Budapest One Week 2026 March GM-B
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 2410, and top seed was Tamas Jr. Fodor (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2513).
Evaggelos Patrelakis (🇬🇷 GRE, IM, 2463) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Lukasz Licznerski (6.0) and Peter Balint (6.0). Patrelakis shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Noam Sason (CM, 2223) beat Adharsh K (FM, 2330), a +107-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Evaggelos Patrelakis led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Evaggelos Patrelakis takes the sole lead (7.0/9).
IM Evaggelos Patrelakis drew with IM Lukasz Licznerski (Black).
IM Evaggelos Patrelakis won 5 in a row (R5–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 | 🇬🇷IMPatrelakis, Evaggelos | 2463 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 37.0 | +17.9 | 2624 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱IMLicznerski, Lukasz | 2480 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.50 | 38.0 | +5.9 | 2527 |
| 3 | 🇦🇹FMBalint, Peter | 2421 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.75 | 38.0 | +13.6 | 2533 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺GMFodor, Tamas Jr. | 2513 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 39.0 | -8.5 | 2441 |
| 5 | 🇸🇬GMSiddharth, Jagadeesh | 2509 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | — | 4.5 | 21.75 | 39.5 | -4.4 | 2463 |
| 6 | 🇨🇿IMShagbazyan, Taron | 2436 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 18.25 | 39.5 | -3.3 | 2407 |
| 7 | 🇺🇦GMNeverov, Valeriy | 2376 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.00 | 40.0 | -0.4 | 2370 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸WGMMehmed, Elif | 2344 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.25 | 40.5 | -2.4 | 2337 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMAdharsh K | 2330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 2.0 | 8.75 | 42.0 | -29.2 | 2198 |
| 10 | 🇮🇱CMSason, Noam | 2223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 4.25 | 42.5 | -12.5 | 2169 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Patrelakis, EvaggelosIMGRE+17.97.0 pts · #1
- 2Balint, PeterFMAUT+13.66.0 pts · #3
- 3Licznerski, LukaszIMPOL+5.96.0 pts · #2
- 1Adharsh KFMIND-29.22.0 pts · #9
- 2Sason, NoamCMISR-12.51.5 pts · #10
- 3Fodor, Tamas Jr.GMHUN-8.55.0 pts · #4
- R2+107 Elo gap