Budapest One Week 2026 January GM-A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2390, and top seed was Vitaly Sivuk (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2511).
Jagadeesh Siddharth (🇸🇬 SGP, GM, 2489) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Shahil Dey (6.5) and Aron Pasti (5.5). Siddharth shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Xeniya Balabayeva (WGM, 2371) beat Jagadeesh Siddharth (GM, 2489), a +118-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Shahil Dey led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
IM Shahil Dey takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
IM Shahil Dey lost to GM Jagadeesh Siddharth (White).
IM Shahil Dey went unbeaten across 7 games (R3–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇸🇬GMSiddharth, Jagadeesh | 2489 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.75 | 38.5 | +6.9 | 2545 |
| 1 | 🇮🇳IMShahil Dey | 2409 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.00 | 38.5 | +17.4 | 2554 |
| 3 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºIMPasti, Aron | 2360 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +14.1 | 2474 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪GMSivuk, Vitaly | 2511 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | -11.0 | 2420 |
| 4 | 🇺🇦IMMosesov, Danyil | 2447 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | -2.6 | 2427 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿WGMBalabayeva, Xeniya | 2371 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | +4.8 | 2392 |
| 7 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºGMBerczes, David | 2361 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | -1.0 | 2350 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷IMDudognon, Thibault | 2359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.25 | 41.5 | -5.8 | 2314 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳IMSenthil Maran K | 2331 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.75 | 42.0 | -6.9 | 2272 |
| 10 | 🇮🇪FMNemeth, Zalan | 2264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 6.75 | 43.5 | -27.0 | 2131 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shahil DeyIMIND+17.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Pasti, AronIMHUN+14.15.5 pts · #3
- 3Siddharth, JagadeeshGMSGP+6.96.5 pts · #2
- 1Nemeth, ZalanFMIRL-27.01.5 pts · #10
- 2Sivuk, VitalyGMSWE-11.05.0 pts · #5
- 3Senthil Maran KIMIND-6.93.0 pts · #9
- R6+118 Elo gap