Junior U20 Hungarian Championship Open 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2339, and top seed was Bendeguz Bodrogi (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2445).
Matyas Palczert (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2438) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Bendeguz Bodrogi (6.5) and Balazs Pasztor (5.5). Palczert shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Simon Fule (FM, 2291) beat Matyas Palczert (FM, 2438), a +147-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Matyas Palczert led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Matyas Palczert takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
FM Matyas Palczert beat IM Bendeguz Bodrogi (White).
FM Matyas Palczert 5 wins (R3–R7)IM Bendeguz Bodrogi 4 wins (R1–R4)
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 | 🇭🇺FMPalczert, Matyas | 2438 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 29.25 | 38.0 | +11.8 | 2548 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺IMBodrogi, Bendeguz | 2445 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 25.50 | 38.5 | +5.9 | 2493 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺IMPasztor, Balazs | 2430 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | -2.2 | 2409 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺FMMatyassy, Lazar | 2286 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | +24.0 | 2388 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺FMGathi, Donat | 2295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 13.50 | 41.0 | +1.8 | 2301 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺FMFule, Simon | 2291 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 17.00 | 41.5 | -7.0 | 2264 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺FMSzikszai, Bertalan | 2258 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | +1.8 | 2268 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺FMFoldes, Marton Gabor | 2252 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | +3.2 | 2269 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺FMTurcsanyi, Vince Gergo | 2336 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 14.00 | 41.5 | -19.4 | 2259 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺FMKolimar, Kristof Pal | 2359 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 3.0 | 13.00 | 42.0 | -35.4 | 2212 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Matyassy, LazarFMHUN+24.05.0 pts · #4
- 2Palczert, MatyasFMHUN+11.87.0 pts · #1
- 3Bodrogi, BendeguzIMHUN+5.96.5 pts · #2
- 1Kolimar, Kristof PalFMHUN-35.43.0 pts · #10
- 2Turcsanyi, Vince GergoFMHUN-19.43.5 pts · #7
- 3Fule, SimonFMHUN-7.03.5 pts · #6
- R9+147 Elo gap
- R5+101 Elo gap