10th Paty Festival Chess Cup U1800

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42 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Paty, Hungary. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1715, and top seed was Bence Peter Szabo (🇭🇺 HUN, 1798).

Emese Maria Kovesdy (🇭🇺 HUN, 1685) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Bence Peter Szabo (5.0) and Nicola Dal Bianco (4.5). Kovesdy won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ilyas Ismailov (1429) beat Janos Granicz (1751), a +322-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

Top seed

🇭🇺Bence Peter Szabo1798

Avg top 10

1,715

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇭🇺Hungary×28

🇸🇰Slovakia×2

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇨🇳China×1

Top 3

🥇
Emese Maria Kovesdy
🇭🇺HUN·1685
5.0pts·1821perf+33.6
🥈
Bence Peter Szabo
🇭🇺HUN·1798
5.0pts·1887perf+13.0
🥉
Nicola Dal Bianco
🇮🇹ITA·1750
4.5pts·1843perf+14.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Szabo5Kovesdy5Dal Bianco4.5Agosthazy4.5Sikos4.5Szabo4.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Kovesdy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Emese Maria Kovesdy 3 wins (R4–R6)Nicola Dal Bianco 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Bence Peter Szabo	*	—	1	—
2Emese Maria Kovesdy	—	*	0	—
3Nicola Dal Bianco	0	1	*	½
4Zsombor Agosthazy	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kovesdy, Emese Maria	1685	HUN	+34N	+6B	−3N	+25B	+8N	+7B	5.0	19.0	20.0	15.50	1821	+33.6
2	Szabo, Bence Peter	1798	HUN	+26B	=20N	+21N	+9B	=7N	+3B	5.0	18.5	20.5	17.00	1887	+13.0
3	Dal Bianco, Nicola	1750	ITA	+23B	+19N	+1B	=4N	+15B	−2N	4.5	21.0	24.0	16.75	1843	+14.2
4	Agosthazy, Zsombor	1601	HUN	+36N	+10B	+5N	=3B	−12N	+14N	4.5	20.5	21.5	15.25	1872	+72.8
5	Sikos, Hanna	1687	HUN	+28B	+16N	−4B	=19N	+17B	+13N	4.5	18.0	20.0	14.00	1712	+4.4
6	Szabo, Huba	1582	HUN	+39B	−1N	+22B	+20N	=13B	+15N	4.5	18.0	19.0	12.25	1798	+34.8
7	Ismailov, Ilyas	1429	SVK	=15B	+22N	+17B	+14N	=2B	−1N	4.0	20.5	23.5	14.25	1793	+88.4
8	Kolozsvari, Kristof	1617	HUN	+24B	−14N	+27B	+11N	−1B	+18N	4.0	18.5	20.5	12.00	1602	-3.6
9	Kadeliding, Alimujiang	1678	CHN	+42B	+13N	=14B	−2N	=19B	+26N	4.0	17.0	17.0	8.75	1672	-0.6
10	Vamosi, Peter Istvan	1706	HUN	+27B	−4N	−13B	+24N	+29B	+19N	4.0	16.0	18.0	10.00	1693	-0.8
11	FIDE 17042615	0	—	F	+28N	+16B	−8B	+25N	+21B	4.0	14.5	14.5	10.50	1635	0.0
12	Barak, Peter Balint	1722	HUN	−18N	+34B	+26N	+30B	+4B	F	4.0	12.5	12.5	9.50	1748	+5.2
13	FIDE 17041171	0	—	+30N	−9B	+10N	+21B	=6N	−5B	3.5	20.0	22.0	11.25	1675	0.0
14	Granicz, Janos	1751	HUN	+37N	+8B	=9N	−7B	+32N	−4B	3.5	18.0	19.0	8.50	1617	-18.6
15	Tolnai, Jozsef	1692	HUN	=7N	+40B	+32N	+18B	−3N	−6B	3.5	17.5	18.0	7.00	1555	-17.4
16	Smaraglay, Gergely	1572	HUN	+31N	−5B	−11N	+35B	=18N	+25B	3.5	15.5	16.5	6.50	1567	-0.8
17	Razso, Daniel	1678	HUN	+41N	=18B	−7N	+33B	−5N	+32B	3.5	14.5	14.5	4.50	1445	-50.0
18	Mate-Kovacs, Benedek	1486	HUN	+12B	=17N	+20B	−15N	=16B	−8B	3.0	18.5	21.5	10.50	1654	+52.8
19	Orosz, Timea	1617	HUN	+35N	−3B	+37N	=5B	=9N	−10B	3.0	18.0	19.0	6.25	1594	-6.8
20	Papp, Bianka	1641	HUN	+33N	=2B	−18N	−6B	=23N	+28B	3.0	17.5	19.0	7.50	1400	-50.4
21	Stamler, Jozsef Jr.	1663	HUN	+29B	+38N	−2B	−13N	+27B	−11N	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.00	1642	-2.0
22	Toth, Edit	0	HUN	+25N	−7B	−6N	−26B	+34N	+40B	3.0	13.5	14.0	3.50	1322	0.0
23	Panczel, Dominik Istvan	1504	HUN	−3N	=33B	+40N	−32B	=20B	+29N	3.0	12.5	13.0	4.75	1366	-19.2
24	Hindrich, David	0	HUN	−8N	−37B	+41N	−10B	+36N	+27N	3.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	1386	0.0
25	Musicz, Martin	1529	HUN	−22B	+29N	+38B	−1N	−11B	−16N	2.0	17.5	18.5	3.00	829	-29.2
26	Balazs-Szocs, Zsombor	1520	HUN	−2N	+41B	−12B	+22N	F	−9B	2.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	933	-28.0
27	Kovesdy, Peter	1485	HUN	−10N	+35B	−8N	+36B	−21N	−24B	2.0	15.0	16.0	2.00	862	-32.4
28	FIDE 17043514	0	—	−5N	−11B	−33N	+41B	+35N	−20N	2.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	864	0.0
29	FIDE 17043522	0	—	−21N	−25B	+34N	+39B	−10N	−23B	2.0	13.0	14.0	2.00	801	0.0
30	Barak, Peter Kalman	1613	HUN	−13B	+42N	+36B	−12N	F	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	922	-7.0
31	FIDE 17041422	0	—	−16B	F	F	F	+41N	+42B	2.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	772	0.0
32	Cserhalmi-Szabo, Mate	1526	HUN	=40N	F	−15B	+23N	−14B	−17N	1.5	14.0	14.0	3.25	1463	-13.2
33	Hegyi, Andras	0	HUN	−20B	=23N	+28B	−17N	F	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	3.50	1335	0.0
34	FIDE 17043220	0	—	−1B	−12N	−29B	+42N	−22B	−35N	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	904	0.0
35	FIDE 17042720	0	—	−19B	−27N	F	−16N	−28B	+34B	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	758	0.0
36	FIDE 17031133	0	—	−4B	F	−30N	−27N	−24B	+41B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	766	0.0
37	Saar, Istvan Harry	1509	HUN	−14B	+24N	−19B	F	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	3.00	884	-11.0
38	Voo, Gyorgy Jozsef	0	HUN	F	−21B	−25N	+40B	F	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.50	796	0.0
39	Siklosi, Aira Judit	0	HUN	−6N	F	+42B	−29N	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	782	0.0
40	FIDE 17037409	0	—	=32B	−15N	−23B	−38N	F	−22N	0.5	12.0	13.0	0.75	1301	0.0
41	FIDE 17000920	0	—	−17B	−26N	−24B	−28N	−31B	−36N	0.0	12.5	13.5	0.00	799	0.0
42	Cibickova, Sona	0	SVK	−9N	−30B	−39N	−34B	F	−31N	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	846	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ismailov, IlyasSVK
+88.4
4.0 pts · #7
2Agosthazy, ZsomborHUN
+72.8
4.5 pts · #6
3Mate-Kovacs, BenedekHUN
+52.8
3.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Papp, BiankaHUN
-50.4
3.0 pts · #20
2Razso, DanielHUN
-50.0
3.5 pts · #19
3Kovesdy, PeterHUN
-32.4
2.0 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R4+322 Elo gap
Ismailov, Ilyas1429 beat Granicz, Janos1751
R3+249 Elo gap
Ismailov, Ilyas1429 beat Razso, Daniel1678
R1+236 Elo gap
Mate-Kovacs, Benedek1486 beat Barak, Peter Balint1722