Youth Hungarian Championship U18 Open 2026
16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Buk, Hungary. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2109, and top seed was Vince Gergo Turcsanyi (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2314).
Vince Gergo Turcsanyi (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2314) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Marton Gabor Foldes (7.5) and Adam Gyorfi (7.0). Turcsanyi won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Bence Teodor Kato (1950) beat Laszlo Salamon (2202), a +252-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Vince Gergo Turcsanyi led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Vince Gergo Turcsanyi never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Vince Gergo Turcsanyi beat FM Marton Gabor Foldes (White).
FM Vince Gergo Turcsanyi 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)FM Marton Gabor Foldes 4 wins (R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVince Gergo Turcsanyi | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2FMMarton Gabor Foldes | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Adam Gyorfi | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Barnabas Panda | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turcsanyi, Vince GergoFM | 2314 | HUN | +8B | +3N | +2B | +5N | +9B | =4N | +7B | +6N | +10B | 8.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 43.50 | 2523 | +30.4 |
| 2 | Foldes, Marton GaborFM | 2268 | HUN | +15N | +4B | −1N | +6B | =3N | +9B | +5N | +8B | +11N | 7.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 33.00 | 2364 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Gyorfi, Adam | 2167 | HUN | +12N | −1B | +13N | +4B | =2B | +8N | +10B | =5N | +9B | 7.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 31.25 | 2254 | +40.8 |
| 4 | Panda, Barnabas | 2122 | HUN | +14B | −2N | +7B | −3N | +5B | =1B | =6N | +13N | +8N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 26.00 | 2180 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Apro, Barnabas | 2083 | HUN | +16B | =6B | +10N | −1B | −4N | +11N | −2B | =3B | +15N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 16.75 | 2090 | +8.4 |
| 6 | Salamon, Laszlo | 2202 | HUN | +7B | =5N | =9B | −2N | −8B | +14N | =4B | −1B | +16N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 16.00 | 2038 | -67.2 |
| 7 | Illes, Andras | 1914 | HUN | −6N | +16B | −4N | +13B | =11B | =10N | −1N | =15B | +14B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 12.00 | 1907 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Kato, Bence Teodor | 1950 | HUN | −1N | =12B | =15N | +10B | +6N | −3B | +9N | −2N | −4B | 4.0 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 15.50 | 2040 | +37.2 |
| 9 | Puskas, Mihaly | 2086 | HUN | =10N | +13B | =6N | +14B | −1N | −2N | −8B | +12B | −3N | 4.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 14.25 | 1956 | -54.0 |
| 10 | Toth, Benedek | 1772 | HUN | =9B | +11N | −5B | −8N | +12N | =7B | −3N | +16B | −1N | 4.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 13.25 | 1917 | +60.0 |
| 11 | Blake-Gyeresy, Alfred | 1965 | HUN | −13N | −10B | +16N | +15B | =7N | −5B | =12B | +14N | −2B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 10.25 | 1900 | -24.4 |
| 12 | Kecskemeti, Attila | 1890 | HUN | −3B | =8N | −14B | +16N | −10B | +15B | =11N | −9N | +13B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 10.00 | 1806 | -36.8 |
| 13 | Zambo, Akos | 0 | HUN | +11B | −9N | −3B | −7N | =14N | =16B | +15N | −4B | −12N | 3.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 8.00 | 1794 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Golya, Mate | 1781 | HUN | −4N | =15B | +12N | −9N | =13B | −6B | +16N | −11B | −7N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 7.50 | 1797 | +1.2 |
| 15 | Librecz, Lenard | 1928 | HUN | −2B | =14N | =8B | −11N | =16B | −12N | −13B | =7N | −5B | 2.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 6.25 | 1729 | -80.8 |
| 16 | Bolla, Akos | 1416 | HUN | −5N | −7N | −11B | −12B | =15N | =13N | −14B | −10N | −6B | 1.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 2.50 | 1362 | -7.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Toth, BenedekHUN+60.04.0 pts · #8
- 2Gyorfi, AdamHUN+40.87.0 pts · #3
- 3Kato, Bence TeodorHUN+37.24.0 pts · #9
- 1Librecz, LenardHUN-80.82.0 pts · #15
- 2Salamon, LaszloHUN-67.24.5 pts · #6
- 3Puskas, MihalyHUN-54.04.0 pts · #12
- R5+252 Elo gap
- R2+193 Elo gap
- R7+136 Elo gap