First Saturday 2025 December - U2250
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1849, and top seed was Ervin Dr. Nagy (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2067).
Sandor Farago (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2038) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ervin Dr. Nagy (7.0) and Jozsef Juracsik (6.5). Farago won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Kapadia Khanak (1700) beat Sandor Sztojka (1935), a +235-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Sandor Farago led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Sandor Farago held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
IM Sandor Farago drew with IM Ervin Dr. Nagy (Black).
IM Sandor Farago 3 wins (R1–R3)Jozsef Juracsik 4 wins (R3–R6)
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 | 🇭🇺IMFarago, Sandor | 2038 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.75 | 37.5 | +8.9 | 2112 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺IMNagy, Ervin Dr. | 2067 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.25 | 38.0 | +1.2 | 2059 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺Juracsik, Jozsef | 1892 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | +30.4 | 2011 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺Ladanyi, Tibor | 2010 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.00 | 39.5 | -16.2 | 1919 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Kapadia Khanak | 1700 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 40.0 | +89.6 | 1909 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳Bhavanya Panchumarthi | 1848 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.75 | 41.0 | -17.6 | 1807 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Bacsi, Andras | 1693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 9.50 | 42.0 | +6.8 | 1742 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺Csermely, Zoltan | 1542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 7.00 | 42.5 | +22.6 | 1686 |
| 9 | 🇺🇦Sztojka, Sandor | 1935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | 5.75 | 42.5 | -59.8 | 1674 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺Oberfrank, Istvan Sr. | 1769 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 8.25 | 43.5 | -40.0 | 1585 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kapadia KhanakIND+89.65.0 pts · #5
- 2Juracsik, JozsefHUN+30.46.5 pts · #3
- 3Csermely, ZoltanHUN+22.62.5 pts · #8
- 1Sztojka, SandorUKR-59.82.5 pts · #9
- 2Oberfrank, Istvan Sr.HUN-40.01.5 pts · #10
- 3Bhavanya PanchumarthiIND-17.64.0 pts · #6
- R2+235 Elo gap
- R2+227 Elo gap
- R9+155 Elo gap