SixDays Budapest January 2026 - GM-A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2398, and top seed was Matic Lavrencic (🇸🇮 SLO, IM, 2489).
Anna M. Sargsyan (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2377) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Nikolay Averin (5.5) and Matic Lavrencic (5.0). Sargsyan took the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Ritvik Krishnan (FM, 2273) beat Gellert Karacsonyi (IM, 2412), a +139-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Anna M. Sargsyan led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Matic Lavrencic takes the sole lead (4.0/6).
IM Anna M. Sargsyan beat IM Nikolay Averin (Black).
IM Nikolay Averin won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
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 | 🇺🇸IMSargsyan, Anna M. | 2377 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 24.00 | 39.5 | +12.9 | 2480 |
| 2 | IMAverin, Nikolay | 2389 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +11.2 | 2479 |
| 3 | 🇸🇮IMLavrencic, Matic | 2489 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 23.50 | 40.0 | -7.3 | 2431 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺IMKaracsonyi, Gellert | 2412 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5.0 | 22.25 | 40.0 | +3.1 | 2439 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺GMAczel, Gergely | 2450 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.00 | 40.0 | -1.9 | 2435 |
| 8 | 🇹🇯IMIlkhomi, Jaloliddin | 2353 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 17.75 | 41.0 | +2.2 | 2360 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺GMHorvath, Adam | 2413 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | -7.1 | 2353 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳IMMohamed Anees M | 2416 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | -7.4 | 2353 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMKrishnan, Ritvik | 2273 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 16.50 | 41.5 | +13.4 | 2332 |
| 10 | 🇬🇷GMKotronias, Vasilios | 2408 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 3.5 | 16.00 | 41.5 | -11.3 | 2317 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Krishnan, RitvikFMIND+13.43.5 pts · #9
- 2Sargsyan, Anna M.IMUSA+12.95.5 pts · #1
- 3Averin, NikolayIMFID+11.25.5 pts · #2
- 1Kotronias, VasiliosGMGRE-11.33.5 pts · #10
- 2Mohamed Anees MIMIND-7.44.0 pts · #6
- 3Lavrencic, MaticIMSLO-7.35.0 pts · #3
- R7+139 Elo gap