Kovacs Vilmos Memorial
45 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 14 Mar 2026 in Esztergom, Hungary. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1732, and top seed was Miklos Szendeff (🇭🇺 HUN, 1768).
Gyorgy Eros (🇭🇺 HUN, 1721) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Albert Csiszar (5.0) and Agoston Orban (4.5). Eros won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Huba Szabo (1464) beat Kende David Gut (1718), a +254-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Miklos Szendeff takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Eros takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).
Gyorgy Eros 3 wins (R4–R6)Albert Csiszar 3 wins (R4–R6)Agoston Orban 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gyorgy Eros | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2Albert Csiszar | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Agoston Orban | 1 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Miklos Szendeff | — | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eros, Gyorgy | 1721 | HUN | +33B | +11N | −3B | +31N | +18B | +17N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 15.00 | 2345 | +21.6 |
| 2 | Csiszar, Albert | 1649 | HUN | +39B | =17N | =6B | +30N | +19B | +4N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 15.00 | 1978 | +29.6 |
| 3 | Orban, Agoston | 0 | HUN | +12N | +20B | +1N | +18N | −4B | =5B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 17.25 | 1731 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Szendeff, Miklos | 1768 | HUN | +25N | +9B | =14N | +23B | +3N | −2B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 16.25 | 1752 | -1.2 |
| 5 | Lore, Attila | 0 | HUN | =27B | +28N | +8B | +22N | =17B | =3N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 15.25 | 1744 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Cibickova, Diana | 1618 | SVK | +44N | =21B | =2N | =19B | +14N | =7N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 11.50 | 1799 | +50.4 |
| 7 | Toth, Kalman | 1764 | HUN | +10N | −18B | +29N | =9B | +24N | =6B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 13.50 | 1662 | -13.0 |
| 8 | Maczak, Denes | 1678 | HUN | +35N | =29B | −5N | +25B | =10N | +20B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.25 | 1874 | +27.6 |
| 9 | Bakos, Mate | 1634 | HUN | +41B | −4N | +40B | =7N | +22B | =13N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 1729 | +10.4 |
| 10 | Varga, Boroka | 1546 | HUN | −7B | +41N | +32B | =26N | =8B | +18N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1731 | +50.0 |
| 11 | Sutto, Bencze | 1575 | SVK | +36N | −1B | =38N | +29B | =20N | +21B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 10.00 | 1726 | +24.4 |
| 12 | Kis, Arnold | 1592 | SVK | −3B | −30N | +39B | +40N | +28B | +26N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1737 | +23.2 |
| 13 | Varga, Andras Ferenc | 1639 | HUN | −29N | +45B | =25N | +35B | +23N | =9B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1722 | +16.8 |
| 14 | Szabo, Bela | 1703 | HUN | +43B | +40N | =4B | −17N | −6B | +30N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1663 | -3.0 |
| 15 | Toth, Marton | 1537 | HUN | −19N | +44B | =20N | =21B | +37N | =22B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1713 | +45.6 |
| 16 | Cseplo, Zsofia | 1547 | SVK | −21N | =35B | +34N | −24B | +29N | +37B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1524 | -4.0 |
| 17 | Toth, David | 0 | SVK | F | =2B | +21N | +14B | =5N | −1B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1729 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Smaraglay, Gergely | 1579 | HUN | +42B | +7N | +19N | −3B | −1N | −10B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1697 | +24.4 |
| 19 | David, Bela | 1758 | HUN | +15B | +32N | −18B | =6N | −2N | =24B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1590 | -26.4 |
| 20 | Kertesz, Adam | 1688 | HUN | +30B | −3N | =15B | +38N | =11B | −8N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 8.25 | 1555 | -28.4 |
| 21 | Jokai, Bence | 1766 | SVK | +16B | =6N | −17B | =15N | +31B | −11N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 1632 | -32.8 |
| 22 | Toth, Peter | 1746 | SVK | +31N | +24B | =23N | −5B | −9N | =15N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 8.75 | 1620 | -30.0 |
| 23 | Szabo, Huba | 1464 | HUN | +28B | +26N | =22B | −4N | −13B | =27N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1693 | +68.4 |
| 24 | Remenyi, Kristof | 1574 | HUN | +38B | −22N | =26B | +16N | −7B | =19N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1628 | +12.8 |
| 25 | Glod, Peter | 1562 | SVK | −4B | +39N | =13B | −8N | =30B | +42N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1435 | -27.2 |
| 26 | Csolle, Robert | 1688 | SVK | +45N | −23B | =24N | =10B | +36N | −12B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1454 | -61.6 |
| 27 | Glod, Peter | 1595 | SVK | =5N | −37B | −31N | +34B | +33N | =23B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1437 | -35.6 |
| 28 | Gut, Kende David | 1718 | HUN | −23N | −5B | +44N | +42B | −12N | +36B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 728 | -59.6 |
| 29 | Grajczki, Vince | 0 | SVK | +13B | =8N | −7B | −11N | −16B | +40B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Schmidt, Armin | 1427 | HUN | −20N | +12B | +37N | −2B | =25N | −14B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1578 | +43.2 |
| 31 | Szamoskozi, Eszter | 1528 | HUN | −22B | +42N | +27B | −1B | −21N | =32N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Zubor, Sandor | 1583 | HUN | +34N | −19B | −10N | =36B | =35N | =31B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 5.75 | 1337 | -36.0 |
| 33 | Edes, Zalan | 1495 | SVK | −1N | =34B | −36N | +43B | −27B | +41N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1467 | -5.2 |
| 34 | Panczel, Dominik Istvan | 0 | HUN | −32B | =33N | −16B | −27N | +43N | +39B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Cseresznye, Marton | 0 | HUN | −8B | =16N | +43B | −13N | =32B | −38N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Szedlar, Istvan | 0 | HUN | −11B | =43N | +33B | =32N | −26B | −28N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Nagy, Erno Tibor | 1606 | HUN | −40B | +27N | −30B | +41N | −15B | −16N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1334 | -57.6 |
| 38 | Toth, Borbala | 0 | HUN | −24N | F | =11B | −20B | =39N | +35B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 17036348 | 0 | — | −2N | −25B | −12N | +45B | =38B | −34N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 17042291 | 0 | — | +37N | −14B | −9N | −12B | =41B | −29N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 2.75 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Gyopos, Istvan | 0 | SVK | −9N | −10B | +45N | −37B | =40N | −33B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 1307 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 17042518 | 0 | — | −18N | −31B | F | −28N | +44B | −25B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Toth, Aron | 1461 | HUN | −14N | =36B | −35N | −33N | −34B | F | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 798 | -26.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 17042500 | 0 | — | −6B | −15N | −28B | F | −42N | =45N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.25 | 1259 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Glod, Lukas | 1454 | SVK | −26B | −13N | −41B | −39N | F | =44B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.25 | 864 | -18.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Szabo, HubaHUN+68.43.0 pts · #10
- 2Cibickova, DianaSVK+50.44.0 pts · #9
- 3Varga, BorokaHUN+50.04.0 pts · #12
- 1Csolle, RobertSVK-61.63.0 pts · #20
- 2Gut, Kende DavidHUN-59.63.0 pts · #44
- 3Nagy, Erno TiborHUN-57.62.0 pts · #35
- R1+254 Elo gap
- R2+224 Elo gap
- R6+191 Elo gap