklos	2001	HUN	=25B	=28N	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.00	1930	-3.8
32	Geher, Laszlo	1883	HUN	=33N	=30B	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.00	1887	+0.2
33	Szabo, Balazs	1825	HUN	=32B	=93N	1.0	1.0	1.5	0.75	1915	+4.8
34	Toth, Benedek	1719	HUN	+89B	−38N	1.0	1.0	1.5	0.50	1741	+2.4
35	Farkas, Adam	1730	HUN	−29B	+81N	1.0	1.0	1.5	0.50	1797	+3.4
36	Fogarasi, Felix	1715	HUN	+94N	−39B	1.0	1.0	1.5	0.50	1230	-5.6
37	Makai, Gabor	1928	HUN	F	+29B	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2652	+8.0
38	Pinter, Tamas	1721	HUN	F	+34B	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2520	+10.0
39	Varga, Boldizsar	2030	HUN	F	+36N	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2515	+2.8
40	Duczar, Vilmos	1670	HUN	F	+42B	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2429	+17.6
41	Szabo, Tamas	1497	HUN	−47B	+139N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1684	+9.8
42	Kocsi, Aron Vencel	1628	HUN	+154B	−40N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	871	-17.6
43	Papp, Mario	1819	HUN	=107B	=87N	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.50	1869	+2.8
44	Kertesz, Zsolt	1998	HUN	=106B	=92B	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.50	1796	-10.4
45	Demjen, Mark	2020	HUN	F	+90B	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2683	+6.4
46	Horvath, David Richard	1759	HUN	F	+88N	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2821	+16.4
47	Virag, Levente	1706	HUN	+41N	—	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.00	2297	+9.2
48	Laszlo, Laura Dr.	1832	HUN	+91B	—	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.50	2637	+10.2
49	Klement, Bence	1864	HUN	+87B	—	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.50	2670	+10.2
50	Thierry, Edvard	2018	HUN	+82N	—	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.50	2581	+4.0
51	Szarvas, Nora	1948	HUN	+138B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2399	+4.4
52	Marodi, Matyas	2047	HUN	+156B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2815	+9.2
53	Mihok, LaszloFM	2072	HUN	+131B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2656	+4.4
54	Papp, Gabor	2078	SVK	F	+131N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2656	+4.4
55	Juhasz, BelaFM	2054	HUN	+122N	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2546	+2.8
56	Szabo, Vince David	1920	HUN	+133N	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2553	+11.2
57	Kaloczi, Kristof	2075	HUN	F	+128B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2511	+2.0
58	Csomor, Viktor	2052	HUN	+134N	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2452	+1.6
59	Bellan, Istvan	1856	HUN	F	+134B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2403	+3.8
60	Mester, Attila	2024	HUN	F	+136B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2769	+8.4
61	Lemnyi, Gyorgy	1811	HUN	+123B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2735	+13.4
62	Paal, Gyorgy	1735	HUN	F	+140N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2427	+7.0
63	Balvanyos, Istvan Dr.CM	2095	HUN	+157B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2621	+3.4
64	Toth, LiliWFM	2105	HUN	+135B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2690	+9.2
65	Fodor, IstvanFM	2336	HUN	F	+135B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2736	+1.6
66	Nemeth, Miklos	2044	HUN	+159N	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2611	+4.2
67	Meszaros, Geza	1885	HUN	F	+142N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2625	+8.4
68	Sztojka, Sandor	1869	UKR	+155N	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2930	+16.4
69	Uri, Maximilian Tamas	1734	HUN	+158B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2484	+17.2
70	Reszler, J. Robert	1852	HUN	+153N	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2686	+11.0
71	Toth, Arpad	1601	HUN	F	+141N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2346	+16.8
72	Mohacsy, Zsombor	1845	HUN	+136B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2769	+26.8
73	Makrai, Peter	1728	HUN	F	+137N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2524	+9.8
74	Papp, BenceFM	2202	HUN	+160N	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2684	+2.6
75	Berta, Sandor	2060	HUN	+132B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2664	+5.0
76	Andreeva, Elena	1941	HUN	F	+144B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2691	+8.6
77	Doczy, Karoly	1798	HUN	+127B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2508	+7.6
78	Bachorecz, Matyas	1520	HUN	=20B	−3N	0.5	2.0	3.5	0.75	1611	+9.2
79	Villers, Noel	2040	USA	−2B	=97N	0.5	2.0	2.5	0.25	1447	-53.6
80	Duzs, Jozsef	1934	HUN	=113B	−2B	0.5	2.0	2.5	0.25	1497	-21.8
81	Vass, Ferenc	1741	HUN	=18N	−35B	0.5	1.5	2.5	0.75	1584	-8.0
82	Brocsko, Balazs	1781	HUN	−50B	=19B	0.5	1.5	2.5	0.75	1776	-0.4
83	Szabo, Janos	1974	HUN	=112B	−18N	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.25	1558	-21.0
84	Sofrygin, AlexeyFM	2158	HUN	−12B	=104N	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.25	1929	-11.8
85	Forrai-Nagy, Balint	1827	HUN	−17N	=102B	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.25	1566	-27.2
86	Purak, Zoltan	1866	HUN	F	=17N	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1820	-1.2
87	Hugyecz, Marton	1870	HUN	−49N	=43B	0.5	1.0	2.0	0.50	1649	-23.2
88	Nagy, Aron	2021	HUN	=116B	−46B	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.25	1647	-19.2
89	Czagler, Laszlo	1760	HUN	−34N	=99B	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.25	1533	-12.0
90	Raibl, Zoltan	1883	HUN	=118N	−45N	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.25	1718	-8.6
91	Koronczai, Csongor	1837	HUN	−48N	=101B	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.25	1688	-15.2
92	Pasztor, Daniel	1817	HUN	F	=44N	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	1998	+4.8
93	Hidvegi, Attila	1946	HUN	F	=33B	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	1825	-3.2
94	Szabo, Barna	0	HUN	−36B	=?N	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.00	915	0.0
95	Szekeres, TiborCM	2001	HUN	F	=100N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1925	-2.0
96	Eros, Janos	1481	HUN	F	=103B	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1593	+3.0
97	Szimuly, Laszlo Dr.	1537	HUN	F	=79B	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1937	+16.8
98	Kovacs, Daniel	1850	HUN	F	=105N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1933	+2.2
99	Seres, Tibor	1731	HUN	F	=89N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1760	+0.8
100	Kiraly, Zoltan	1925	HUN	F	=95B	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2001	+2.0
101	Katona, Sandor Dr.	1930	HUN	F	=91N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1837	-2.6
102	Gruz, Janos	1698	HUN	F	=85N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1827	+3.4
103	Czegany, Balazs	1593	HUN	F	=96N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1482	-6.0
104	Mate, Balazs	2030	HUN	F	=84B	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2158	+3.4
105	Kaufmann, Attila	1933	HUN	F	=98B	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1850	-2.2
106	Pongo, Istvan	1775	HUN	=44N	—	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.50	1998	+5.6
107	Lovas, Zsolt	1868	HUN	=43N	—	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.50	1819	-1.4
108	Porkolab, Sandor	1836	HUN	=26B	—	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.50	1989	+4.0
109	John, Tamas Miklos	1868	HUN	=111B	—	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.25	2059	+5.0
110	Barna, Zsolt Dr.	1730	HUN	=115N	—	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.25	1842	+6.0
111	Donka, PeterFM	2059	HUN	=109N	—	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.25	1868	-5.0
112	Palinkas, Ervin	1679	HUN	=83N	—	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.25	1974	+7.0
113	Weszely, Gyorgy	1767	HUN	=80N	—	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.25	1934	+4.4
114	Torok, Janos	1758	HUN	=117B	—	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.25	1844	+2.4
115	Somogyi, Bela	1842	HUN	=110B	—	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.25	1730	-3.0
116	Bernad, Zsombor	1919	HUN	=88N	—	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.25	2021	+5.6
117	Karpati, Gabor	1844	HUN	=114N	—	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.25	1758	-2.4
118	Bozay, Gergely	1801	HUN	=90B	—	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.25	1883	+2.2
119	FIDE 17035589	0	—	F	=?N	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.00	1471	0.0
120	Nagy, Levente	1870	HUN	−8N	−10N	0.0	2.0	4.0	0.00	1302	-16.8
121	Tancz, Janos	1930	HUN	−15B	−6B	0.0	2.0	3.5	0.00	1255	-13.2
122	Graczol, Tamas	1746	HUN	−55B	−7B	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.00	1203	-15.2
123	Bokros, Istvan	1935	HUN	−61N	−9B	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.00	1081	-23.0
124	Kovacs, Laszlo	1757	HUN	−21N	−8N	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.00	1233	-6.8
125	Szucs, Zoltan	1718	HUN	F	−5N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	951	-9.0
126	Fenyves, Tamas	1688	HUN	F	−4N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	806	-12.2
127	Wittek, Adam	1708	HUN	−77N	−20N	0.0	1.5	2.5	0.00	963	-34.0
128	Szabo, Arpad	1711	HUN	−14B	−57N	0.0	1.5	2.5	0.00	1169	-8.0
129	Zakar, Adam	1818	HUN	F	−16N	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1127	-7.0
130	Kerek, Krisztian	2115	HUN	F	−13N	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1276	-11.0
131	Csaszar, Gyula Dr.	1856	HUN	−53N	−54B	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	1275	-8.8
132	Chivela, Felisberto	1864	ANG	−75N	F	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	1260	-5.0
133	Baranyai, Barnabas	1753	HUN	−56B	−27B	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	1209	-15.6
134	Marko, Andras	1602	HUN	−58B	−59N	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	1130	-10.8
135	Horvath, Laszlo	1890	HUN	−64N	−65N	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	1398	-6.2
136	Kassay, Gabor	1969	HUN	−72N	−60N	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	1135	-21.8
137	Tesi, Aron	1724	HUN	F	−73B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	928	-9.8
138	Schmidt, Richard	1599	HUN	−51N	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1147	-2.2
139	Pozsgai, Laszlo	1662	HUN	F	−41B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	697	-14.4
140	Marosi, Lajos	1627	HUN	F	−62B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	935	-7.0
141	Szabo, Albert	1546	HUN	F	−71B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	801	-8.4
142	Balatoni, Peter	1825	HUN	F	−67B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1085	-8.4
143	Csaki, Balazs	1810	HUN	F	−22B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1112	-7.2
144	Halas, Zoltan	1891	HUN	F	−76N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1142	-8.6
145	Rovid, KalmanFM	2108	HUN	−6B	—	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.00	1270	-5.5
146	Videki, Imre	1680	HUN	−5B	—	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.00	951	-8.2
147	Szalanczi, EmilIM	1834	HUN	−9N	—	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.00	1151	-3.4
148	Gurka-Balla, Laszlo	1711	ROU	−7B	—	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.00	1152	-4.0
149	Zoltan, Lajos	1903	HUN	−10B	—	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.00	1312	-4.6
150	Ando, Sandor	1736	HUN	−4N	—	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.00	806	-13.6
151	Pasztor, Peter	1677	HUN	−3N	—	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.00	1227	-2.2
152	Fabian-Lakos, Csaba	1859	HUN	−19B	—	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.00	1120	-8.4
153	Illes, Attila	1886	HUN	−70B	—	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.00	1052	-11.0
154	FIDE 17040612	0	—	−42N	—	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.00	829	0.0
155	Molnar, Laszlo	2130	HUN	−68B	—	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.00	1069	-16.4
156	Tegzes, Laszlo	2015	HUN	−52N	—	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.00	1247	-9.2
157	Bogad, Peter	1821	HUN	−63N	—	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.00	1295	-3.4
158	Mercz, Bela	1684	HUN	−69N	—	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.00	936	-8.6
159	Varga, Attila	1811	HUN	−66B	—	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.00	1244	-4.2
160	Kovacs, RekaWFM	1884	HUN	−74B	—	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.00	1402	-5.2
161	Berenyi, Richard	0	HUN	−?N	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1064	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Berkes, ZoltanHUN
+71.6
2.0 pts · #5
2Palfi, CsabaHUN
+34.4
2.0 pts · #2
3Schmelowszky, DavidHUN
+32.8
2.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Villers, NoelUSA
-53.6
0.5 pts · #90
2Wittek, AdamHUN
-34.0
0.0 pts · #134
3Forrai-Nagy, BalintHUN
-27.2
0.5 pts · #101

Biggest upsets

R1+428 Elo gap
Berkes, Zoltan1612 beat Villers, Noel2040
R2+322 Elo gap
Berkes, Zoltan1612 beat Duzs, Jozsef1934
R1+313 Elo gap
Nagy, Botond1785 beat Boros, Krisztian Levente2098