First Saturday 2025 December - GM
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 9 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2407, and top seed was S Aswath (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2488).
S Aswath (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2488) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Anuj Shrivatri (6.0) and Shou Otsuka (5.5). Aswath won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Shou Otsuka (FM, 2335) beat Gergely Aczel (GM, 2456), a +121-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM S Aswath led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM S Aswath never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
IM S Aswath opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Anuj Shrivatri); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM S Aswath drew with IM Anuj Shrivatri (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳IMAswath, S | 2488 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 28.75 | 38.0 | +14.2 | 2618 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳IMAnuj Shrivatri | 2447 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.00 | 39.0 | +9.5 | 2528 |
| 3 | 🇯🇵FMOtsuka, Shou | 2335 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 39.5 | +39.6 | 2495 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳GMShyam, Sundar M. | 2466 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 39.5 | +2.1 | 2481 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳FMPanesar Vedant | 2414 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | +4.1 | 2449 |
| 6 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºGMAczel, Gergely | 2456 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | -6.7 | 2402 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Singh, Siddharth | 2362 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 15.00 | 41.5 | -7.8 | 2332 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪FMHeinrich, John | 2378 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | -11.8 | 2330 |
| 9 | 🇺🇦GMNeverov, Valeriy | 2405 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 2.5 | 12.25 | 42.5 | -19.9 | 2241 |
| 10 | 🇿🇲FMMunenga, Douglas D | 2321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 6.00 | 43.0 | -26.6 | 2197 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Otsuka, ShouFMJPN+39.65.5 pts · #3
- 2Aswath, SIMIND+14.27.0 pts · #1
- 3Anuj ShrivatriIMIND+9.56.0 pts · #2
- 1Munenga, Douglas DFMZAM-26.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Neverov, ValeriyGMUKR-19.92.5 pts · #9
- 3Heinrich, JohnFMGER-11.83.5 pts · #7
- R5+121 Elo gap