41th Rakosmenti Open

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39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1970, and top seed was Mark Medve (🇭🇺 HUN, CM, 2200).

Mark Medve (🇭🇺 HUN, CM, 2200) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Abel Haszon (4.0) and Gergely Harkanyi (4.0). Medve clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Krisztian Lang (1528) beat Istvan Hajdu (CM, 1861), a +333-point gap.

Location

🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary

Dates

10 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇺CMMark Medve2200

Avg top 10

1,970

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇭🇺Hungary×34

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇳🇦Namibia×1

🇳🇿New Zealand×1

Top 3

🥇
CMMark Medve
🇭🇺HUN·2200
4.5pts·2264perf+5.0
🥈
Abel Haszon
🇭🇺HUN·1942
4.0pts·2062perf+16.2
🥉
Gergely Harkanyi
🇭🇺HUN·1987
4.0pts·2036perf+6.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

CM Mark Medve led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Medve4.5Harkanyi4Haszon4Kertesz3.5Kovacs3.5Schmied3.5

R5 · LEADER CHANGE12 Apr

CM Mark Medve takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Mark Medve 3 wins (R1–R3)Gergely Harkanyi 3 wins (R3–R5)Abel Haszon 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMMark Medve	*	—	1	—
2Gergely Harkanyi	—	*	—	—
3Abel Haszon	0	—	*	—
4Aron Borsa Kertesz	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Medve, MarkCM	2200	HUN	+15B	+7N	+5B	=4N	+2B	4.5	14.5	17.5	15.75	2264	+5.0
2	Haszon, Abel	1942	HUN	+29N	+23B	+12N	+11B	−1N	4.0	12.5	14.0	9.50	2062	+16.2
3	Harkanyi, Gergely	1987	HUN	+13B	−17N	+25B	+20N	+4B	4.0	11.5	13.5	11.00	2036	+6.6
4	Kovacs, Daniel	1986	HUN	+36N	+20B	+17N	=1B	−3N	3.5	13.5	14.5	8.25	2049	+9.0
5	Hodosy, Bela	1893	HUN	+16N	+33B	−1N	+17B	=6B	3.5	13.5	14.5	8.25	1954	+11.2
6	Sulcz, Istvan	1753	HUN	=30B	+26N	+10B	=8B	=5N	3.5	12.0	13.5	9.25	2057	+30.8
7	Schmied, Erik Rajmund	1871	HUN	+31N	−1B	+23N	+27B	=8N	3.5	12.0	13.0	6.75	1965	+26.8
8	Kertesz, Aron Borsa	1955	HUN	=24B	+32N	+19B	=6N	=7B	3.5	11.5	12.5	8.00	1882	-6.6
9	Horvath, Csaba	1815	HUN	=26B	−24N	+30B	+19N	+13B	3.5	9.5	11.0	8.00	1775	-3.8
10	Gubics, Peter	2077	HUN	+21N	=14B	−6N	+12B	=11N	3.0	12.5	15.0	8.50	1876	-22.2
11	Giles, Benjamin	1911	NZL	+25B	=19N	+14B	−2N	=10B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.75	1942	+4.8
12	Kaszab, Lazar Bonifac	1759	HUN	+38N	+18B	−2B	−10N	+23N	3.0	11.5	11.5	4.50	1844	+24.8
13	Seres, Zoltan	1704	HUN	−3N	+34B	+33N	+18B	−9N	3.0	11.0	12.0	4.50	1803	+19.6
14	Barnoth, Robert	1863	HUN	+35B	=10N	−11N	+24B	=18N	3.0	10.5	11.5	5.75	1894	+5.6
15	Tolnai, Jozsef	1743	HUN	−1N	−31B	+28N	+29B	+33N	3.0	9.0	10.0	4.50	1727	-3.4
16	Dal Bianco, Nicola	1670	ITA	−5B	+39N	−18N	+34B	+27N	3.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1860	+25.2
17	Fogarasi, Felix	1812	HUN	+34N	+3B	−4B	−5N	=21N	2.5	13.5	14.5	6.25	1826	+4.8
18	Juhasz, Istvan Tuvsindzsargal	1882	HUN	+22B	−12N	+16B	−13N	=14B	2.5	12.0	14.5	7.00	1728	-20.0
19	Meszaros, Ferenc	1793	HUN	+28N	=11B	−8N	−9B	+29N	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.00	1770	-2.0
20	Bolyai, Istvan	1804	HUN	+37B	−4N	+32B	−3B	=22N	2.5	11.0	11.5	2.75	1722	-9.0
21	Bartolak, Levente	1734	HUN	−10B	−22N	+38B	+35N	=17B	2.5	9.0	9.0	2.25	1698	-4.8
22	Debreczeni, Daniel	1644	HUN	−18N	+21B	F	+32N	=20B	2.5	8.5	8.5	4.75	1818	+36.0
23	Gardos, Benedek	1550	HUN	+39B	−2N	−7B	+25N	−12B	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	1750	+43.6
24	Eorsi, Pal	1692	HUN	=8N	+9B	F	−14N	=26B	2.0	12.0	12.0	6.25	1791	+10.2
25	Tompa, Zoltan	1676	HUN	−11N	+28B	−3N	−23B	+34N	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.00	1619	-9.4
26	Csermely, Zoltan	1531	HUN	=9N	−6B	−29N	+37B	=24N	2.0	10.5	11.0	3.25	1622	+10.6
27	Khoa, Lutopu	1778	NAM	−32B	+30N	+31B	−7N	−16B	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.50	1459	-32.4
28	Por, Daniel	1479	HUN	−19B	−25N	−15B	+38N	+31B	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1571	+19.6
29	Szabo, Bela	1690	HUN	−2B	=37N	+26B	−15N	−19B	1.5	11.5	12.0	2.25	1557	-18.2
30	FIDE 779245	0	—	=6N	−27B	−9N	F	+37N	1.5	9.5	9.5	2.25	1630	0.0
31	Szekely, Vince	1595	HUN	−7B	+15N	−27N	−33B	−28N	1.0	10.5	11.5	3.00	1525	-15.6
32	Eros, Janos	1472	HUN	+27N	−8B	−20N	−22B	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1582	+7.8
33	FIDE 17042615	0	—	F	−5N	−13B	+31N	−15B	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1541	0.0
34	Lang, Krisztian	1528	HUN	−17B	−13N	+39B	−16N	−25B	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1505	-3.2
35	Nagy, Anna Fruzsina	1549	HUN	−14N	−36B	F	−21B	+39N	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1595	+6.4
36	Krizsany, Laszlo Sr.	1695	HUN	−4B	+35N	F	F	F	1.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	1768	+3.0
37	Nagy, Erno Tibor	1522	HUN	−20N	=29B	F	−26N	−30B	0.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	1402	-17.2
38	Hanti, Samuel	1408	HUN	−12B	F	−21N	−28B	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	857	-25.6
39	Hajdu, IstvanCM	1861	HUN	−23N	−16B	−34N	F	−35B	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	774	-67.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gardos, BenedekHUN
+43.6
2.0 pts · #26
2Debreczeni, DanielHUN
+36.0
2.5 pts · #18
3Sulcz, IstvanHUN
+30.8
3.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Hajdu, IstvanCMHUN
-67.0
0.0 pts · #39
2Khoa, LutopuNAM
-32.4
2.0 pts · #36
3Hanti, SamuelHUN
-25.6
0.0 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R3+333 Elo gap
Lang, Krisztian1528 beat CMHajdu, Istvan1861
R3+324 Elo gap
Sulcz, Istvan1753 beat Gubics, Peter2077
R5+312 Elo gap
Nagy, Anna Fruzsina1549 beat CMHajdu, Istvan1861