10th Paty Festival Chess Cup U2400
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49 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Paty, Hungary. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2176, and top seed was Zalan Nemeth (🇮🇪 IRL, FM, 2261).
Balazs Fodor (🇭🇺 HUN, 2223) won with 4.5/6, ahead of David Meszaros-Csonka (4.5) and Jovan Meseldzija (4.5). Fodor shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Levente Bartolak (1729) beat Nora Szarvas (2075), a +346-point gap.
Location
🇭🇺Paty, Hungary
Dates
12 Jun 2026 → 14 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×46
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 5 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
23
10
3
1
3
5
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Kristof Horvath held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 4.5/6. Fodor takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kristof Horvath lost to Balazs Fodor (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kristof Horvath | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Balazs Fodor | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3David Meszaros-Csonka | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Szabolcs Dobai | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fodor, Balazs | 2223 | HUN | +24B | =3N | +9B | =6N | +4B | =2N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 18.00 | 2281 | +10.2 |
| 2 | Meszaros-Csonka, David | 2158 | HUN | +19N | +8B | =11N | =13B | +18N | =1B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 15.75 | 2210 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Meseldzija, Jovan | 1985 | SRB | +36N | =1B | −7N | +19B | +27N | +12B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 13.25 | 2173 | +58.8 |
| 4 | Horvath, Kristof | 2199 | HUN | +38N | +21B | +17N | +18B | −1N | =6B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 13.00 | 2276 | +13.6 |
| 5 | Dobai, Szabolcs | 2052 | HUN | +48B | −6N | +44B | +17B | =7N | +11N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 2137 | +15.0 |
| 6 | Pogany, Zsombor | 2235 | HUN | +22N | +5B | =13N | =1B | =12N | =4N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 15.50 | 2215 | -1.8 |
| 7 | Felmery, Mate | 2176 | HUN | +45B | −25N | +3B | +21N | =5B | =8N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 12.75 | 2092 | -12.0 |
| 8 | Nagy, Norbert | 1950 | HUN | +27N | −2N | +42B | =29B | +14N | =7B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.75 | 2090 | +44.8 |
| 9 | Boros, Krisztian Levente | 2073 | HUN | +37N | −11B | −1N | +32B | +17N | +35B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 2042 | -2.4 |
| 10 | Fellegi, Zoltan | 2043 | HUN | +32N | −18B | =19N | =14B | +38N | +20B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 2046 | +1.0 |
| 11 | Bartolak, Levente | 1729 | HUN | +23N | +9N | =2B | −12B | +29N | −5B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 11.75 | 2122 | +55.0 |
| 12 | Salamon, Laszlo | 2111 | HUN | +20B | −17N | +43B | +11N | =6B | −3N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1997 | -28.8 |
| 13 | Molnar, Laszlo | 2067 | HUN | +28B | +34N | =6B | =2N | =16B | F | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 2114 | +9.0 |
| 14 | Shen, Yiyun | 1908 | HUN | −26B | +37N | +46B | =10N | −8B | +27N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1973 | +20.0 |
| 15 | Kossela, Peter | 2078 | HUN | +40N | +33B | −26B | −16N | =22B | +28N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1991 | -23.6 |
| 16 | Szekeres, TiborCM | 1956 | HUN | +42B | F | +33N | +15B | =13N | F | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 2268 | +27.8 |
| 17 | Toth, Rafael | 1949 | HUN | +46N | +12B | −4B | −5N | −9B | +34N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1961 | +6.4 |
| 18 | Balint, VilmosFM | 2241 | HUN | +43B | +10N | +25B | −4N | −2B | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 2124 | -13.0 |
| 19 | Hugyecz, Marton | 1863 | HUN | −2B | +49N | =10B | −3N | =30N | +37B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1932 | +20.0 |
| 20 | Pozsonyi, Istvan | 1852 | HUN | −12N | =27B | +31N | =35B | +21B | −10N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 1963 | +17.4 |
| 21 | Laszlo, Imre | 1976 | HUN | +49B | −4N | +36B | −7B | −20N | +39N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1929 | -7.8 |
| 22 | Lengyel, Laszlo | 1886 | HUN | −6B | −28N | +47N | +36B | =15N | =23B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1932 | +5.6 |
| 23 | Ferenczy, Nora | 1949 | HUN | −11B | =44N | =30B | =28N | +42B | =22N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1794 | -49.2 |
| 24 | Porkolab, Sandor | 1875 | HUN | −1N | +32B | −29B | F | +49N | +33B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 2012 | +17.0 |
| 25 | Demeter, Levente | 1968 | HUN | +47N | +7B | −18N | F | +34B | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 2143 | +18.8 |
| 26 | Nemeth, ZalanFM | 2261 | IRL | +14N | +41B | +15N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2814 | +12.2 |
| 27 | Kovalcsik, Zoltan Mihaly | 1733 | HUN | −8B | =20N | +45B | +43N | −3B | −14B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1852 | +17.4 |
| 28 | Kincses, EmmaWCM | 1808 | HUN | −13N | +22B | −41N | =23B | +31N | −15B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1936 | +36.8 |
| 29 | Szarvas, Nora | 2075 | HUN | −33B | +35B | +24N | =8N | −11B | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1878 | -48.8 |
| 30 | Purak, Zoltan | 1818 | HUN | F | =31B | =23N | =42N | =19B | =32B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1852 | +4.6 |
| 31 | Kasa, Barnabas | 1922 | HUN | −34B | =30N | −20B | +45N | −28B | +42N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1730 | -62.4 |
| 32 | Cibickova, Diana | 1788 | SVK | −10B | −24N | +37B | −9N | =43B | =30N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1794 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Mohacsy, Zsombor | 1843 | HUN | +29N | −15N | −16B | +46B | F | −24N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1864 | +2.8 |
| 34 | Stamler, Jozsef | 1635 | HUN | +31N | −13B | −35N | +40B | −25N | −17B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1829 | +23.6 |
| 35 | Ma, Guangxianzhao | 1995 | HUN | =44B | −29N | +34B | =20N | F | −9N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1812 | -45.6 |
| 36 | Palfi, Csaba | 1775 | HUN | −3B | +38B | −21N | −22N | =45B | =46N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1755 | -6.8 |
| 37 | Felmery, Tamas | 1816 | HUN | −9B | −14B | −32N | +48N | +44B | −19N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1743 | -12.0 |
| 38 | Laszlo, Daniel Aron | 1871 | HUN | −4B | −36N | +39B | +44N | −10B | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1849 | -9.6 |
| 39 | Csanyi, Simon | 1804 | HUN | −41B | −43N | −38N | +47B | +40N | −21B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1774 | -10.4 |
| 40 | Tardos, Robert | 1852 | HUN | −15B | −42N | +49B | −34N | −39B | +47N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1670 | -29.4 |
| 41 | Saar, Patrik | 2055 | HUN | +39N | −26N | +28B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 2083 | +2.8 |
| 42 | Toth, Kalman | 1738 | HUN | −16N | +40B | −8N | =30B | −23N | −31B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1715 | -3.4 |
| 43 | Krisch, Balint Robert | 1891 | HUN | −18N | +39B | −12N | −27B | =32N | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1786 | -32.0 |
| 44 | Lengyel, Sandor | 1784 | HUN | =35N | =23B | −5N | −38B | −37N | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1697 | -10.4 |
| 45 | Toth, Benedek | 1868 | HUN | −7N | =47B | −27N | −31B | =36N | −48B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1584 | -85.6 |
| 46 | Schreck, Daniel | 1695 | HUN | −17B | F | −14N | −33N | =47B | =36B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1604 | -21.6 |
| 47 | Horvath, Csaba | 1747 | HUN | −25B | =45N | −22B | −39N | =46N | −40B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1573 | -24.4 |
| 48 | Bognar, Barna | 1789 | HUN | −5N | F | F | −37B | F | +45N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1787 | -0.6 |
| 49 | Szendeff, Miklos | 1769 | HUN | −21N | −19B | −40N | F | −24B | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1092 | -27.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Meseldzija, JovanSRB+58.84.5 pts · #5
- 2Bartolak, LeventeHUN+55.03.5 pts · #14
- 3Nagy, NorbertHUN+44.84.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Toth, BenedekHUN-85.61.0 pts · #46
- 2Kasa, BarnabasHUN-62.42.5 pts · #31
- 3Ferenczy, NoraHUN-49.23.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R5+346 Elo gap
- R2+344 Elo gap
- R1+287 Elo gap