GM Gleb Dudin and IM Szidónia Lázárné Vajda triumphed at the 2025 Hungarian Chess Championships. Dudin captured his first national title, while Lázárné Vajda claimed her third Hungarian women’s crown, repeating her successes of 2004 and 2015.
The Hungarian Individual Championship, featuring simultaneous open and women’s competitions, was held in Budapest from December 10–18. Both events were 10-player round-robins under classical time controls.
The open section turned into an exciting race between GMs Gleb Dudin and Tamás Bánusz. Dudin seized the lead early, but Bánusz caught up after Round 6. Their direct clash in the next round ended in a draw, and the two preserved their shared lead. Dudin pulled ahead in the penultimate round by defeating Ágoston Juhász, while his main rival could only draw.
Trailing Dudin by half a point going into the final round, both Bánusz and top seed Benjamin Gledura (who finished strongly) were held to draws. Dudin, meanwhile, achieved a much better position against Sergey Grigoriants but decided to play it safe, settling for a draw to secure the title with a score of 6.5/9.
Gledura and Bánusz finished half a point behind on 6/9 and tied for second place, with Gledura claiming silver thanks to a superior Sonneborn–Berger score. Notably, all three top finishers completed the tournament undefeated.
The Women’s Championship was even more tightly contested. IM Szidonia Lázár–Vajda and WFM Kata Karácsonyi tied for first with 6.5/9, with Lázár–Vajda winning the title by a mere 0.5 Sonneborn–Berger points.
IM Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel scored 6/9 to take the bronze medal.
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