Budapest One Week 2026 March IM-A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Mar 2026 to 17 Mar 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2245, and top seed was Bence Pribelszky (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2396).
Dhananjay S (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2237) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Jihan Tejas Shah (6.0) and Zoltan Varga (6.0). S shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Sneha Halder (WFM, 2101) beat Milan Pacher (GM, 2338), a +237-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Dhananjay S led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
FM Dhananjay S takes the sole lead (5.0/7).
FM Dhananjay S beat FM Jihan Tejas Shah (White).
FM Dhananjay S won 3 in a row (R6–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 | 🇮🇳FMDhananjay S | 2237 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.00 | 38.5 | +42.4 | 2412 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMJihan Tejas Shah | 2205 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 24.50 | 39.0 | +51.0 | 2375 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺GMVarga, Zoltan | 2301 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.75 | 39.0 | +7.7 | 2364 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺IMPribelszky, Bence | 2396 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.25 | 40.0 | -14.1 | 2272 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳WFMSneha Halder | 2101 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | +46.3 | 2261 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺CMLehocz, Jozsef Jr. | 2231 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.00 | 40.5 | +7.2 | 2247 |
| 8 | 🇸🇰GMPacher, Milan | 2338 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | -17.0 | 2192 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷FMVu Dinh, Adrien | 2313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 15.25 | 41.0 | -27.8 | 2195 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺CMSeres, Barnabas | 2266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 42.0 | -63.0 | 2118 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸FMGuntaka, Aayansh | 2064 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 7.25 | 43.5 | -18.3 | 1992 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jihan Tejas ShahFMIND+51.06.0 pts · #2
- 2Sneha HalderWFMIND+46.34.5 pts · #5
- 3Dhananjay SFMIND+42.46.5 pts · #1
- 1Seres, BarnabasCMHUN-63.03.0 pts · #9
- 2Vu Dinh, AdrienFMFRA-27.84.0 pts · #7
- 3Guntaka, AayanshFMUSA-18.31.5 pts · #10
- R4+237 Elo gap
- R2+212 Elo gap
- R2+191 Elo gap