First Saturday 2026 April - U2250
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1900, and top seed was Ervin Dr. Nagy (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, IM, 2092).
Tibor Ladanyi (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, 1966) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ervin Dr. Nagy (7.0) and Eric Cooke (7.0). Ladanyi shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Csenge Jarai (1642) beat Sandor Sztojka (1917), a +275-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTibor Ladanyi led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
IM Sandor Farago takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Tibor Ladanyi drew with IM Ervin Dr. Nagy (Black).
Tibor Ladanyi 6 wins (R4–R9)IM Ervin Dr. Nagy 3 wins (R7–R9)Eric Cooke 4 wins (R6–R9)
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‡ºLadanyi, Tibor | 1966 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 27.25 | 37.5 | +44.0 | 2166 |
| 2 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºIMNagy, Ervin Dr. | 2092 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.75 | 38.0 | +2.6 | 2104 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Cooke, Eric | 1966 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.25 | 38.0 | +34.0 | 2113 |
| 4 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºIMFarago, Sandor | 2062 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 27.00 | 38.5 | +0.8 | 2050 |
| 5 | 🇨🇿Palka, Dominika Katarzyna | 1896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 9.50 | 41.0 | -8.2 | 1857 |
| 7 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºJuracsik, Jozsef | 1937 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.50 | 41.5 | -28.8 | 1816 |
| 6 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºProhaszka, Gyula Imre | 1798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 10.50 | 41.5 | +5.6 | 1831 |
| 8 | 🇨ðŸ‡Jarai, Csenge | 1642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 2.5 | 8.00 | 42.5 | +17.8 | 1755 |
| 9 | 🇺🇦Sztojka, Sandor | 1917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 7.75 | 42.5 | -43.6 | 1732 |
| 10 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºOberfrank, Istvan Sr. | 1723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.0 | 3.00 | 44.0 | -27.6 | 1568 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ladanyi, TiborHUN+44.07.5 pts · #1
- 2Cooke, EricUSA+34.07.0 pts · #3
- 3Jarai, CsengeSUI+17.82.5 pts · #8
- 1Sztojka, SandorUKR-43.62.5 pts · #9
- 2Juracsik, JozsefHUN-28.83.5 pts · #7
- 3Oberfrank, Istvan Sr.HUN-27.61.0 pts · #10
- R3+275 Elo gap
- R8+139 Elo gap