Budapest Spring Festival 2026 - U2250

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82 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 07 Mar 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 12 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2194, and top seed was Vasiliy Lyakh (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2235).

Zsombor Pogany (🇭🇺 HUN, 2178) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Vasiliy Lyakh (7.5) and Domonkos Szakmary (7.5). Pogany shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Mate Kamuthy (1491) beat Adel Horvath (1832), a +341-point gap.

Location

🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary

Dates

27 Feb 2026 → 07 Mar 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦FMVasiliy Lyakh2235

Avg top 10

2,194

Participants

Titled players · 12

IM×3

FM×2

CM×2

WFM×3

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇺Hungary×50

🇳🇱Netherlands×5

🇮🇹Italy×4

🇮🇳India×3

🇺🇸United States of America×3

🇵🇱Poland×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇬🇧England×2

Top 3

🥇
Zsombor Pogany
🇭🇺HUN·2178
7.5pts·2341perf+34.2
🥈
FMVasiliy Lyakh
🇺🇦UKR·2235
7.5pts·2396perf+64.2
🥉
Domonkos Szakmary
🇭🇺HUN·2058
7.5pts·2329perf+106.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Szakmary7.5Lyakh7.5Pogany7.5Umarov7Kudlak6.5Fordan6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.5/9. Pogany takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Domonkos Szakmary 4 wins (R6–R9)FM Vasiliy Lyakh 5 wins (R1–R5)Zsombor Pogany 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Domonkos Szakmary	*	—	1	—
2FMVasiliy Lyakh	—	*	½	0
3Zsombor Pogany	0	½	*	1
4Bekhruz Umarov	—	1	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pogany, Zsombor	2178	HUN	+56N	+27B	+11N	+20B	+7N	=2B	+16N	+4B	−3N	7.5	49.5	53.0	41.75	2341	+34.2
2	Lyakh, VasiliyFM	2235	UKR	+46B	+36N	+18B	+6N	+32B	=1N	−4B	+14N	+9B	7.5	46.5	50.5	39.75	2396	+64.2
3	Szakmary, Domonkos	2058	HUN	+43B	+24N	−6B	+64N	=40B	+57N	+26B	+31N	+1B	7.5	40.0	43.0	35.00	2329	+106.1
4	Umarov, Bekhruz	2182	UZB	+35N	−15B	+29N	+27B	+18N	+14B	+2N	−1N	+8B	7.0	47.5	52.0	39.00	2299	+27.2
5	Kudlak, JuliaWCM	2003	POL	F	+61B	+48N	=10B	+55N	+20B	=8N	=11B	+14N	6.5	40.0	40.0	31.00	2288	+57.8
6	Szabolcsi, JanosIM	2157	HUN	+22N	+28B	+3N	−2B	+15N	−7B	−9N	+36B	+26N	6.0	47.5	52.0	32.50	2178	+2.7
7	Kiss, InezWFM	2047	HUN	+73B	+51N	+40B	+9N	−1B	+6N	−14B	−8B	+20N	6.0	44.0	46.0	27.00	2192	+73.6
8	Naveen Kumar PCM	2150	IND	+38B	=42N	+21B	−57N	+25B	+17N	=5B	+7N	−4N	6.0	43.5	47.0	31.25	2165	+9.2
9	Gyorfi, Adam	2169	HUN	+23B	=21N	+42B	−7B	+43N	=40N	+6B	+16B	−2N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.00	2146	-4.8
10	Boeren, Jurriaan	2132	NED	−24B	+59N	+56B	=5N	+21B	−16N	+19B	=13N	+25B	6.0	42.0	45.5	28.75	2089	-7.4
11	Brienen, Jacob	2077	NED	+70B	+64N	−1B	+23N	=57B	=32N	+40B	=5N	=12B	6.0	40.0	43.0	25.25	2175	+21.0
12	Shao, Shuai	2121	CHN	=44B	−34N	+71B	−21N	+58B	+33N	+37B	+15B	=11N	6.0	37.5	40.0	25.50	2070	-8.4
13	Fordan, Tibor	2061	HUN	+68B	=78N	−34B	=42N	+64B	=47N	+45B	=10B	+22N	6.0	33.5	35.0	22.75	2044	-0.8
14	Nesterenko, KyryloCM	2224	UKR	=33N	+71B	+16B	+34N	+17B	−4N	+7N	−2B	−5B	5.5	47.0	49.5	26.25	2140	-33.6
15	Gubics, Peter	2032	HUN	+59B	+4N	−17B	+47N	−6B	+25N	+32B	−12N	=18B	5.5	43.5	47.0	26.75	2128	+25.2
16	Farago, SandorIM	2043	HUN	+67N	+41B	−14N	+76B	+20N	+10B	−1B	−9N	=17B	5.5	42.5	44.0	22.25	2105	+8.8
17	Pasti, Zsombor	2081	HUN	+48N	+49B	+15N	=32B	−14N	−8B	=22N	+47B	=16N	5.5	40.0	44.0	25.00	2096	+9.4
18	Toth, LiliWFM	2063	HUN	+69N	+63B	−2N	+33B	−4B	−23N	+65B	+41N	=15N	5.5	40.0	43.0	20.75	2052	-1.6
19	Fellegi, Zoltan	2048	HUN	+54N	+76B	−20N	=43B	=41N	=22B	−10N	+63B	+34N	5.5	36.0	37.5	20.00	2006	-6.6
20	Boros, Krisztian Levente	2083	HUN	+47B	+65N	+19B	−1N	−16B	−5N	+35B	+23N	−7B	5.0	44.5	47.5	22.00	2033	-12.2
21	Gowtham, K K	1955	IND	+45N	=9B	−8N	+12B	−10N	=43B	+50N	=34B	=28N	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.75	2010	+15.0
22	Szarvas, Nora	1888	HUN	−6B	+60N	+26B	−25N	+42B	=19N	=17B	+40N	−13B	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.00	2048	+77.2
23	Sakhtkar, Milad	1892	IRI	−9N	+45B	+30N	−11B	+75N	+18B	−31N	−20B	+52N	5.0	40.5	42.5	20.50	2067	+40.8
24	Kis, Bela	1870	HUN	+10N	−3B	−27N	−30B	+59N	+75B	=28N	+42N	=32B	5.0	40.5	42.5	20.25	2053	+41.4
25	Horvath, Andras	2059	HUN	+62N	+29B	−32N	+22B	−8N	−15B	+43N	+49B	−10N	5.0	40.0	43.5	21.50	2024	-14.8
26	Karacsonyi, Bank	2057	HUN	−41N	+67B	−22N	+72B	+29N	+28B	−3N	+32N	−6B	5.0	40.0	42.5	20.00	1992	-24.1
27	Gulacsi, Donat Ferenc	1996	HUN	+58B	−1N	+24B	−4N	−35B	+56N	−41B	+45N	+53N	5.0	39.5	43.0	20.00	1910	-17.0
28	Yunusov, Mukhammad	1968	TJK	+39B	−6N	−44B	+66N	+56B	−26N	=24B	+37N	=21B	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.50	1953	-2.4
29	Kovacs, RekaWFM	1920	HUN	+57B	−25N	−4B	+51N	−26B	−53N	+76B	+68N	+40B	5.0	35.5	37.0	16.00	2013	+41.6
30	Szakolczai, Alex	2109	HUN	+72N	F	−23B	+24N	=33B	−37N	+38B	=46N	+41B	5.0	34.0	34.0	20.25	1976	-50.8
31	Fodor, Balazs	2188	HUN	−78B	+73N	F	+38N	+44B	+35N	+23B	−3B	F	5.0	29.0	29.0	20.00	2059	-17.0
32	Kormos, Adam	2179	HUN	+37B	+52N	+25B	=17N	−2N	=11B	−15N	−26B	=24N	4.5	44.0	48.0	21.75	2033	-33.2
33	Kaminska, ZuzannaWCM	1932	POL	=14B	=44N	+51B	−18N	=30N	−12B	+39N	=52B	=36N	4.5	39.0	43.0	20.00	1974	+20.4
34	Sinoros-Szabo, Daniel	2139	HUN	=71N	+12B	+13N	−14B	F	+41B	=36N	=21N	−19B	4.5	39.0	39.0	22.00	2054	-30.0
35	Hangyal, Anna	1915	HUN	−4B	+39N	−57B	+73N	+27N	−31B	−20N	=50B	+58B	4.5	37.5	39.5	17.00	1931	+6.4
36	Sinoros-Szabo, Mate	2026	HUN	+61N	−2B	+72N	=41B	F	+44N	=34B	−6N	=33B	4.5	36.5	36.5	16.50	2003	-5.6
37	Illes, Andras	1915	HUN	−32N	−50B	+53N	=45B	+61N	+30B	−12N	−28B	+60N	4.5	36.0	39.5	18.00	1839	-29.2
38	Merenyi, Tamas	1880	HUN	−8N	+79B	−55N	−31B	+67N	=52B	−30N	+76B	+65N	4.5	31.5	32.5	10.50	1948	+16.0
39	Zhao, Yichen	1623	HUN	−28N	−35B	−66B	+77N	+62B	=64N	−33B	+71N	+56B	4.5	29.5	31.0	12.50	1849	+96.4
40	Polak, Alexander	2127	NED	+66N	+75B	−7N	+49B	=3N	=9B	−11N	−22B	−29N	4.0	42.5	44.5	15.75	1948	-41.6
41	Nitin Kumar P	1774	IND	+26B	−16N	+46B	=36N	=19B	−34N	+27N	−18B	−30N	4.0	40.5	44.5	19.00	2003	+97.2
42	Kasa, Barnabas	1949	HUN	+79N	=8B	−9N	=13B	−22N	=48B	+44N	−24B	=50N	4.0	40.0	41.0	15.00	1848	-42.4
43	Orsos, Kristof	1786	HUN	−3N	F	+65B	=19N	−9B	=21N	−25B	+64N	+49B	4.0	39.0	39.0	15.25	2012	+88.4
44	Dulger, Batuhan Ihsan	1855	TUR	=12N	=33B	+28N	=55B	−31N	−36B	−42B	=54N	+68B	4.0	37.0	40.0	17.25	1936	+17.8
45	Bloch, Yarden	1602	ISR	−21B	−23N	+62B	=37N	+71B	+46N	−13N	−27B	=48N	4.0	37.0	39.5	14.25	1870	+54.0
46	Hematyar, Fardin	1934	NED	−2N	+53B	−41N	=61B	+68N	−45B	+48N	=30B	F	4.0	36.0	39.0	15.25	1849	-17.4
47	Toth, Rafael	1846	HUN	−20N	+74B	+75N	−15B	+49N	=13B	=55N	−17N	F	4.0	36.0	38.0	13.00	1961	+49.6
48	Hugyecz, Marton	1840	HUN	−17B	+77N	−5B	−52N	+74B	=42N	−46B	+59N	=45B	4.0	33.5	35.0	11.00	1762	-30.0
49	Cristiani, Cesare	1941	ITA	+60B	−17N	+69B	−40N	−47B	+68N	+53B	−25N	−43N	4.0	33.0	36.0	13.50	1820	-26.2
50	Padala, Arav	1639	USA	−52B	+37N	−64B	−56N	+69B	+51N	−21B	=35N	=42B	4.0	32.5	35.5	15.75	1861	+93.6
51	Cattaneo, Ugo	1768	ITA	+55N	−7B	−33N	−29B	=72N	−50B	=70N	+74B	+66B	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.75	1807	+7.2
52	Wang, Luomeng	1976	HUN	+50N	−32B	−76N	+48B	F	=38N	+71B	=33N	−23B	4.0	30.5	30.5	15.00	1884	-37.6
53	Thorstad, Robert	1684	USA	F	−46N	−37B	+81N	+66B	+29B	−49N	+65N	−27B	4.0	29.0	29.0	11.50	1881	+38.6
54	Caudill, Kyle Milton	1764	USA	−19B	−57N	=60B	−58N	−73B	+77N	+62N	=44B	+69B	4.0	28.5	30.0	11.75	1749	-9.2
55	Torok, Tamas Titusz	2051	HUN	−51B	+58N	+38B	=44N	−5B	+76N	=47B	F	F	4.0	28.0	28.0	13.50	1892	-26.2
56	Di Paolo, Marco	1893	ITA	−1B	+80N	−10N	+50B	−28N	−27B	+67N	=60B	−39N	3.5	38.5	39.5	9.75	1735	-35.0
57	Belke, Frank, Dr.FM	2210	AUT	−29N	+54B	+35N	+8B	=11N	−3B	F	F	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	17.50	2045	-21.4
58	Khan, Idreece	1703	ENG	−27N	−55B	=70N	+54B	−12N	+72B	−63N	+73B	−35N	3.5	32.5	34.5	10.00	1834	+42.8
59	Bartolak, Levente	1748	HUN	−15N	−10B	+74N	−71N	−24B	=62B	+72N	−48B	+76N	3.5	31.0	32.5	7.75	1779	+9.6
60	Batyrova, Lyayan	1507	KAZ	−49N	−22B	=54N	+70B	−65N	+61B	=64B	=56N	−37B	3.5	30.5	33.5	11.75	1724	+64.0
61	Hangyal, Dora	1737	HUN	−36B	−5N	+77B	=46N	−37B	−60N	−66B	+81N	+71B	3.5	30.0	30.5	6.50	1712	-14.8
62	Palfi, Csaba	1802	HUN	−25B	F	−45N	+79B	−39N	=59N	−54B	+80B	+72N	3.5	25.5	25.5	6.25	1673	-55.2
63	Zoldy, Robert	1935	HUN	+81B	−18N	F	+67B	=76N	F	+58B	−19N	F	3.5	19.5	19.5	7.75	1880	-5.2
64	Vargyas, Zoltan	1928	HUN	+82N	−11B	+50N	−3B	−13N	=39B	=60N	−43B	F	3.0	35.5	35.5	8.00	1787	-28.0
65	Marton-John, Almos Kiran	1937	HUN	+74N	−20B	−43N	−68B	+60B	+73N	−18N	−53B	−38B	3.0	31.5	33.5	7.50	1667	-118.8
66	Debreczeni, Daniel	1868	HUN	−40B	F	+39N	−28B	−53N	−67B	+61N	+70B	−51N	3.0	31.0	31.0	11.00	1650	-82.4
67	Alexander, Eugenia	1748	ENG	−16B	−26N	+81B	−63N	−38B	+66N	−56B	−69N	+79B	3.0	29.0	29.5	4.50	1717	-17.6
68	Krisch, Balint Robert	1811	HUN	−13N	F	+80B	+65N	−46B	−49B	+74N	−29B	−44N	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.00	1748	-26.8
69	Horvath, Adel	1832	HUN	−18B	+70N	−49N	−75B	−50N	−74B	+79N	+67B	−54N	3.0	27.5	28.5	7.00	1574	-104.0
70	Badmaev, Aldar	0	FID	−11N	−69B	=58B	−60N	+81B	−71N	=51B	−66N	+73N	3.0	27.5	28.0	6.25	1644	-35.2
71	Bodrogi, Laszlo	1877	HUN	=34B	−14N	−12N	+59B	−45N	+70B	−52N	−39B	−61N	2.5	35.5	38.5	8.75	1646	-47.0
72	Dieli, Riccardo	1853	ITA	−30B	+81N	−36B	−26N	=51B	−58N	−59B	+77N	−62B	2.5	30.5	31.0	4.00	1635	-50.2
73	Kubik, Anna Zsofia	1751	HUN	−7N	−31B	+79N	−35B	+54N	−65B	F	−58N	−70B	2.0	30.0	30.0	5.00	1707	-11.8
74	Kamuthy, Mate	1491	HUN	−65B	−47N	−59B	F	−48N	+69N	−68B	−51N	+81B	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.50	1591	+26.4
75	Hugyecz, Barnabas	1950	HUN	+80B	−40N	−47B	+69N	−23B	−24N	F	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	4.00	1728	-67.2
76	Heer, Michael	1837	GER	F	−19N	+52B	−16N	=63B	−55B	−29N	−38N	−59B	1.5	35.5	35.5	5.75	1699	-53.2
77	Michel, Aurelie	1463	NED	F	−48B	−61N	−39B	+79N	−54B	=81N	−72B	−80N	1.5	21.0	21.0	1.25	1428	-19.2
78	Wyngaerden, Florian	1918	BEL	+31N	=13B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	8.00	2318	+40.8
79	Loneck, Kristof	1537	HUN	−42B	−38N	−73B	−62N	−77B	+80N	−69B	F	−67N	1.0	22.5	22.5	1.00	1422	-43.6
80	Czipp, Janos	1539	HUN	−75N	−56B	−68N	F	F	−79B	F	−62N	+77B	1.0	14.5	14.5	1.50	1468	-13.0
81	Mate-Kovacs, Benedek	1489	HUN	−63N	−72B	−67N	−53B	−70N	F	=77B	−61B	−74N	0.5	23.0	23.0	0.75	1279	-65.6
82	Jakab, AttilaIM	2221	HUN	−64B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1128	-8.5

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Szakmary, DomonkosHUN
+106.1
7.5 pts · #1
2Nitin Kumar PIND
+97.2
4.0 pts · #54
3Zhao, YichenHUN
+96.4
4.5 pts · #34

Top rating losers

1Marton-John, Almos KiranHUN
-118.8
3.0 pts · #66
2Horvath, AdelHUN
-104.0
3.0 pts · #70
3Debreczeni, DanielHUN
-82.4
3.0 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R6+341 Elo gap
Kamuthy, Mate1491 beat Horvath, Adel1832
R6+332 Elo gap
Bloch, Yarden1602 beat Hematyar, Fardin1934
R1+293 Elo gap
Vargyas, Zoltan1928 beat IMJakab, Attila2221