Budapest One Week 2026 March IM-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 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2249, and top seed was Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (🇱🇰 SRI, IM, 2429).
Jaiveer Mahendru (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2255) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (6.5) and Wagh Suyog (5.5). Mahendru shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Kan Nakahara (CM, 2171) beat Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (IM, 2429), a +258-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Jaiveer Mahendru led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Jan Golecki takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
FM Jaiveer Mahendru drew with IM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (White).
FM Jaiveer Mahendru 4 wins (R6–R9)IM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage 3 wins (R7–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 | 🇮🇳FMJaiveer Mahendru | 2255 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 38.0 | +45.8 | 2469 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰IMLiyanage, Ranindu Dilshan | 2429 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.75 | 38.5 | -2.5 | 2395 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳IMWagh Suyog | 2374 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.75 | 39.5 | -6.1 | 2315 |
| 4 | 🇯🇵CMNakahara, Kan | 2171 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | +30.4 | 2301 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱FMGolecki, Jan | 2293 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.75 | 40.0 | -1.6 | 2287 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺IMHorvath, David | 2243 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 40.0 | +5.8 | 2293 |
| 7 | 🇮🇪FMNemeth, Zalan | 2234 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | -6.2 | 2208 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳CMMehta Naitik R | 2257 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 13.25 | 42.0 | -32.0 | 2123 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺CMCsernyik, Mark | 2105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 7.00 | 43.0 | -26.8 | 2045 |
| 9 | WFMDorokhina, Elizaveta | 2132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 6.00 | 43.0 | -19.8 | 2042 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jaiveer MahendruFMIND+45.87.0 pts · #1
- 2Nakahara, KanCMJPN+30.45.0 pts · #4
- 3Horvath, DavidIMHUN+5.85.0 pts · #6
- 1Mehta Naitik RCMIND-32.03.0 pts · #8
- 2Csernyik, MarkCMHUN-26.82.0 pts · #10
- 3Dorokhina, ElizavetaWFMFID-19.82.0 pts · #9
- R4+258 Elo gap
- R4+125 Elo gap
- R7+122 Elo gap