First Saturday 2026 April - IM
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2246, and top seed was Levente Papp (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, FM, 2378).
Levente Papp (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, FM, 2378) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Rudolf Sertic (5.5) and Anastasios Georgiadis (5.0). Papp shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Shivika Rohilla (WFM, 2095) beat Levente Papp (FM, 2378), a +283-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Levente Papp led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Levente Papp never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
FM Levente Papp opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Rudolf Sertic); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Levente Papp beat IM Rudolf Sertic (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºFMPapp, Levente | 2378 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 29.00 | 37.0 | +8.0 | 2451 |
| 2 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·IMSertic, Rudolf | 2346 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 38.5 | -3.0 | 2314 |
| 3 | 🇬🇷FMGeorgiadis, Anastasios | 2324 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 39.0 | -10.6 | 2280 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳WFMShivika Rohilla | 2095 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 20.50 | 39.5 | +34.6 | 2262 |
| 4 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºIMJakab, Attila | 2194 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 4.5 | 19.00 | 39.5 | +10.5 | 2290 |
| 6 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºIMSzeberenyi, Adam | 2252 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.75 | 39.5 | -0.8 | 2245 |
| 7 | 🇮🇷Faramarzi Garousi, Maartia | 2133 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 17.75 | 40.0 | +39.2 | 2215 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳IMSareen, Vishal | 2305 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 14.75 | 40.5 | -17.7 | 2159 |
| 9 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºFMBodi, Tibor | 2289 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.25 | 41.0 | -28.8 | 2160 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Devnani Kush | 2141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 9.25 | 41.5 | -12.6 | 2091 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Faramarzi Garousi, MaartiaIRI+39.24.0 pts · #7
- 2Shivika RohillaWFMIND+34.64.5 pts · #5
- 3Jakab, AttilaIMHUN+10.54.5 pts · #4
- 1Bodi, TiborFMHUN-28.83.0 pts · #9
- 2Sareen, VishalIMIND-17.73.5 pts · #8
- 3Devnani KushIND-12.62.5 pts · #10
- R2+283 Elo gap
- R9+191 Elo gap
- R1+172 Elo gap