3rd Kumania - GM
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Feb 2026 to 25 Feb 2026 in Kisujszallas, Hungary. 9 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2457, and top seed was Daniel Dardha (🇧🇪 BEL, GM, 2602).
Ferenc Berkes (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2597) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Gergely Antal (6.0) and Patryk Cieslak (5.5). Berkes won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Shou Otsuka (FM, 2350) beat Daniel Dardha (GM, 2602), a +252-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Ferenc Berkes led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Ferenc Berkes never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Ferenc Berkes drew with GM Gergely Antal (Black).
GM Ferenc Berkes won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
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 | 🇭🇺GMBerkes, Ferenc | 2597 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.50 | 38.0 | +7.0 | 2661 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺GMAntal, Gergely | 2538 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | +4.3 | 2572 |
| 3 | 🇵🇱IMCieslak, Patryk | 2482 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.75 | 39.5 | +6.6 | 2534 |
| 4 | 🇧🇪GMDardha, Daniel | 2602 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.00 | 40.0 | -13.5 | 2483 |
| 6 | 🇹🇼IMBai, Adelard | 2423 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | +4.3 | 2460 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Singh, Siddharth | 2385 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | +18.6 | 2464 |
| 7 | 🇯🇵FMOtsuka, Shou | 2350 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 41.0 | +17.4 | 2425 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺IMCsiki, Endre | 2324 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | +13.8 | 2391 |
| 9 | 🇬🇧IMWillow, Jonah B | 2468 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 11.75 | 42.0 | -16.5 | 2330 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺IMLizak, Peter | 2396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 8.75 | 43.0 | -17.1 | 2243 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Singh, SiddharthUSA+18.64.5 pts · #5
- 2Otsuka, ShouFMJPN+17.44.0 pts · #7
- 3Csiki, EndreIMHUN+13.83.5 pts · #8
- 1Lizak, PeterIMHUN-17.12.0 pts · #10
- 2Willow, Jonah BIMENG-16.53.0 pts · #9
- 3Dardha, DanielGMBEL-13.55.0 pts · #4
- R8+252 Elo gap
- R7+118 Elo gap