Budapest Spring Festival 2026

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104 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 07 Mar 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 99 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2557, and top seed was Aditya Mittal (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2610).

Daniel Dardha (🇧🇪 BEL, GM, 2602) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Saidakbar Saydaliev (7.0) and Jakub Seemann (7.0). Dardha shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Jake Shanty (FM, 2327) beat Abdimalik Abdisalimov (GM, 2563), a +236-point gap.

Location

🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary

Dates

27 Feb 2026 → 07 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳GMAditya Mittal2610

Avg top 10

2,557

Participants

104

Titled players · 99

GM×14

IM×26

FM×47

CM×4

WIM×6

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇳India×25

🇭🇺Hungary×19

🇺🇦Ukraine×8

🇵🇱Poland×7

🇹🇷Turkiye×6

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×5

🇷🇴Romania×5

🇨🇳China×3

Top 3

🥇
GMDaniel Dardha
🇧🇪BEL·2602
7.0pts·2663perf+6.6
🥈
IMSaidakbar Saydaliev
🇺🇿UZB·2415
7.0pts·2671perf+29.3
🥉
GMJakub Seemann
🇵🇱POL·2517
7.0pts·2653perf+14.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Saydaliev7Dardha7Seemann7Tarhan6.5Mittal6.5Kozak6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Dardha takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Saidakbar Saydaliev drew with GM Daniel Dardha (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Saidakbar Saydaliev 3 wins (R2–R4)GM Daniel Dardha 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMSaidakbar Saydaliev	*	½	—	½
2GMDaniel Dardha	½	*	1	½
3GMJakub Seemann	—	0	*	½
4IMAdar Tarhan	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dardha, DanielGM	2602	BEL	+49B	+21N	+48B	=4N	+3B	=25N	+6B	=9N	=2N	7.0	48.0	52.5	40.25	2663	+6.6
2	Saydaliev, SaidakbarIM	2415	UZB	=95B	+63N	+62B	+7N	=4B	=9B	+18N	+26N	=1B	7.0	44.5	47.0	36.00	2671	+29.3
3	Seemann, JakubGM	2517	POL	+56N	+44B	=75N	+32B	−1N	+31B	+25B	=4N	+9B	7.0	43.5	47.0	35.00	2653	+14.9
4	Tarhan, AdarIM	2460	TUR	+41N	+52B	+60N	=1B	=2N	+11B	=8N	=3B	=5N	6.5	49.0	53.0	36.25	2602	+17.3
5	Aditya MittalGM	2610	IND	+51B	+22N	=10B	=6N	=17B	=27N	+16B	+18N	=4B	6.5	46.5	51.0	36.25	2604	0.0
6	Ilinca, Felix-AntonioIM	2458	ROU	=61N	+13B	+39N	=5B	+30N	+12B	−1N	=8B	+27N	6.5	46.5	50.5	35.25	2647	+22.9
7	Kozak, AdamGM	2527	HUN	=55N	+80B	+70N	−2B	+44N	+20B	−9N	+32B	+10B	6.5	42.5	46.0	30.75	2560	+4.3
8	Samunenkov, IhorGM	2604	UKR	+11N	=58B	+24N	=17B	=20N	+22B	=4B	=6N	=15B	6.0	47.0	51.0	34.00	2535	-7.5
9	Lalit Babu M RGM	2511	IND	+50B	=73N	+43B	=10N	+64B	=2N	+7B	=1B	−3N	6.0	46.5	50.0	31.25	2541	+4.0
10	Begmuratov, KhumoyunIM	2429	UZB	+34N	+96B	=5N	=9B	−25N	+42B	+58N	+12B	−7N	6.0	43.5	46.0	28.25	2546	+14.2
11	Jake ShantyFM	2327	IND	−8B	+68N	+96B	+83N	+26B	−4N	=15B	+19N	=14B	6.0	42.5	45.0	26.50	2553	+53.2
12	Fodor, Tamas Jr.GM	2520	HUN	+38B	−48N	+49B	+50N	+73B	−6N	+21B	−10N	+31B	6.0	41.5	45.0	28.00	2495	-2.7
13	Harshit Ranjan SahuFM	2302	IND	=19B	−6N	+101B	−45N	=67N	+77B	+71N	+58B	+28N	6.0	37.0	38.0	22.25	2499	+47.4
14	Akbas, Umut AtaIM	2473	TUR	=47B	−59N	+85N	=72B	+66N	=29B	+45N	+43B	=11N	6.0	36.5	39.5	25.75	2449	-2.8
15	Panesar VedantFM	2406	IND	=76N	=88B	+77N	=42B	=91N	+95B	=11N	+25B	=8N	6.0	34.5	37.0	24.00	2468	+7.4
16	Liyanage, Ranindu DilshanIM	2404	SRI	=81N	+98B	=42N	−64B	+61N	+91B	−5N	+69B	+26B	6.0	34.5	36.5	22.00	2469	+7.6
17	Xiang, ZeyuIM	2449	CHN	+33N	=42B	+72B	=8N	=5N	−18B	=29N	+57B	=21B	5.5	42.5	46.5	27.25	2492	+5.6
18	Vrolijk, LiamGM	2537	NED	=36N	=66B	+61N	=44B	+45N	+17N	−2B	−5B	+43N	5.5	41.5	45.5	25.25	2472	-7.0
19	Mosesov, DanyilIM	2463	UKR	=13N	=61B	+66N	=91B	=29N	=35B	+39N	−11B	+44N	5.5	39.5	42.5	25.00	2415	-5.4
20	Dehtiarov, RomanIM	2430	UKR	+84B	−60N	+47B	+65N	=8B	−7N	=35N	=29B	+52N	5.5	39.5	42.5	24.00	2432	+0.7
21	Juhasz, AgostonIM	2396	HUN	+100N	−1B	=76N	+60B	+75N	=30B	−12N	+34B	=17N	5.5	39.5	41.5	21.50	2465	+8.4
22	Jin, YuehengIM	2400	CHN	+68B	−5B	=88N	+86N	+62B	−8N	=23B	=35N	+53B	5.5	38.5	41.5	22.25	2449	+5.8
23	Trushko, AndriiFM	2271	UKR	=37N	=67B	=28N	+70B	=58N	=32B	=22N	+48B	=25N	5.5	38.0	42.0	25.25	2497	+54.4
24	Singh, Siddharth	2385	USA	=98N	+81B	−8B	=84N	=74B	=59N	=47B	+65N	+46B	5.5	33.0	35.0	20.50	2376	-1.8
25	Klimkowski, JanGM	2532	POL	+54B	=43N	+45B	=73N	+10B	=1B	−3N	−15N	=23B	5.0	45.0	48.5	25.25	2449	-9.6
26	Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGM	2563	UZB	=66N	=36B	+41N	+75B	−11N	+73B	+28N	−2B	−16N	5.0	41.5	45.0	21.50	2398	-18.9
27	Chanda, SandipanGM	2479	IND	=80N	+55B	=58N	=29B	+39N	=5B	=43N	=31N	−6B	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.75	2436	-5.4
28	Assylov, MirasFM	2405	KAZ	=63B	=95N	=23B	+36N	=35B	+46N	−26B	+38N	−13B	5.0	40.0	42.5	23.00	2361	-5.7
29	Ilkhomi, JaloliddinIM	2353	TJK	=87B	=65N	+99B	=27N	=19B	=14N	=17B	=20N	=37N	5.0	39.5	41.5	21.75	2418	+15.6
30	Li, DiGM	2558	CHN	=59B	=47N	+86B	+48N	−6B	=21N	−31B	=54N	+56N	5.0	39.0	42.0	21.25	2394	-18.7
31	Pasti, AronIM	2377	HUN	−42N	+92B	=46N	+80B	+78B	−3N	+30N	=27B	−12N	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.75	2415	+4.3
32	Yordanov, LachezarFM	2391	BUL	=90B	+89N	+59B	−3N	=46B	=23N	+74B	−7N	=35B	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.50	2365	-6.8
33	Manea, AlexandruIM	2284	ROU	−17B	=35N	=79B	=53N	+51B	−45B	+49N	=36N	+62B	5.0	37.5	41.0	22.00	2380	+11.5
34	Aarit KapilFM	2271	IND	−10B	+51N	−83B	=49N	+36B	=71B	+91N	−21N	+59B	5.0	37.0	40.0	20.75	2404	+40.3
35	Paszewski, MateuszFM	2335	POL	−96N	=33B	+98N	+88B	=28N	=19N	=20B	=22B	=32N	5.0	37.0	39.0	20.75	2386	+12.0
36	Dubnevych, MaksymFM	2320	UKR	=18B	=26N	=67N	−28B	−34N	+85B	+98N	=33B	+58N	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.75	2413	+21.4
37	Amartuvshin, GanzorigIM	2428	MGL	=23B	−86N	=63B	+79N	=59B	+49N	=38B	=53N	=29B	5.0	36.0	39.0	22.00	2344	-10.4
38	Unat, Can HaktanFM	2311	TUR	−12N	−46B	+100N	+97B	=40N	+70B	=37N	−28B	+71N	5.0	35.5	37.5	17.00	2405	+22.0
39	Abdurakhmonov, MukhammadaliIM	2365	UZB	=79N	+101B	−6B	+90N	−27B	+84N	−19B	+74N	=40N	5.0	35.0	36.0	14.75	2381	+1.8
40	Palczert, MatyasFM	2450	HUN	+92B	=72N	−73B	=59N	=38B	=62N	=54B	+47N	=39B	5.0	34.5	37.5	20.75	2368	-10.3
41	Vijayakumar, RishiFM	2296	SCO	−4B	+97N	−26B	=87N	=53B	+67B	=73N	=62N	+69B	5.0	34.5	36.5	17.50	2410	+26.4
42	Vasynda, OleksandrFM	2237	UKR	+31B	=17N	=16B	=15N	=43B	−10N	−44B	+86N	=51B	4.5	42.0	45.0	21.25	2382	+69.2
43	Papp, LeventeFM	2381	HUN	+77N	=25B	−9N	+56B	=42N	+60B	=27B	−14N	−18B	4.5	40.5	44.0	19.25	2392	+1.4
44	Geher, Koppany	2369	HUN	+97B	−3N	+95B	=18N	−7B	=50B	+42N	=46N	−19B	4.5	40.5	42.5	16.25	2369	-0.2
45	Wagh SuyogIM	2374	IND	=101N	+79B	−25N	+13B	−18B	+33N	−14B	=78N	=55N	4.5	39.0	40.0	19.00	2344	-3.5
46	Dhananjay SFM	2237	IND	−58N	+38N	=31B	+52B	=32N	−28B	+75N	=44B	−24N	4.5	38.5	42.0	20.25	2367	+31.8
47	Krishnan, RitvikFM	2304	IND	=14N	=30B	−20N	=85B	=76N	+68B	=24N	−40B	+60N	4.5	38.5	41.5	19.50	2357	+12.0
48	Bhagat KushFM	2375	IND	+94B	+12B	−1N	−30B	−95N	+93N	+59B	−23N	=54B	4.5	38.0	40.5	18.25	2376	-0.4
49	Novosel, LovroIM	2326	CRO	−1N	+100B	−12N	=34B	+92N	−37B	−33B	+97N	+81B	4.5	36.5	38.5	13.00	2347	+1.7
50	Negrean, AndreiFM	2308	ROU	−9N	+82B	+102N	−12B	=83B	=44N	−57B	=64N	+74B	4.5	35.5	36.5	14.00	2363	+12.6
51	Yilmaz, BaverFM	2329	TUR	−5N	−34B	=92N	+77B	−33N	+88B	+80N	=60B	=42N	4.5	35.0	38.0	15.75	2301	-7.8
52	Turcsanyi, Vince GergoFM	2345	HUN	+78B	−4N	=74B	−46N	=63B	+89N	=65B	+84N	−20B	4.5	34.5	37.5	15.25	2282	-15.4
53	Jakab, BelaFM	2343	SVK	=74N	=85B	−78N	=33B	=41N	+76B	+95N	=37B	−22N	4.5	34.0	36.5	16.75	2283	-15.0
54	Rudolf, MichalFM	2317	POL	−25N	−77B	=68N	+98B	=85N	+82B	=40N	=30B	=48N	4.5	33.5	35.5	16.25	2341	+2.3
55	Senthil Maran KIM	2311	IND	=7B	−27N	−90B	−89N	+96B	+87N	=63B	+68N	=45B	4.5	33.0	35.5	17.00	2311	-0.3
56	Dyachuk, ArtemFM	2310	UKR	−3B	=94N	+89B	−43N	+87B	−83N	+97B	+73N	−30B	4.5	32.5	34.5	13.00	2351	+9.2
57	Stepanencu, Nicodim-CosminFM	2353	ROU	=103N	=74B	−64N	+76B	−60N	+61B	+50N	−17N	=78B	4.5	32.5	33.0	15.75	2261	-22.2
58	Gaal, ZsokaIM	2377	HUN	+46B	=8N	=27B	=78N	=23B	+64N	−10B	−13N	−36B	4.0	42.0	45.5	18.50	2296	-9.6
59	Kaliakhmet, ElnazWIM	2321	KAZ	=30N	+14B	−32N	=40B	=37N	=24B	−48N	+77B	−34N	4.0	41.0	44.5	19.75	2354	+8.2
60	Jihan Tejas ShahFM	2205	IND	+69N	+20B	−4B	−21N	+57B	−43N	=62B	=51N	−47B	4.0	39.5	43.5	18.25	2327	+36.0
61	Piddubna, BozhenaWIM	2288	UKR	=6B	=19N	−18B	+96N	−16B	−57N	+79B	=67B	=70N	4.0	39.5	42.0	16.00	2344	+13.2
62	Bouska, JiriFM	2334	CZE	=85N	+103B	−2N	+67B	−22N	=40B	=60N	=41B	−33N	4.0	38.5	39.0	13.00	2282	-12.2
63	Foldes, Marton GaborFM	2259	HUN	=28N	−2B	=37N	=71B	=52N	=66B	=55N	=75B	=72N	4.0	38.0	41.5	17.25	2320	+15.2
64	Aamuktha GuntakaWFM	2208	IND	−75B	+93N	+57B	+16N	−9N	−58B	−69N	=50B	=80N	4.0	36.0	39.0	17.50	2317	+47.9
65	Terbe, JuliannaWIM	2214	HUN	=91N	=29B	+71N	−20B	=69N	=75B	=52N	−24B	=66N	4.0	36.0	39.0	16.00	2316	+25.0
66	Tamas, Christian-ArrydanFM	2325	ROU	=26B	=18N	−19B	+99N	−14B	=63N	−84B	+92N	=65B	4.0	36.0	38.0	14.25	2324	-0.6
67	Pham, KhoiIM	2462	NED	=86B	=23N	=36B	−62N	=13B	−41N	+89B	=61N	=84B	4.0	35.5	38.5	16.25	2249	-25.0
68	Jaiveer MahendruFM	2255	IND	−22N	−11B	=54B	=93N	+79B	−47N	+82N	−55B	+87B	4.0	35.0	38.0	13.75	2248	-0.8
69	Priansh DasFM	2343	IND	−60B	=84N	+81B	=74N	=65B	=78N	+64B	−16N	−41N	4.0	33.5	36.5	14.50	2210	-32.2
70	Nguyen, PiotrIM	2383	POL	=89B	+90N	−7B	−23N	+86B	−38N	=78B	=95N	=61B	4.0	33.5	36.0	12.50	2251	-15.8
71	Pacher, MilanGM	2356	SVK	=99B	=87N	−65B	=63N	+90B	=34N	−13B	+76N	−38B	4.0	33.5	35.5	13.50	2213	-17.1
72	Lewtak, DamianIM	2334	POL	+104B	=40B	−17N	=14N	=84B	−74N	=86B	=81N	=63B	4.0	33.5	33.5	12.25	2277	-6.7
73	Egresi, MateFM	2354	HUN	+82N	=9B	+40N	=25B	−12N	−26N	=41B	−56B	F	3.5	40.0	40.0	16.50	2383	+4.8
74	Starosta, MartynaWIM	2205	POL	=53B	=57N	=52N	=69B	=24N	+72B	−32N	−39B	−50N	3.5	37.5	41.5	15.50	2272	+15.4
75	Setyaki, Azarya JodiIM	2345	INA	+64N	+102B	=3B	−26N	−21B	=65N	−46B	=63N	F	3.5	36.5	37.5	12.50	2314	-3.9
76	Pipiras, Filipa FortunaFM	2266	POR	=15B	=83N	=21B	−57N	=47B	−53N	+99N	−71B	=82N	3.5	36.0	38.0	13.50	2256	-2.8
77	Mehta Naitik RCM	2240	IND	−43B	+54N	−15B	−51N	+99B	−13N	+93B	−59N	=79B	3.5	36.0	38.0	11.25	2230	-2.8
78	Sachi JainWFM	2205	IND	−52N	F	+53B	=58B	−31N	=69B	=70N	=45B	=57N	3.5	35.0	35.0	15.00	2319	+47.2
79	Pandey SrishtiWIM	2224	IND	=39B	−45N	=33N	−37B	−68N	+100B	−61N	+88B	=77N	3.5	34.0	36.0	11.75	2226	-0.6
80	Shatil, OrFM	2305	SUI	=27B	−7N	+94B	−31N	=89B	=97N	−51B	=87N	=64B	3.5	34.0	36.0	11.50	2236	-18.0
81	Rupesh Reddy YFM	2257	IND	=16B	−24N	−69N	=82B	−97N	+101B	+85N	=72B	−49N	3.5	32.5	33.5	10.75	2216	-10.2
82	Sriansh DasFM	2223	IND	−73B	−50N	=93B	=81N	+101B	−54N	−68B	+90N	=76B	3.5	29.5	30.5	9.00	2200	-5.8
83	Bai, AdelardIM	2423	TPE	=88N	=76B	+34N	−11B	=50N	+56B	F	F	F	3.5	26.5	26.5	15.00	2349	-5.6
84	Coles, Ruben	2284	FRA	−20N	=69B	F	=24B	=72N	−39B	+66N	−52B	=67N	3.0	36.5	37.0	12.75	2287	-1.2
85	Kukushkin, IvanFM	2193	BUL	=62B	=53N	−14B	=47N	=54B	−36N	−81B	=89N	=92B	3.0	35.0	38.0	11.75	2194	+0.4
86	Gathi, DonatFM	2298	HUN	=67N	+37B	−30N	−22B	−70N	+90B	=72N	−42B	F	3.0	35.0	35.0	12.00	2294	-2.6
87	Uzdemir, Ali PoyrazFM	2219	TUR	=29N	=71B	−91N	=41B	−56N	−55B	+94N	=80B	−68N	3.0	33.5	36.5	11.75	2183	-16.0
88	Nayak RajeshFM	2269	IND	=83B	=15N	=22B	−35N	−93B	−51N	=96B	−79N	+101B	3.0	33.5	34.5	9.75	2191	-18.6
89	Dirikolu, DenizFM	2240	TUR	=70N	−32B	−56N	+55B	=80N	−52B	−67N	=85B	=99N	3.0	33.0	35.0	10.75	2200	-9.8
90	Swarna NihalFM	2243	IND	=32N	−70B	+55N	−39B	−71N	−86N	=100B	−82B	+96N	3.0	31.5	33.5	10.50	2184	-14.0
91	Otsuka, ShouFM	2350	JPN	=65B	=99N	+87B	=19N	=15B	−16N	−34B	F	F	3.0	31.5	31.5	11.75	2264	-16.6
92	Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFM	2286	ENG	−40N	−31N	=51B	+94N	−49B	−98B	+101N	−66B	=85N	3.0	31.0	32.0	7.75	2176	-26.6
93	Kun, Gabor	2291	HUN	−102N	−64B	=82N	=68B	+88N	−48B	−77N	=98B	=94N	3.0	27.5	28.5	9.25	2153	-33.2
94	Mummana Venkata RuthvikCM	2237	IND	−48N	=56B	−80N	−92B	=100N	=96N	−87B	+101N	=93B	3.0	26.0	27.0	7.00	2149	-41.6
95	Dinesh Rajan MFM	2267	IND	=2N	=28B	−44N	F	+48B	−15N	−53B	=70B	F	2.5	39.0	40.0	12.50	2283	+2.8
96	Torok, SandorFM	2203	HUN	+35B	−10N	−11N	−61B	−55N	=94B	=88N	=99B	−90B	2.5	34.5	36.5	9.00	2130	-17.2
97	Sargissyan, SargisFM	2227	ARM	−44N	−41B	F	−38N	+81B	=80B	−56N	−49B	=100N	2.0	32.5	32.5	6.25	2110	-23.2
98	Szieberth, AdamIM	2241	HUN	=24B	−16N	−35B	−54N	F	+92N	−36B	=93N	F	2.0	32.0	32.0	7.25	2176	-6.2
99	Mandalinic, DavidCM	2224	CRO	=71N	=91B	−29N	−66B	−77N	F	−76B	=96N	=89B	2.0	28.5	28.5	6.25	2099	-25.4
100	Seres, BarnabasCM	2248	HUN	−21B	−49N	−38B	=101N	=94B	−79N	=90N	F	=97B	2.0	27.5	27.5	4.50	2082	-61.6
101	Karacsonyi, KataWIM	2232	HUN	=45B	−39N	−13N	=100B	−82N	−81N	−92B	−94B	−88N	1.0	31.5	33.5	3.25	1933	-57.0
102	Nigmatov, OrtikGM	2459	UZB	+93B	−75N	−50B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	2190	-10.8
103	Coles, Robin	2219	FRA	=57B	−62N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	11.5	11.5	2.25	2151	-3.2
104	Szalay-Ocsak, BankFM	2202	HUN	−72N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1534	-6.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vasynda, OleksandrFMUKR
+69.2
4.5 pts · #53
2Trushko, AndriiFMUKR
+54.4
5.5 pts · #19
3Jake ShantyFMIND
+53.2
6.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Seres, BarnabasCMHUN
-61.6
2.0 pts · #98
2Karacsonyi, KataWIMHUN
-57.0
1.0 pts · #101
3Mummana Venkata RuthvikCMIND
-41.6
3.0 pts · #88

Biggest upsets

R5+236 Elo gap
FMJake Shanty2327 beat GMAbdisalimov, Abdimalik2563
R2+225 Elo gap
FMJihan Tejas Shah2205 beat IMDehtiarov, Roman2430
R4+196 Elo gap
WFMAamuktha Guntaka2208 beat IMLiyanage, Ranindu Dilshan2404