Budapest One Week 2025 August IM-B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 9 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2244, and top seed was Jose Gonzalez Garcia (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2447).
Valeriy Neverov (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2413) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Jose Gonzalez Garcia (6.0) and Andrew Jing (5.5). Neverov took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Manfredi La Barbera (2163) beat Almos Konyves (FM, 2310), a +147-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Valeriy Neverov led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Valeriy Neverov takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
GM Valeriy Neverov drew with GM Jose Gonzalez Garcia (White).
GM Valeriy Neverov won 5 in a row (R2–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇦GMNeverov, Valeriy | 2413 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.75 | 38.0 | +4.1 | 2445 |
| 2 | 🇪🇸GMGonzalez Garcia, Jose | 2447 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 27.00 | 39.0 | -9.5 | 2347 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸FMJing, Andrew | 2266 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 39.5 | +26.6 | 2322 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷FMLe Ruyet, Leopold | 2194 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 40.0 | +22.6 | 2293 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺FMKonyves, Almos | 2310 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 20.50 | 40.5 | -17.4 | 2237 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺FMTurcsanyi, Vince Gergo | 2297 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.00 | 40.5 | -13.6 | 2238 |
| 7 | 🇮🇹La Barbera, Manfredi | 2163 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 14.50 | 41.5 | +0.8 | 2173 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸FMVaidyanathan, Kannan | 2083 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | +37.6 | 2182 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺CMLehocz, Jozsef Jr. | 2101 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 3.0 | 13.25 | 42.0 | +10.3 | 2135 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺IMNemeth, Zoltan | 2167 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 10.00 | 42.5 | -10.2 | 2087 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vaidyanathan, KannanFMUSA+37.63.5 pts · #8
- 2Jing, AndrewFMUSA+26.65.5 pts · #3
- 3Le Ruyet, LeopoldFMFRA+22.65.0 pts · #4
- 1Konyves, AlmosFMHUN-17.44.5 pts · #6
- 2Turcsanyi, Vince GergoFMHUN-13.64.5 pts · #5
- 3Nemeth, ZoltanIMHUN-10.22.5 pts · #10
- R4+147 Elo gap
- R1+103 Elo gap