SixDays Budapest July 2025 IM-C
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jul 2025 to 01 Aug 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2388, and top seed was Valeriy Aveskulov (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2494).
Valeriy Aveskulov (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2494) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Misa Pap (5.5) and Gergely Aczel (5.5). Aveskulov won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Vaibhav Jayant Raut (FM, 2315) beat Valeriy Aveskulov (GM, 2494), a +179-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Valeriy Aveskulov led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Valeriy Aveskulov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
GM Valeriy Aveskulov opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Misa Pap); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Valeriy Aveskulov drew with GM Misa Pap (White).
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 | 🇺🇦GMAveskulov, Valeriy | 2494 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.00 | 38.0 | +10.9 | 2596 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸GMPap, Misa | 2442 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 23.75 | 39.5 | +2.5 | 2462 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺GMAczel, Gergely | 2420 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.25 | 39.5 | +5.5 | 2464 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺IMJuhasz, Agoston | 2428 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 39.5 | +4.5 | 2463 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺IMVanczak, Tamas | 2407 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 17.75 | 40.0 | +2.4 | 2429 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMVaibhav Jayant Raut | 2315 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 20.75 | 40.5 | +19.6 | 2396 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMVivaan Vishal Shah | 2402 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 40.5 | -1.7 | 2386 |
| 8 | FMTregubenko, Nikolay | 2294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.25 | 41.5 | +5.4 | 2318 |
| 9 | 🇮🇸IMHeimisson, Hilmir Freyr | 2342 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.75 | 42.0 | -8.8 | 2268 |
| 10 | 🇮🇹FMKalosha, Zhiulien Oleksii | 2334 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 5.50 | 44.0 | -55.6 | 2043 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vaibhav Jayant RautFMIND+19.64.5 pts · #7
- 2Aveskulov, ValeriyGMUKR+10.97.0 pts · #1
- 3Aczel, GergelyGMHUN+5.55.5 pts · #4
- 1Kalosha, Zhiulien OleksiiFMITA-55.61.0 pts · #10
- 2Heimisson, Hilmir FreyrIMISL-8.83.0 pts · #9
- 3Vivaan Vishal ShahFMIND-1.74.5 pts · #6
- R4+179 Elo gap
- R1+105 Elo gap