Budapest One Week 2026 January IM-A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 7 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2242, and top seed was Mohamed Anees M (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2416).
Zoltan Varga (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2290) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Mohamed Anees M (6.0) and Gehua Wen (5.5).
The biggest upset came in round 9: Sahithi Varshini M (FM, 2289) beat Mohamed Anees M (IM, 2416), a +127-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Zoltan Varga led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Zoltan Varga held the sole lead from R1 through R9 without losing it.
GM Zoltan Varga beat IM Mohamed Anees M (Black).
GM Zoltan Varga 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Mohamed Anees M 4 wins (R5–R8)
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 | 🇭🇺GMVarga, Zoltan | 2290 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.25 | 38.5 | +13.6 | 2403 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳IMMohamed Anees M | 2416 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.50 | 39.0 | -7.1 | 2348 |
| 3 | 🇨🇳CMWen, Gehua | 2190 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 24.50 | 39.5 | +34.2 | 2328 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳FMSahithi Varshini M | 2289 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.25 | 40.0 | -2.8 | 2280 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺FMHaszon, David | 2269 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | +3.0 | 2283 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺IMJakab, Attila | 2214 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | +3.7 | 2246 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Sagi, Bence | 2236 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 40.5 | +1.0 | 2243 |
| 8 | 🇵🇱WIMSiekanska, Maria | 2242 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.50 | 41.5 | -19.8 | 2163 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺Gyorfi, Adam | 2171 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.50 | 42.0 | -22.4 | 2125 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺Karacsonyi, Bank | 2107 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 6.75 | 43.5 | -49.6 | 1985 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wen, GehuaCMCHN+34.25.5 pts · #3
- 2Varga, ZoltanGMHUN+13.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Jakab, AttilaIMHUN+3.74.5 pts · #7
- 1Karacsonyi, BankHUN-49.61.5 pts · #10
- 2Gyorfi, AdamHUN-22.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Siekanska, MariaWIMPOL-19.83.5 pts · #8
- R9+127 Elo gap
- R3+126 Elo gap