Budapest One Week 2026 January U2250
13 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2029, and top seed was Vilmos Balint (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2179).
Elizaveta Dorokhina ( FID, WFM, 2095) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Ivan Kul (6.0) and Sofia Barkasheva (5.5). Dorokhina took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kristof Koczo (FM, 1999) beat Vilmos Balint (FM, 2179), a +180-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Elizaveta Dorokhina led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
IM Evarth Dr. Kahn takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
WFM Elizaveta Dorokhina drew with CM Ivan Kul (Black).
WFM Elizaveta Dorokhina went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMElizaveta Dorokhina | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2CMIvan Kul | ½ | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3WCMSofia Barkasheva | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4IMEvarth Dr. Kahn | ½ | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorokhina, ElizavetaWFM | 2095 | FID | +11B | =4N | =5B | =2N | =3B | +7N | +8B | =10N | +12B | 6.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 24.50 | 2112 | +8.4 |
| 2 | Kul, IvanCM | 2097 | FID | +8N | +6B | =7N | =1B | −5N | +9B | =3N | =4B | +11N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 25.50 | 2128 | +9.0 |
| 3 | Barkasheva, SofiaWCM | 1921 | EST | −7N | +12B | =11N | =4B | =1N | +6B | =2B | =8N | +5B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 22.75 | 2036 | +55.9 |
| 4 | Koczo, KristofFM | 1999 | HUN | +9B | =1B | −6N | =3N | +11B | =5B | +12N | =2N | =10B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 20.50 | 2053 | +16.2 |
| 5 | Kahn, Evarth Dr.IM | 2090 | HUN | +13N | =7B | =1N | +6B | +2B | =4N | F | +9B | −3N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 22.25 | 2154 | +7.8 |
| 6 | Ladanyi, Tibor | 2002 | HUN | +12B | −2N | +4B | −5N | =8B | −3N | =10N | =11B | +9N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 14.50 | 1943 | -11.8 |
| 7 | Nemeth, ZoltanIM | 2121 | HUN | +3B | =5N | =2B | +9N | F | −1B | F | +12N | =8B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 17.00 | 2091 | -0.7 |
| 8 | Karpov, Vladyslav | 1817 | UKR | −2B | =9N | +12N | =11B | =6N | −10B | −1N | =3B | =7N | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 11.00 | 1894 | +14.0 |
| 9 | Balint, VilmosFM | 2179 | HUN | −4N | =8B | +10N | −7B | +12B | −2N | +11B | −5N | −6B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 8.75 | 1885 | -65.4 |
| 10 | Budai, Akos | 1973 | HUN | F | −11N | −9B | +12N | F | +8N | =6B | =1B | =4N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 12.25 | 1924 | -7.0 |
| 11 | Yip, Michael | 1803 | CAN | −1N | +10B | =3B | =8N | −4N | =12B | −9N | =6N | −2B | 3.0 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 10.50 | 1837 | +4.6 |
| 12 | Csermely, Zoltan | 1576 | HUN | −6N | −3N | −8B | −10B | −9N | =11N | −4B | −7B | −1N | 0.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 1.50 | 1489 | -10.0 |
| 13 | Feher, Laszlo | 1635 | HUN | −5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1235 | -1.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Barkasheva, SofiaWCMEST+55.95.5 pts · #3
- 2Koczo, KristofFMHUN+16.25.5 pts · #5
- 3Karpov, VladyslavUKR+14.03.5 pts · #10
- 1Balint, VilmosFMHUN-65.43.5 pts · #8
- 2Ladanyi, TiborHUN-11.84.5 pts · #7
- 3Csermely, ZoltanHUN-10.00.5 pts · #12
- R1+180 Elo gap
- R9+177 Elo gap
- R2+170 Elo gap