1st Varga Laszlo Memorial
15 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Kalocsa, Hungary. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2032, and top seed was Omar Eltigani (🇸🇩 SUD, IM, 2248).
Omar Eltigani (🇸🇩 SUD, IM, 2248) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Sandor Kustar (4.5) and Akos Albrecht (4.5). Eltigani won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Tibor Benyeda (1658) beat Sorin-Mihai Samu (2004), a +346-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsIM Omar Eltigani led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Omar Eltigani never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
IM Omar Eltigani drew with IM Sandor Kustar (Black).
IM Omar Eltigani 4 wins (R1–R4)Akos Albrecht 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMOmar Eltigani | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMSandor Kustar | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Akos Albrecht | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Bence Baki | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eltigani, OmarIM | 2248 | SUD | +8N | +4B | +5N | +3B | =2N | +10B | 5.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 18.75 | 2429 | +18.4 |
| 2 | Kustar, SandorIM | 2204 | HUN | +7B | +9N | −3B | +6N | =1B | +5N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 14.75 | 2243 | +3.4 |
| 3 | Albrecht, Akos | 2107 | HUN | +11N | +15B | +2N | −1N | =5B | +6B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.25 | 2221 | +15.8 |
| 4 | Baki, Bence | 2004 | HUN | +14N | −1N | +7B | =8B | =9N | +11B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 2064 | +20.4 |
| 5 | Jaro, Benjamin | 2047 | HUN | +10B | +12N | −1B | +9N | =3N | −2B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 2059 | +5.4 |
| 6 | Samu, Sorin-Mihai | 2004 | ROU | −12B | +11N | +13B | −2B | +8N | −3N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1884 | -15.2 |
| 7 | Ilyes, Peter | 1892 | NOR | −2N | +14B | −4N | +15B | −10N | +8B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1855 | -6.2 |
| 8 | Molnar, Krisztian | 1956 | HUN | −1B | +10N | +12B | =4N | −6B | −7N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1876 | -13.4 |
| 9 | Marjanovic, Gyorgy | 2003 | HUN | +13N | −2B | +15N | −5B | =4B | F | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1812 | -13.6 |
| 10 | Meszaros, Ferenc | 1793 | HUN | −5N | −8B | F | +13N | +7B | −1N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1829 | +1.8 |
| 11 | Bagi, Lajos | 1855 | HUN | −3B | −6B | =14N | +12N | =13B | −4N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1741 | -15.4 |
| 12 | Benyeda, Tibor | 1658 | HUN | +6N | −5B | −8N | −11B | +15N | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1773 | +8.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 792160 | 0 | — | −9B | F | −6N | −10B | =11N | +15B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kenyeres, Zsolt | 1678 | HUN | −4B | −7N | =11B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1644 | -5.2 |
| 15 | Pereszlenyi, Gabriella | 0 | HUN | F | −3N | −9B | −7N | −12B | −13N | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1115 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baki, BenceHUN+20.44.0 pts · #3
- 2Eltigani, OmarIMSUD+18.45.5 pts · #1
- 3Albrecht, AkosHUN+15.84.5 pts · #5
- 1Bagi, LajosHUN-15.42.0 pts · #9
- 2Samu, Sorin-MihaiROU-15.23.0 pts · #7
- 3Marjanovic, GyorgyHUN-13.62.5 pts · #13
- R1+346 Elo gap