Budapest One Week 2026 March U2250
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Mar 2026 to 17 Mar 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1984, and top seed was Sandor Kustar (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2218).
Vilmos Balint (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2107) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sandor Farago (6.5) and Kristof Koczo (6.0). Balint won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
11 Mar 2026 → 17 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×2
FM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×9
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Vilmos Balint led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
FM Vilmos Balint never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Vilmos Balint beat IM Sandor Farago (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Vilmos Balint 6 wins (R1–R7)FM Kristof Koczo 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVilmos Balint | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMSandor Farago | 0 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3FMKristof Koczo | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Eric Cooke | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balint, VilmosFM | 2107 | HUN | +8N | +9B | +2N | +4B | +3N | F | +6B | =5N | +12N | 7.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 31.25 | 2408 | +42.0 |
| 2 | Farago, SandorIM | 2044 | HUN | +13B | +3N | −1B | +11N | +6B | =5N | +7B | −4N | +8B | 6.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 22.75 | 2098 | +8.1 |
| 3 | Koczo, KristofFM | 2005 | HUN | +11N | −2B | =6N | +8B | −1B | =4N | +12B | +9N | +7B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 16.50 | 2008 | +4.4 |
| 4 | Cooke, Eric | 1965 | USA | +14N | =6B | =9N | −1N | +7B | =3B | +11N | +2B | −5B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 18.25 | 2011 | +13.8 |
| 5 | Kustar, SandorIM | 2218 | HUN | F | =11B | =10N | +14B | +9N | =2B | =8N | =1B | +4N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 17.75 | 2074 | -11.2 |
| 6 | Ladanyi, Tibor | 1983 | HUN | =7B | =4N | =3B | +12N | −2N | +9B | −1N | F | +11B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 12.25 | 1930 | -7.0 |
| 7 | Bacsi, Andras | 1706 | HUN | =6N | =10B | =8N | =9B | −4N | +11B | −2N | +12B | −3N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 8.25 | 1845 | +29.6 |
| 8 | Horvath, Adel | 1848 | HUN | −1B | +12N | =7B | −3N | F | +10N | =5B | F | −2N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 7.75 | 1884 | +9.2 |
| 9 | Giles, Benjamin | 1937 | NZL | +12B | −1N | =4B | =7N | −5B | −6N | F | −3B | F | 2.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 5.75 | 1774 | -29.2 |
| 10 | Roch, Florian | 1923 | FRA | F | =7N | =5B | F | +14N | −8B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1850 | -7.6 |
| 11 | Vujity-Zsolnay, Benjamin | 1751 | HUN | −3B | =5N | F | −2B | +12N | −7N | −4B | F | −6N | 1.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 3.75 | 1683 | -27.6 |
| 12 | Csermely, Zoltan | 1539 | HUN | −9N | −8B | +14N | −6B | −11B | F | −3N | −7N | −1B | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 0.00 | 1514 | -7.0 |
| 13 | Yip, Michael | 1810 | CAN | −2N | +14B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1837 | +1.0 |
| 14 | Bloch, Yarden | 1628 | ISR | −4B | −13N | −12B | −5N | −10B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 1053 | -24.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Balint, VilmosFMHUN+42.07.5 pts · #1
- 2Bacsi, AndrasHUN+29.64.0 pts · #7
- 3Cooke, EricUSA+13.85.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Giles, BenjaminNZL-29.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Vujity-Zsolnay, BenjaminHUN-27.61.5 pts · #11
- 3Bloch, YardenISR-24.60.0 pts · #14