SixDays Budapest May 2025 U2250
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 May 2025 to 19 May 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 3 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2026, and top seed was Miklos Halak (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2218).
Miklos Halak (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2218) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Balazs Fodor (7.0) and Benjamin Giles (4.5). Halak won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Michael Yip (1866) beat Tamas Dani (1977), a +111-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 9 · 9 roundsFM Miklos Halak led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Miklos Halak held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
FM Miklos Halak drew with Balazs Fodor (White).
FM Miklos Halak 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Balazs Fodor 4 wins (R6–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇭🇺FMHalak, Miklos | 2218 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 23.00 | 26.5 | +27.8 | 2447 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺Fodor, Balazs | 2181 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 21.50 | 27.0 | +25.0 | 2343 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿Giles, Benjamin | 1964 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 11.00 | 29.5 | +24.6 | 2077 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪WCMWang, Minqing | 1950 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 11.75 | 30.5 | +16.8 | 2045 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Xu, Yuan | 2056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.25 | 31.0 | -54.8 | 1936 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Zhang, Ruijia | 1970 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | * | 1 | — | ½ | 2.5 | 6.75 | 31.5 | +6.4 | 2018 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺Dani, Tamas | 1977 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.75 | 32.0 | -28.8 | 1840 |
| 9 | 🇨🇦Yip, Michael | 1866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | * | 0 | 2.0 | 5.50 | 32.0 | +3.0 | 1899 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMCharvi A | 2056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 5.00 | 32.0 | -94.8 | 1830 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Halak, MiklosFMHUN+27.87.5 pts · #1
- 2Fodor, BalazsHUN+25.07.0 pts · #2
- 3Giles, BenjaminNZL+24.64.5 pts · #3
- 1Charvi AFMIND-94.82.0 pts · #7
- 2Xu, YuanUSA-54.83.0 pts · #5
- 3Dani, TamasHUN-28.82.0 pts · #8
- R5+111 Elo gap
- R4+106 Elo gap