Youth Hungarian Championship U16 Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Buk, Hungary. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2150, and top seed was Oliver Hangay (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, 2256).
Kristof Kovacs (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, FM, 2190) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Botond Feher (6.5) and Andras Horvath (6.0). Kovacs won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Rafael Toth (1900) beat Oliver Hangay (2256), a +356-point gap.
Location
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºBuk, Hungary
Dates
06 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºHungary×29
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Kristof Kovacs led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
FM Kristof Kovacs never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Kristof Kovacs drew with Botond Feher (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Kristof Kovacs 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Botond Feher 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMKristof Kovacs | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Botond Feher | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Andras Horvath | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Bence Janosi | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kovacs, KristofFM | 2190 | HUN | +16B | +3N | +7B | =2N | +6B | +12N | +9B | =5N | +8N | 8.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 42.75 | 2461 | +104.0 |
| 2 | Feher, Botond | 2152 | HUN | +11B | +9N | +6B | =1B | =3N | +7N | +14B | =4B | −5B | 6.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 36.00 | 2259 | +53.6 |
| 3 | Horvath, Andras | 2033 | HUN | +23N | −1B | +17N | +10B | =2B | =8N | +16B | =7N | =6B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 28.50 | 2188 | +74.8 |
| 4 | Janosi, Bence | 2103 | HUN | +24B | −6N | +18B | =9N | =7B | =16N | +10B | =2N | +12B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 27.75 | 2163 | +32.4 |
| 5 | Hangay, Oliver | 2256 | HUN | =13B | =19N | −16B | =28N | +27B | +11N | +12B | =1B | +2N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 27.00 | 2108 | -50.8 |
| 6 | Lehocz, Jozsef Jr.CM | 2237 | HUN | +15N | +4B | −2N | +8B | −1N | −14B | +17N | +18B | =3N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 27.00 | 2106 | -50.0 |
| 7 | Seres, BarnabasCM | 2152 | HUN | +17N | +14B | −1N | +22B | =4N | −2B | +19N | =3B | =9N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 24.75 | 2114 | -14.8 |
| 8 | Bod, Marton | 2145 | HUN | +21N | =22B | +12B | −6N | =9B | =3B | +13N | +14N | −1B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 25.00 | 2124 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Jokai, Bence | 2001 | HUN | +28N | −2B | +26N | =4B | =8N | +15B | −1N | +19B | =7B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 20.50 | 2071 | +41.6 |
| 10 | Minga-Nagy, Abel Inti | 2122 | HUN | =18B | =13N | +11B | −3N | =15N | +22B | −4N | +20B | +17N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 23.00 | 2010 | -46.4 |
| 11 | Hugyecz, Barnabas | 1848 | HUN | −2N | +28B | −10N | +24B | =20N | −5B | +15N | =13B | +18N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 17.25 | 1998 | +63.6 |
| 12 | Bardics, Marko | 2114 | HUN | +20N | +26B | −8N | =14B | +22N | −1B | −5N | +16B | −4N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 15.75 | 2018 | -40.4 |
| 13 | Tagai, Marton | 1958 | HUN | =5N | =10B | =21N | −15B | +29N | +17B | −8B | =11N | =14B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 17.50 | 1960 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Karacsonyi, Bank | 2020 | HUN | +27B | −7N | +25B | =12N | =16B | +6N | −2N | −8B | =13N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 16.50 | 2010 | +0.4 |
| 15 | Kasa, Barnabas | 1906 | HUN | −6B | =18N | +29B | +13N | =10B | −9N | −11B | +21N | =22B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 16.00 | 1943 | +16.4 |
| 16 | Toth, Rafael | 1900 | HUN | −1N | +23B | +5N | =20B | =14N | =4B | −3N | −12N | =19B | 4.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 18.75 | 1994 | +39.6 |
| 17 | Bihary, Soma Botond | 1850 | HUN | −7B | +24N | −3B | +19N | +21B | −13N | −6B | +27N | −10B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 13.00 | 1951 | +41.6 |
| 18 | Horvath, Balint | 1839 | HUN | =10N | =15B | −4N | −26B | +28B | +24N | +21B | −6N | −11B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 13.50 | 1863 | +6.4 |
| 19 | Shen, Yiyun | 1962 | HUN | +25N | =5B | −22N | −17B | +26N | +20B | −7B | −9N | =16N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 13.50 | 1858 | -42.0 |
| 20 | Halmosi, Szabolcs | 1834 | HUN | −12B | =29N | +27B | =16N | =11B | −19N | +28B | −10N | =23B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 10.25 | 1838 | -0.4 |
| 21 | Horvath, Matyas Sandor | 1847 | HUN | −8B | =27N | =13B | +25N | −17N | +26B | −18N | −15B | +29N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 8.75 | 1765 | -36.8 |
| 22 | Schmelowszky, David | 1996 | HUN | +29B | =8N | +19B | −7N | −12B | −10N | =23B | F | =15N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 11.75 | 1940 | -22.0 |
| 23 | Csanyi, Simon | 1816 | HUN | −3B | −16N | =24B | −27N | +25B | F | =22N | +26B | =20N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 9.75 | 1771 | -20.4 |
| 24 | Virag, Levente | 1823 | HUN | −4N | −17B | =23N | −11N | F | −18B | =25N | +28B | +26N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.50 | 1699 | -54.4 |
| 25 | Karadi, Dorian | 1558 | HUN | −19B | F | −14N | −21B | −23N | =27N | =24B | =29N | +28N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.50 | 1680 | +38.0 |
| 26 | Lako, Istvan Jr. | 1556 | HUN | F | −12N | −9B | +18N | −19B | −21N | +29B | −23N | −24B | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.00 | 1662 | +28.0 |
| 27 | Lauko, Zalan | 1811 | HUN | −14N | =21B | −20N | +23B | −5N | =25B | F | −17B | F | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.75 | 1719 | -39.2 |
| 28 | Alexa, Mate | 1710 | HUN | −9B | −11N | F | =5B | −18N | +29B | −20N | −24N | −25B | 1.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 4.00 | 1581 | -54.8 |
| 29 | Mezosi, Nesztor | 1648 | HUN | −22N | =20B | −15N | F | −13B | −28N | −26N | =25B | −21B | 1.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.25 | 1474 | -62.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kovacs, KristofFMHUN+104.08.0 pts · #1
- 2Horvath, AndrasHUN+74.86.0 pts · #3
- 3Hugyecz, BarnabasHUN+63.65.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Mezosi, NesztorHUN-62.01.0 pts · #29
- 2Alexa, MateHUN-54.81.5 pts · #28
- 3Virag, LeventeHUN-54.43.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R3+356 Elo gap
- R4+283 Elo gap
- R6+217 Elo gap