SixDays Budapest November 2025 - IM-B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 13 Nov 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2235, and top seed was Andrei Kovalev (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2374).
Andrei Kovalev (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2374) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Aarav Sarbalia (5.5) and Ruben Coles (5.0). Kovalev won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Lili Toth (WFM, 2133) beat Bhosale Snehal (CM, 2246), a +113-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Andrei Kovalev led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
GM Andrei Kovalev never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
GM Andrei Kovalev opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Aarav Sarbalia); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Andrei Kovalev drew with FM Aarav Sarbalia (Black).
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 | 🇧🇾GMKovalev, Andrei | 2374 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.25 | 38.0 | +6.6 | 2439 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMAarav Sarbalia | 2231 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +20.6 | 2315 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Coles, Ruben | 2210 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 22.00 | 40.0 | +31.5 | 2281 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺GMVarga, Zoltan | 2303 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.75 | 40.0 | -4.3 | 2270 |
| 5 | 🇹🇷FMSahin, Ozgun | 2217 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +14.6 | 2280 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺CMLehocz, Jozsef Jr. | 2175 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | +32.4 | 2241 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺IMKustar, Sandor | 2209 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | -1.5 | 2195 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳CMSnehal, Bhosale | 2246 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 16.00 | 41.5 | -23.2 | 2154 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺Sagi, Bence | 2249 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.5 | 13.50 | 41.5 | -23.6 | 2153 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺WFMToth, Lili | 2133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 8.25 | 43.0 | -45.6 | 2026 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lehocz, Jozsef Jr.CMHUN+32.44.5 pts · #6
- 2Coles, RubenFRA+31.55.0 pts · #4
- 3Aarav SarbaliaFMIND+20.65.5 pts · #2
- 1Toth, LiliWFMHUN-45.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Sagi, BenceHUN-23.63.5 pts · #9
- 3Snehal, BhosaleCMIND-23.23.5 pts · #8
- R3+113 Elo gap