Budapest One Week 2026 January GM-B
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Nikolay Averin led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Nikolay Averin takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
IM Nikolay Averin beat GM Valeriy Aveskulov (White).
IM Nikolay Averin went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–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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| 1 | IMAverin, Nikolay | 2389 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 39.0 | +15.1 | 2516 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦GMAveskulov, Valeriy | 2475 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | +3.5 | 2506 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳IMHarsh Suresh | 2440 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | -1.7 | 2428 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Singh, Siddharth | 2337 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.25 | 40.0 | +24.4 | 2439 |
| 7 | 🇸🇰GMPlat, Vojtech | 2457 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -8.7 | 2383 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺GMAczel, Gergely | 2450 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | -7.8 | 2384 |
| 6 | 🇹🇼IMBai, Adelard | 2428 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | -4.9 | 2386 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺FMBodi, Tibor | 2295 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | +5.6 | 2321 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸FMSpasic, Petar | 2355 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 15.00 | 41.5 | -10.2 | 2314 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺FMGombocz, Ferenc Jr. | 2279 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.75 | 42.5 | -10.8 | 2237 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Singh, SiddharthUSA+24.45.0 pts · #4
- 2Averin, NikolayIMFID+15.16.0 pts · #1
- 3Bodi, TiborFMHUN+5.63.5 pts · #8
- 1Gombocz, Ferenc Jr.FMHUN-10.82.5 pts · #10
- 2Spasic, PetarFMSRB-10.23.5 pts · #9
- 3Plat, VojtechGMSVK-8.74.5 pts · #7
- R4+155 Elo gap
- R9+133 Elo gap
- R2+113 Elo gap