5 Friday Open
Open SwissStandard
23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1851, and top seed was Ede Halmos (🇭🇺 HUN, 2097).
Milad Sakhtkar (🇮🇷 IRI, 1876) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Ferenc Meszaros (3.5) and Ede Halmos (3.0). Sakhtkar won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Tamas Miklos John (1868) beat Ede Halmos (2097), a +229-point gap.
Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
23 Jan 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×18
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMilad Sakhtkar led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Milad Sakhtkar held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Milad Sakhtkar drew with Ferenc Meszaros (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Milad Sakhtkar 3 wins (R1–R3)Ferenc Meszaros 3 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Milad Sakhtkar | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Ferenc Meszaros | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Ede Halmos | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Patrik Czako | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakhtkar, Milad | 1876 | IRI | +17N | +5B | +4N | =3B | =2N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 2052 | +22.2 |
| 2 | Meszaros, Ferenc | 1812 | HUN | +16N | +12B | F | +6N | =1B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 2050 | +18.2 |
| 3 | Halmos, Ede | 2097 | HUN | +10N | =7B | +12N | =1N | −8B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1913 | -20.6 |
| 4 | Czako, Patrik | 1857 | HUN | +21N | F | −1B | +5N | +7B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1941 | +6.4 |
| 5 | Tolnai, Jozsef | 1727 | HUN | +22N | −1N | +11B | −4B | +10N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1671 | -4.4 |
| 6 | Lang, Krisztian | 1535 | HUN | −12N | +16B | +19N | −2B | +14N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1065 | -5.2 |
| 7 | Hodosy, Bela | 1846 | HUN | +20B | =3N | =18B | +13N | −4N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1868 | +3.2 |
| 8 | John, Tamas Miklos | 1868 | HUN | +15B | −9N | +21B | F | +3N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1869 | +2.2 |
| 9 | Szoke, David | 1666 | HUN | +14N | +8B | F | F | +21N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2668 | +30.4 |
| 10 | Szabo, Bela | 1653 | HUN | −3B | =11N | +20B | +15N | −5B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1613 | -5.2 |
| 11 | Hajdu, Gabor | 0 | HUN | =18N | =10B | −5N | =12B | +17N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1731 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Gondor, Jakab | 1918 | HUN | +6B | −2N | −3B | =11N | =16B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1689 | -16.6 |
| 13 | Kadeliding, Alimujiang | 1721 | CHN | +19B | F | +14N | −7B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1046 | -6.6 |
| 14 | Nagy, Erno Tibor | 0 | HUN | −9B | +?N | −13B | +20N | −6B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Por, Daniel | 1460 | HUN | −8N | +22B | F | −10B | +20N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 944 | -12.0 |
| 16 | Felfoldi, Marcell | 0 | HUN | −2B | −6N | F | +23B | =12N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mate-Kovacs, Benedek | 1503 | HUN | −1B | =20N | +23N | F | −11B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 1076 | -5.6 |
| 18 | Csanyi, Simon | 1792 | HUN | =11B | F | =7N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1846 | +3.2 |
| 19 | Kulcsar, Akos Janos | 0 | HUN | −13N | +23B | −6B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Csillag, Krisztian | 0 | HUN | −7N | =17B | −10N | −14B | −15B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 17041724 | 0 | — | −4B | F | −8N | F | −9B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 998 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 17041716 | 0 | — | −5B | −15N | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 17012724 | 0 | — | F | −19N | −17B | −16N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Szoke, DavidHUN+30.43.0 pts · #11
- 2Sakhtkar, MiladIRI+22.24.0 pts · #1
- 3Meszaros, FerencHUN+18.23.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Halmos, EdeHUN-20.63.0 pts · #2
- 2Gondor, JakabHUN-16.62.0 pts · #8
- 3Por, DanielHUN-12.02.0 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R5+229 Elo gap
- R2+202 Elo gap
- R2+106 Elo gap