Budapest Winter - Group B
30 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1743, and top seed was Anna Zsofia Kubik (🇭🇺 HUN, 1788).
Istvan Hajdu (🇭🇺 HUN, CM, 1702) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Adam Farkas (4.5) and Hunor Madarasz (4.5). Hajdu won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Vince David Sos (1609) beat Anna Zsofia Kubik (1788), a +179-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Istvan Hajdu led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
CM Istvan Hajdu held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
CM Istvan Hajdu drew with Hunor Madarasz (White).
CM Istvan Hajdu 3 wins (R1–R3)Adam Farkas 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMIstvan Hajdu | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Hunor Madarasz | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Adam Farkas | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Zoltan dr. Rakaczki | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajdu, IstvanCM | 1702 | HUN | +25B | +5B | +4N | =2N | +12B | =3B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 18.00 | 1942 | +35.4 |
| 2 | Farkas, Adam | 1730 | HUN | +15N | +7B | +12N | =1B | =3N | =4B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 17.00 | 1873 | +21.4 |
| 3 | Madarasz, Hunor | 1728 | HUN | +24B | +10N | =17B | +8N | =2B | =1N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 1876 | +46.0 |
| 4 | dr. Rakaczki, Zoltan | 1737 | HUN | +14B | +23N | −1B | +28N | +13B | =2N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 11.25 | 1820 | +22.0 |
| 5 | Palfi, Csaba | 1754 | HUN | +13B | −1N | +10B | +17N | =9B | =8N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 1804 | +16.4 |
| 6 | Barak, Peter Balint | 1754 | HUN | −12N | +11B | =9B | =14N | +17B | +13N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 12.25 | 1758 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Engel, Mate | 1660 | HUN | +28B | −2N | +18B | −13N | +22B | +12N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1731 | +19.6 |
| 8 | Dal Bianco, Nicola | 1714 | ITA | +22N | −12B | +20N | −3B | +14N | =5B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1700 | -1.4 |
| 9 | Hangyal, Dora | 1650 | HUN | +18B | F | =6N | +15B | =5N | =21N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.75 | 1867 | +58.0 |
| 10 | Hogyinszki, Mark Csaba | 1645 | HUN | +19N | −3B | −5N | =27B | +26B | +17N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1707 | +16.4 |
| 11 | Orosz, Timea | 1545 | HUN | F | −6N | +25B | =16N | +23B | +22N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1763 | +58.0 |
| 12 | Jarai, Csenge | 1629 | SUI | +6B | +8N | −2B | +23N | −1N | −7B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1708 | +13.0 |
| 13 | Barak, Peter Kalman | 1625 | HUN | −5N | +27B | +21N | +7B | −4N | −6B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1686 | +10.0 |
| 14 | Smaraglay, Gergely | 1610 | HUN | −4N | =22B | +29N | =6B | −8B | +24N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1620 | +3.2 |
| 15 | Sos, Vince David | 1609 | HUN | −2B | +30N | =23B | −9N | +18B | =16N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1634 | +2.4 |
| 16 | Peterfia, Ferenc | 1675 | HUN | =26N | =19B | −28N | =11B | +27N | =15B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1717 | +4.4 |
| 17 | Feher, Peter | 1740 | HUN | +20N | +21B | =3N | −5B | −6N | −10B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 7.25 | 1638 | -16.6 |
| 18 | Kubik, Anna Zsofia | 1788 | HUN | −9N | +26B | −7N | =19B | −15N | +29B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.25 | 1480 | -39.4 |
| 19 | Szendeff, Miklos | 1785 | HUN | −10B | =16N | =22B | =18N | =24B | =20N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1579 | -33.2 |
| 20 | Erdei, Roland | 1618 | HUN | −17B | +25N | −8B | −22N | +30N | =19B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1490 | -17.2 |
| 21 | Razso, Daniel | 1677 | HUN | +30B | −17N | −13B | +24N | F | =9B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1558 | -26.4 |
| 22 | Saar, Istvan Harry | 1522 | HUN | −8B | =14N | =19N | +20B | −7N | −11B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1531 | +0.8 |
| 23 | Razso, Andras | 1684 | HUN | +29N | −4B | =15N | −12B | −11N | =26B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1443 | -64.0 |
| 24 | Mate-Kovacs, Benedek | 1562 | HUN | −3N | =29B | +26N | −21B | =19N | −14B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1404 | -39.6 |
| 25 | Por, Daniel | 1469 | HUN | −1N | −20B | −11N | +30B | =29N | =27B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1325 | -26.8 |
| 26 | Szabo, Zeteny | 0 | HUN | =16B | −18N | −24B | +29B | −10N | =23N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Smaraglay, Laszlo | 1536 | HUN | F | −13N | +30B | =10N | −16B | =25N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1402 | -13.6 |
| 28 | Voo, Gyorgy Jozsef | 0 | HUN | −7N | F | +16B | −4B | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Borsi, Katalin | 1425 | HUN | −23B | =24N | −14B | −26N | =25B | −18N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1377 | -13.2 |
| 30 | Siklosi, Aira Judit | 0 | HUN | −21N | −15B | −27N | −25N | −20B | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Orosz, TimeaHUN+58.03.5 pts · #8
- 2Hangyal, DoraHUN+58.03.5 pts · #9
- 3Madarasz, HunorHUN+46.04.5 pts · #2
- 1Razso, AndrasHUN-64.02.0 pts · #24
- 2Mate-Kovacs, BenedekHUN-39.62.0 pts · #29
- 3Kubik, Anna ZsofiaHUN-39.42.5 pts · #23
- R5+179 Elo gap
- R1+140 Elo gap
- R5+139 Elo gap