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Budapest One Week 2026 January GM-B

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2391, and top seed was Valeriy Aveskulov (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2475).

Nikolay Averin ( FID, IM, 2389) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Valeriy Aveskulov (6.0) and Harsh Suresh (5.0). Averin shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Tibor Bodi (FM, 2295) beat Gergely Aczel (GM, 2450), a +155-point gap.

Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
19 Jan 2026 → 24 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇦GMValeriy Aveskulov2475
Avg top 10
2,391
Participants
10
Titled players · 9
GM×3
IM×3
FM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×3
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×1
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Nikolay Averin led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
1
4
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Averin takes leadAveskulov takes lead
R3 · LEADER CHANGE20 Jan

IM Nikolay Averin takes the sole lead (2.5/3).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Nikolay Averin beat GM Valeriy Aveskulov (White).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

IM Nikolay Averin went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1IMAverin, Nikolay2389*1½½½½½1½16.025.5039.0+15.12516
2🇺🇦GMAveskulov, Valeriy24750*½1½½1½116.024.2539.0+3.52506
3🇮🇳IMHarsh Suresh2440½½*01½½1½½5.021.5040.0-1.72428
4🇺🇸Singh, Siddharth2337½01*01½1½½5.021.2540.0+24.42439
7🇸🇰GMPlat, Vojtech2457½½01*½½½½½4.520.2540.5-8.72383
5🇭🇺GMAczel, Gergely2450½½½0½*½0114.519.0040.5-7.82384
6🇹🇼IMBai, Adelard2428½0½½½½*0114.518.5040.5-4.92386
8🇭🇺FMBodi, Tibor22950½00½11*0½3.515.5041.5+5.62321
9🇷🇸FMSpasic, Petar2355½0½½½001*½3.515.0041.5-10.22314
10🇭🇺FMGombocz, Ferenc Jr.227900½½½00½½*2.510.7542.5-10.82237

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets