2nd Puchner Open
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Bikal, Hungary. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2060, and top seed was Mehta Naitik R (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2240).
Mehta Naitik R (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2240) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Arman Ghevondyan (7.0) and Marc Daels (7.0). R took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Luca Miklos (1477) beat Meric Zeynel Aker (2019), a +542-point gap.
Location
🇭🇺Bikal, Hungary
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 5
FM×1
CM×4
Federations · 8 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×19
🇮🇳India×3
🇸🇰Slovakia×2
🇦🇲Armenia×2
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Mehta Naitik R led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE23 Feb
CM Mehta Naitik R takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Mehta Naitik R beat CM Arman Ghevondyan (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Mehta Naitik R 5 wins (R4–R8)CM Arman Ghevondyan 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Marc Daels 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMehta Naitik R | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2CMArman Ghevondyan | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3FMMarc Daels | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Jan Bakalar | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehta Naitik RCM | 2240 | IND | +12N | +4B | =3N | +14B | +2B | +11N | +5B | +8N | =6N | 8.0 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 43.25 | 2331 | +17.4 |
| 2 | Ghevondyan, ArmanCM | 2186 | ARM | +19B | +13N | +7B | +11B | −1N | +3B | =6N | +20N | =5B | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 35.00 | 2207 | +9.4 |
| 3 | Daels, MarcFM | 2095 | BEL | +21B | +17N | =1B | =5N | +9B | −2N | +12B | +11N | +8B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 34.25 | 2151 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Bakalar, Jan | 1959 | SVK | +25B | −1N | +23B | =13N | =15B | −5N | +19B | +12N | +11B | 6.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 24.50 | 1942 | +0.4 |
| 5 | Naveen Kumar PCM | 2150 | IND | +15N | +16B | −11N | =3B | =14N | +4B | −1N | +13B | =2N | 5.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 28.75 | 2015 | -43.7 |
| 6 | Sarok, Peter | 2069 | HUN | +23B | −11N | =9B | +19N | =13B | +15N | =2B | =7N | =1B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 27.00 | 1996 | -10.4 |
| 7 | Aker, Meric Zeynel | 2019 | TUR | +22N | +31B | −2N | =12B | =11N | +16B | −8N | =6B | +18B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 20.75 | 1884 | -44.4 |
| 8 | Miklos, Luca | 1477 | HUN | =20B | =19N | −13B | +21N | +23B | +18N | +7B | −1B | −3N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 21.50 | 1830 | +141.7 |
| 9 | Jeszenszky, Jozsef | 2071 | HUN | +28N | =14B | =6N | +16B | −3N | =12B | =13N | −17B | +19N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 20.50 | 1882 | -38.2 |
| 10 | Badmaev, Aldar | 0 | FID | −13B | =21N | −19B | +26N | +25B | =22B | =17N | =23N | +20B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 35.5 | 19.00 | 1690 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nitin Kumar P | 1774 | IND | +29N | +6B | +5B | −2N | =7B | −1B | +14N | −3B | −4N | 4.5 | 49.0 | 51.5 | 20.75 | 2010 | +81.6 |
| 12 | Karamyan, Rafayel | 1765 | ARM | −1B | +20N | +26B | =7N | +17B | =9N | −3N | −4B | =14N | 4.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 19.50 | 1933 | +30.0 |
| 13 | Fabian, Janos | 1830 | HUN | +10N | −2B | +8N | =4B | =6N | =14B | =9B | −5N | =15B | 4.5 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 22.75 | 1883 | +8.6 |
| 14 | Pasztor, Ladislav | 1788 | SVK | +24B | =9N | +18B | −1N | =5B | =13N | −11B | =15N | =12B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 20.00 | 1883 | +15.0 |
| 15 | Halmosi, Szabolcs | 1729 | HUN | −5B | +27N | =20B | +17N | =4N | −6B | =16N | =14B | =13N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 19.25 | 1860 | +42.6 |
| 16 | Hajdu, IstvanCM | 1807 | HUN | +26B | −5N | +25B | −9N | +20B | −7N | =15B | −18N | +29B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 1793 | -3.0 |
| 17 | Sarok, Peter Jr. | 1807 | HUN | +30N | −3B | +31N | −15B | −12N | +24B | =10B | +9N | F | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 12.50 | 1721 | -10.2 |
| 18 | Dan, Daniel | 1904 | HUN | +27B | F | −14N | =24N | +30B | −8B | +25N | +16B | −7N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 13.75 | 1686 | -28.2 |
| 19 | Dan, Abraham | 1730 | HUN | −2N | =8B | +10N | −6B | =24N | +26B | −4N | +27B | −9B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 15.75 | 1664 | -27.6 |
| 20 | Koltanyi, Imre | 1909 | HUN | =8N | −12B | =15N | +29B | −16N | +21B | +22N | −2B | −10N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 15.25 | 1687 | -38.0 |
| 21 | Dan, Manuel | 1648 | HUN | −3N | =10B | =22N | −8B | +29N | −20N | =24B | =28B | +30N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 11.00 | 1470 | -48.8 |
| 22 | Miklos, Hanna | 1525 | HUN | −7B | =24N | =21B | =25N | +27B | =10N | −20B | =26N | =28N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 14.00 | 1615 | +18.0 |
| 23 | Albers, Jan-Marco | 1579 | NED | −6N | +30B | −4N | +31B | −8N | =28B | =27N | =10B | −26N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 6.75 | 1451 | -38.4 |
| 24 | Fabian, Daniel | 0 | HUN | −14N | =22B | =28N | =18B | =19B | −17N | =21N | F | +25B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 13.00 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Halmosi, Thomas | 1489 | HUN | −4N | +29B | −16N | =22B | −10N | +30B | −18B | +31N | −24N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 6.00 | 1453 | -10.0 |
| 26 | Csibi, Attila | 0 | HUN | −16N | +28B | −12N | −10B | +31N | −19N | F | =22B | +23B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 8.50 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Dan, Enok | 1452 | HUN | −18N | −15B | =30N | +28B | −22N | F | =23B | −19N | +31B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.25 | 1478 | +2.4 |
| 28 | Raba, Rudolf | 1606 | HUN | −9B | −26N | =24B | −27N | F | =23N | =29B | =21N | =22B | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.75 | 1493 | -17.6 |
| 29 | Mazsar, Balint | 0 | HUN | −11B | −25N | F | −20N | −21B | +31B | =28N | +30B | −16N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.75 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 17038367 | 0 | — | −17B | −23N | =27B | F | −18N | −25N | =31B | −29N | −21B | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.75 | 1246 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Miklos, Szonja | 0 | HUN | F | −7N | −17B | −23N | −26B | −29N | =30N | −25B | −27N | 0.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.50 | 869 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Miklos, LucaHUN+141.75.0 pts · #7
- 2Nitin Kumar PIND+81.64.5 pts · #13
- 3Halmosi, SzabolcsHUN+42.64.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Dan, ManuelHUN-48.84.0 pts · #26
- 2Aker, Meric ZeynelTUR-44.45.5 pts · #10
- 3Naveen Kumar PCMIND-43.75.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R7+542 Elo gap
- R6+427 Elo gap
- R3+376 Elo gap