39th Rakosmenti Open
34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1993, and top seed was Mihaly Puskas (🇭🇺 HUN, 2150).
Lehel Dr. Benedeczky (🇭🇺 HUN, 2117) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Milad Sakhtkar (4.0) and Bernat Hegedus (4.0). Benedeczky broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jozsef Tolnai (1727) beat Mihaly Puskas (2150), a +423-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLehel Dr. Benedeczky led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Lehel Dr. Benedeczky never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Lehel Dr. Benedeczky 5 wins (R1–R5)Bernat Hegedus 4 wins (R2–R5)Martin Szabo 3 wins (R3–R5)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedeczky, Lehel Dr. | 2117 | HUN | +20B | +7N | +19B | +6N | +2B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2663 | +20.6 |
| 2 | Sakhtkar, Milad | 1876 | IRI | +22N | +9B | +8N | +10B | −1N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 2009 | +16.4 |
| 3 | Hegedus, Bernat | 2039 | HUN | −21N | +29B | +9N | +15B | +11N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 1985 | -7.6 |
| 4 | Haszon, Abel | 1934 | HUN | +23B | −19N | +20B | +12N | +13B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 2020 | +10.2 |
| 5 | Szabo, Martin | 1898 | HUN | +32B | −17N | +23B | +19N | +6B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 2019 | +15.0 |
| 6 | Petervari, Szabolcs | 2093 | HUN | +27N | +15B | +17N | −1B | −5N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1923 | -17.6 |
| 7 | Horvath, Csaba | 1814 | HUN | +18B | −1B | +28N | =8B | =10N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1726 | -8.2 |
| 8 | Granicz, Janos | 1729 | HUN | +28B | +13N | −2B | =7N | =12B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1852 | +13.2 |
| 9 | Tolnai, Jozsef | 1727 | HUN | +14B | −2N | −3B | +29N | +19B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1931 | +25.2 |
| 10 | Virag, Levente | 1706 | HUN | +34N | +11B | =12B | −2N | =7B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1959 | +64.8 |
| 11 | Nurvet, Zhulin | 1875 | BUL | +25B | −10N | +18B | +16N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1750 | -22.4 |
| 12 | Krisch, Balint Robert | 1821 | HUN | +29N | +21B | =10N | −4B | =8N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1774 | -7.2 |
| 13 | Merenyi, Tamas | 1898 | HUN | +24N | −8B | +27N | +17B | −4N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1816 | -9.6 |
| 14 | Puskas, Mihaly | 2150 | HUN | −9N | +22B | −16N | +21B | +20N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1827 | -63.6 |
| 15 | Pirityi, Andras | 1786 | HUN | +31B | −6N | +33B | −3N | +23B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1803 | -0.2 |
| 16 | Lauko, Zalan | 1770 | HUN | F | +32N | +14B | −11B | +22N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1990 | +42.4 |
| 17 | Szabo, Bence Peter | 1741 | HUN | +30N | +5B | −6B | −13N | =18B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1838 | +6.2 |
| 18 | Caudill, Kyle Milton | 0 | USA | −7N | +24B | −11N | +27B | =17N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Meszaros, Ferenc | 1811 | HUN | +26N | +4B | −1N | −5B | −9N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1726 | -9.4 |
| 20 | Toth, Benedek | 1719 | HUN | −1N | +26B | −4N | +30B | −14B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1257 | -15.6 |
| 21 | Csikai, Zsofia | 1699 | HUN | +3B | −12N | =24B | −14N | =29B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1729 | +0.4 |
| 22 | Vadaszi, Blanka | 1563 | HUN | −2B | −14N | +26B | +33N | −16B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1072 | -18.4 |
| 23 | Szabo, Bela | 1652 | HUN | −4N | +30B | −5N | +28B | −15N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1073 | -13.4 |
| 24 | Agosthazy, Zsombor | 1606 | HUN | −13B | −18N | =21N | +25B | =27N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1697 | +18.0 |
| 25 | Eros, Janos | 1481 | HUN | −11N | −27B | +31N | −24N | +33B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 930 | -12.4 |
| 26 | FIDE 17040043 | 0 | — | −19B | −20N | −22N | +31B | +30N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Szalay, Istvan | 1709 | HUN | −6B | +25N | −13B | −18N | =24B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1683 | -5.4 |
| 28 | Virag, Szabolcs | 0 | HUN | −8N | F | −7B | −23N | +31B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Moczik, Bence | 1440 | HUN | −12B | −3N | F | −9B | =21N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1450 | -0.4 |
| 30 | FIDE 17037875 | 0 | — | −17B | −23N | F | −20N | −26B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Farkas, Adorjan Istvan | 0 | HUN | −15N | F | −25B | −26N | −28N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Hatt, Andras | 1593 | HUN | −5N | −16B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1036 | -16.4 |
| 33 | Zambo, Matyas | 0 | HUN | F | F | −15N | −22B | −25N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Gubics, Peter | 2051 | HUN | −10B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 906 | -17.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Virag, LeventeHUN+64.83.0 pts · #11
- 2Lauko, ZalanHUN+42.43.0 pts · #7
- 3Tolnai, JozsefHUN+25.23.0 pts · #9
- 1Puskas, MihalyHUN-63.63.0 pts · #6
- 2Nurvet, ZhulinBUL-22.43.0 pts · #15
- 3Vadaszi, BlankaHUN-18.42.0 pts · #26
- R1+423 Elo gap
- R3+380 Elo gap
- R1+345 Elo gap