Chess Weekend U2000
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 03 Jan 2026 in Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary. Top 10 Elo average was 1736, and top seed was Zoltan Dr. Gunyecz (🇭🇺 HUN, 1883).
Zoltan Mihaly Kovalcsik (🇭🇺 HUN, 1748) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Zoltan Dr. Gunyecz (3.0) and Laszlo Andras Guraly (3.0). Kovalcsik shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Sarolta Reka Szakaly (1402) beat Zsolt Kovacs (1750), a +348-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsZoltan Mihaly Kovalcsik led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Zoltan Mihaly Kovalcsik held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Zoltan Mihaly Kovalcsik beat Laszlo Andras Guraly (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zoltan Mihaly Kovalcsik | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Laszlo Andras Guraly | 0 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Zoltan Dr. Gunyecz | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Zsolt Kovacs | 1 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kovalcsik, Zoltan Mihaly | 1748 | HUN | +5N | +3B | −4N | +2B | =7B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 8.75 | 1911 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Gunyecz, Zoltan Dr. | 1883 | HUN | +7N | +4B | F | −1N | +3B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1967 | +8.2 |
| 3 | Guraly, Laszlo Andras | 1863 | HUN | +10B | −1N | +5B | +8N | −2N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1751 | -11.8 |
| 4 | Kovacs, Zsolt | 1750 | HUN | +11B | −2N | +1B | =7N | −8B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1673 | -17.2 |
| 5 | Laszlo, Zalan | 1582 | HUN | −1B | F | −3N | +9B | +11N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1715 | +27.2 |
| 6 | Hajdu, Zoltan | 1836 | HUN | +9N | +8B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2345 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Nagy, Zsolt | 1733 | HUN | −2B | =11N | F | =4B | =1N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1658 | -8.8 |
| 8 | Szakaly, Sarolta Reka | 1402 | HUN | F | −6N | F | −3B | +4N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1660 | +29.2 |
| 9 | Szabo, Pal | 1651 | HUN | −6B | −10N | +11B | −5N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1491 | -17.0 |
| 10 | Nagy, Bence | 1717 | HUN | −3N | +9B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1757 | +2.2 |
| 11 | Baranya, Sandor | 1597 | HUN | −4N | =7B | −9N | F | −5B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1357 | -21.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Szakaly, Sarolta RekaHUN+29.21.0 pts · #9
- 2Laszlo, ZalanHUN+27.22.0 pts · #6
- 3Kovalcsik, Zoltan MihalyHUN+22.03.5 pts · #1
- 1Baranya, SandorHUN-21.20.5 pts · #11
- 2Kovacs, ZsoltHUN-17.22.5 pts · #4
- 3Szabo, PalHUN-17.01.0 pts · #8
- R5+348 Elo gap
- R4+135 Elo gap
- R2+115 Elo gap