First Saturday 2026 February - GM
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2413, and top seed was Matic Lavrencic (🇸🇮 SLO, IM, 2489).
Adelard Bai (🇹🇼 TPE, IM, 2423) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Kushagra Mohan (5.5) and Garg Aradhya (5.5). Bai won solo starting round 7.
Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
07 Feb 2026 → 14 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×3
IM×5
FM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×3
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇧🇾Belarus×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Adelard Bai led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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1
1
1
2
1
1
1
R2–R9 · LEAD HELD
IM Adelard Bai held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Adelard Bai beat IM Garg Aradhya (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
IM Adelard Bai won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇼IMBai, Adelard | 2423 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 38.0 | +13.7 | 2537 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳IMKushagra Mohan | 2432 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 24.75 | 38.5 | +7.6 | 2491 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳IMAradhya, Garg | 2408 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.50 | 38.5 | +10.7 | 2494 |
| 4 | 🇧🇾GMKovalev, Andrei | 2386 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.50 | 39.0 | +8.7 | 2459 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳IMShahil Dey | 2435 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.00 | 39.0 | +1.9 | 2454 |
| 7 | 🇸🇮IMLavrencic, Matic | 2489 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | — | 4.0 | 18.25 | 40.0 | -9.3 | 2405 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺GMAczel, Gergely | 2420 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 40.0 | -6.0 | 2369 |
| 8 | 🇯🇵FMOtsuka, Shou | 2350 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 15.75 | 40.5 | -2.6 | 2340 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Singh, Siddharth | 2385 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.00 | 41.0 | -22.4 | 2291 |
| 10 | 🇬🇷GMKotronias, Vasilios | 2403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | — | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.00 | 41.5 | -14.8 | 2264 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bai, AdelardIMTPE+13.76.0 pts · #1
- 2Aradhya, GargIMIND+10.75.5 pts · #2
- 3Kovalev, AndreiGMBLR+8.75.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Singh, SiddharthUSA-22.43.0 pts · #9
- 2Kotronias, VasiliosGMGRE-14.82.5 pts · #10
- 3Lavrencic, MaticIMSLO-9.34.0 pts · #7