Hungarian Blitz Open Final
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 13 Sept 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 12 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2494, and top seed was Tamas Banusz (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2593).
Benjamin Gledura (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2553) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Imre dr. Balog (8.0) and Tamas Banusz (7.5). Gledura shared the lead from round 9 and won solo starting round 10.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Zalan Udvardi (FM, 2241) beat Adam Kozak (GM, 2492), a +251-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 rounds4 leader changes shaped the tournament; Gledura pulled away in R10.
GM Imre dr. Balog takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
GM Benjamin Gledura beat GM Imre dr. Balog (White).
GM Benjamin Gledura 3 wins (R5–R7)GM Imre dr. Balog 4 wins (R2–R5)GM Tamas Banusz 4 wins (R5–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇭🇺GMGledura, Benjamin | 2553 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8.5 | 44.50 | 57.5 | +15.9 | 2663 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺GMdr. Balog, Imre | 2572 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.0 | 37.50 | 58.0 | +8.0 | 2626 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺GMBanusz, Tamas | 2593 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 40.00 | 58.5 | 0.0 | 2582 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺GMProhaszka, Peter | 2577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.00 | 59.5 | -7.8 | 2515 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺FMPalczert, Matyas | 2348 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 60.0 | +44.8 | 2507 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺GMKozak, Adam | 2492 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 32.25 | 60.5 | -4.7 | 2458 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺IMLizak, Peter | 2423 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 28.00 | 60.5 | +6.2 | 2464 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺GMAntal, Gergely | 2462 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 24.00 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 2461 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺IMPasztor, Balazs | 2381 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 18.50 | 62.0 | -4.8 | 2366 |
| 11 | 🇭🇺GMMihok, Oliver | 2415 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 15.75 | 62.5 | -12.6 | 2332 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺GMKorpa, Bence | 2475 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.5 | 14.50 | 62.5 | -22.1 | 2327 |
| 12 | 🇭🇺FMUdvardi, Zalan | 2241 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 12.50 | 64.0 | -5.8 | 2219 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Palczert, MatyasFMHUN+44.86.0 pts · #5
- 2Gledura, BenjaminGMHUN+15.98.5 pts · #1
- 3dr. Balog, ImreGMHUN+8.08.0 pts · #2
- 1Korpa, BenceGMHUN-22.13.5 pts · #10
- 2Mihok, OliverGMHUN-12.63.5 pts · #11
- 3Prohaszka, PeterGMHUN-7.86.5 pts · #4
- R5+251 Elo gap
- R9+212 Elo gap
- R11+127 Elo gap