Year-opening 18th Premium Chess Tournament - Group B
Open SwissStandard
54 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1774, and top seed was Kristof Orsos (🇭🇺 HUN, 1800).
Marko Pap (🇭🇺 HUN, 1761) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Levente Virag (5.5) and Istvan Hajdu (5.5). Pap won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Leonardo Trevisan Ramos Da Gama (1463) beat Nicola Dal Bianco (1714), a +251-point gap.
Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×46
🇦🇹Austria×4
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMarko Pap led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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13
2
1
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1
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Marko Pap never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
Marko Pap won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marko Pap | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2CMIstvan Hajdu | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Levente Virag | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Anna Zsofia Kubik | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pap, Marko | 1761 | HUN | +22B | +14N | +5B | +4N | +11B | +12N | =2B | 6.5 | 27.5 | 31.5 | 28.75 | 2112 | +92.8 |
| 2 | Virag, Levente | 1706 | HUN | +35N | +19B | =26N | +33B | =3N | +7B | =1N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 22.75 | 1896 | +60.4 |
| 3 | Hajdu, IstvanCM | 1702 | HUN | +40B | +47N | =11B | +6N | =2B | =4N | +9N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 20.25 | 1900 | +31.4 |
| 4 | Solti, Balint | 1767 | HUN | +39N | +27B | +18N | −1B | =8N | =3B | +21N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 19.75 | 1782 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Kovesdy, Emese Maria | 1654 | HUN | +42N | +7B | −1N | +32B | +13N | =9B | =16N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 18.75 | 1832 | +57.6 |
| 6 | Pap, Kende | 1792 | HUN | +30N | +41B | =13N | −3B | +18N | =8B | +24N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 18.50 | 1816 | +8.0 |
| 7 | Kubik, Anna Zsofia | 1788 | HUN | +45B | −5N | +28B | +14N | +17B | −2N | +12B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 1795 | +2.6 |
| 8 | Hogyinszki, Mark Csaba | 1645 | HUN | +51B | −11N | +40B | +47N | =4B | =6N | +20B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1795 | +41.2 |
| 9 | Paraszthy, Balazs Vilmos | 1723 | HUN | =28B | +16N | =17B | +29N | +20B | =5N | −3B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 17.75 | 1756 | +7.0 |
| 10 | Farkas, Zalan | 1774 | HUN | =29B | −15N | +43B | =23N | +22B | =17N | +27B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 15.25 | 1736 | -8.0 |
| 11 | Szendeff, Miklos | 1785 | HUN | +25N | +8B | =3N | +15B | −1N | =21B | −19N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 17.75 | 1714 | -8.4 |
| 12 | Feher, Peter | 1740 | HUN | +38N | +31B | =15N | +13B | =26N | −1B | −7N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 14.25 | 1741 | +2.4 |
| 13 | Pasztor-Turak, Peter | 1713 | HUN | +44B | +21N | =6B | −12N | −5B | +28N | =17B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 14.00 | 1669 | -6.8 |
| 14 | Feher, Laszlo | 1635 | HUN | +49N | −1B | +31N | −7B | −19N | +35B | +33N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 1718 | +11.6 |
| 15 | Szabo, Zoltan Csaba | 0 | HUN | +24N | +10B | =12B | −11N | −16B | +34N | =18N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 1723 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tolnai, Jozsef | 1727 | HUN | =32N | −9B | +30N | +19B | +15N | F | =5B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 1624 | -11.0 |
| 17 | Meszaros, Szilveszter | 1620 | HUN | +48N | +33B | =9N | =26B | −7N | =10B | =13N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 12.25 | 1754 | +21.0 |
| 18 | Stadtfeld, Christoph | 1673 | SUI | +50B | +20N | −4B | =21N | −6B | +40N | =15B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1669 | -0.4 |
| 19 | Beres, Oliver | 0 | HUN | F | −2N | +34B | −16N | +14B | +23N | +11B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 15.00 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Orsos, Kristof | 1800 | HUN | +52N | −18B | +38N | +24B | −9N | +25B | −8N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1677 | -43.2 |
| 21 | Matyas-Martinovics, Zolta | 1518 | HUN | +37N | −13B | +41N | =18B | +27N | =11N | −4B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1742 | +83.2 |
| 22 | Orosz, Timea | 1545 | HUN | −1N | +49B | −33N | +35B | −10N | +32B | +41N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.50 | 1651 | +32.4 |
| 23 | Hogyinszki, Marcell Csaba | 1697 | HUN | +46N | −26B | =27N | =10B | +32N | −19B | +38N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1724 | +10.4 |
| 24 | Kiss, Lotti | 1628 | HUN | −15B | +44N | +48B | −20N | +47B | +29N | −6B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1658 | +8.4 |
| 25 | Lukacs, Tibor | 1572 | HUN | −11B | +50N | −47B | +43N | +36B | −20N | +37B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1754 | +18.0 |
| 26 | Csanyi, Simon | 1793 | HUN | +34B | +23N | =2B | =17N | =12B | F | F | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.75 | 1823 | +8.4 |
| 27 | Gardos, Benedek | 1520 | HUN | +53B | −4N | =23B | +28N | −21B | +41B | −10N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 1667 | +51.6 |
| 28 | Saar, Istvan Harry | 1522 | HUN | =9N | +37B | −7N | −27B | +39N | −13B | +42N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 10.75 | 1611 | +12.2 |
| 29 | Papp, Bianka | 1546 | HUN | =10N | =32B | +42N | −9B | +33N | −24B | =30N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1604 | +14.8 |
| 30 | Sikos, Hanna | 1586 | HUN | −6B | −40N | −16B | +50N | +43B | +36N | =29B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1502 | -23.6 |
| 31 | Jiang, Yaxing | 1509 | HUN | +36B | −12N | −14B | =34N | +48B | −37N | +40B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1588 | +22.4 |
| 32 | Kiss, Lena | 1532 | HUN | =16B | =29N | +36B | −5N | −23B | −22N | +45B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 8.75 | 1588 | +20.8 |
| 33 | Paal, Gyorgy | 1735 | HUN | +54B | −17N | +22B | −2N | −29B | +47N | −14B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1474 | -41.6 |
| 34 | Magyar, OttoFM | 1606 | HUN | −26N | +46B | −19N | =31B | +42N | −15B | =39N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1572 | -3.8 |
| 35 | Por, Daniel | 1469 | HUN | −2B | −36N | +45B | −22N | +46B | −14N | +44B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1536 | +33.6 |
| 36 | Illes, Nandor | 1714 | HUN | −31N | +35B | −32N | +38B | −25N | −30B | +43N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1406 | -97.2 |
| 37 | Dal Bianco, Nicola | 1714 | ITA | −21B | −28N | +50B | −40N | +44B | +31B | −25N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1388 | -51.0 |
| 38 | Kulman, Alexander | 1539 | AUT | −12B | +51N | −20B | −36N | +49B | +45N | −23B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1466 | -8.8 |
| 39 | Szabo, Albert | 1546 | HUN | −4B | −43N | +51B | =48N | −28B | +49N | =34B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1359 | -13.4 |
| 40 | Trevisan Ramos Da Gama, Leonardo | 1463 | ESP | −3N | +30B | −8N | +37B | =41N | −18B | −31N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 7.75 | 1541 | +24.8 |
| 41 | Muranyi, Geza | 1670 | HUN | +43B | −6N | −21B | +49N | =40B | −27N | −22B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 4.25 | 1203 | -53.6 |
| 42 | Kofler, Anton | 0 | AUT | −5B | +45N | −29B | =44N | −34B | +48N | −28B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Bereznai, Benedek | 0 | HUN | −41N | +39B | −10N | −25B | −30N | +50B | −36B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Suli, Andras | 1482 | HUN | −13N | −24B | =46N | =42B | −37N | +51B | −35N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1218 | -27.2 |
| 45 | Benko, Daniel Attila | 1578 | AUT | −7N | −42B | −35N | +46B | +51N | −38B | −32N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.50 | 1306 | -69.2 |
| 46 | Toth, Edit | 1439 | HUN | −23B | −34N | =44B | −45N | −35N | F | +47B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1194 | -48.8 |
| 47 | Voo, Gyorgy Jozsef | 0 | HUN | F | −3B | +25N | −8B | −24N | −33B | −46N | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.00 | 1347 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Virag, Szabolcs | 0 | HUN | −17B | F | −24N | =39B | −31N | −42B | =50N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.75 | 1252 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Somogyi, Bernat | 0 | HUN | −14B | −22N | F | −41B | −38N | −39B | +51N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Benkoe, Anna | 0 | AUT | −18N | −25B | −37N | −30B | F | −43N | =48B | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.50 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 8687790 | 0 | — | −8N | −38B | −39N | F | −45B | −44N | −49B | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Smaraglay, Gergely | 1610 | HUN | −20B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1001 | -10.0 |
| 53 | Papp, Andrea | 1718 | HUN | −27N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 721 | -15.0 |
| 54 | Smaraglay, Laszlo | 1536 | HUN | −33N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 935 | -4.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pap, MarkoHUN+92.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Matyas-Martinovics, ZoltaHUN+83.24.0 pts · #13
- 3Virag, LeventeHUN+60.45.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Illes, NandorHUN-97.23.0 pts · #37
- 2Benko, Daniel AttilaAUT-69.22.0 pts · #43
- 3Muranyi, GezaHUN-53.62.5 pts · #44
Biggest upsets
- R4+251 Elo gap
- R1+205 Elo gap
- R1+198 Elo gap