Budapest One Week 2026 March GM-A
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Mar 2026 to 17 Mar 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2397, and top seed was Vojtech Plat (🇸🇰 SVK, GM, 2457).
Vadym Petrovskiy (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2434) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Yiping Lou (5.5) and Vojtech Plat (5.5). Petrovskiy won solo starting round 6.
Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
11 Mar 2026 → 17 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×5
FM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×2
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Vadym Petrovskiy led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
5
3
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD
IM Vadym Petrovskiy held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Vadym Petrovskiy drew with IM Yiping Lou (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
IM Vadym Petrovskiy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇪IMPetrovskiy, Vadym | 2434 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 25.25 | 39.0 | +9.9 | 2518 |
| 2 | 🇨🇳IMLou, Yiping | 2429 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.00 | 39.5 | +5.6 | 2473 |
| 3 | 🇸🇰GMPlat, Vojtech | 2457 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.50 | 39.5 | +1.8 | 2470 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿GMKraus, Tomas | 2388 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +11.3 | 2478 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸IMDamjanovic, Vuk | 2411 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | +3.2 | 2438 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿FMAssylov, Miras | 2405 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -1.1 | 2396 |
| 6 | 🇷🇴IMTudor, Henry Edward | 2453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | -7.6 | 2391 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺IMPopovics, Adam | 2335 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | +3.5 | 2361 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺GMBerczes, David | 2387 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.00 | 42.0 | -13.5 | 2273 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMAarit Kapil | 2271 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 6.75 | 43.5 | -32.8 | 2138 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kraus, TomasGMCZE+11.35.5 pts · #4
- 2Petrovskiy, VadymIMGER+9.96.0 pts · #1
- 3Lou, YipingIMCHN+5.65.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Aarit KapilFMIND-32.81.5 pts · #10
- 2Berczes, DavidGMHUN-13.53.0 pts · #9
- 3Tudor, Henry EdwardIMROU-7.64.5 pts · #6