SixDays Budapest January 2026 - GM-B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2394, and top seed was Misa Pap (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2449).
Apoorv Kamble (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2419) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Matyas Palczert (6.0) and Christos Krallis (6.0). Kamble shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Milos Milosevic (IM, 2287) beat Christos Krallis (IM, 2419), a +132-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Apoorv Kamble led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
IM Apoorv Kamble held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
IM Apoorv Kamble drew with FM Matyas Palczert (Black).
IM Apoorv Kamble went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
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 | 🇮🇳IMApoorv Kamble | 2419 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 25.75 | 39.0 | +11.5 | 2516 |
| 2 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºFMPalczert, Matyas | 2438 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.50 | 39.0 | +9.0 | 2514 |
| 3 | 🇬🇷IMKrallis, Christos | 2419 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.50 | 39.0 | +11.5 | 2516 |
| 5 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºGMBerczes, David | 2361 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | +4.5 | 2397 |
| 4 | 🇻🇳IMPham Tran Gia Phuc | 2449 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -7.5 | 2387 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸IMMilosevic, Milos | 2287 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.50 | 41.0 | +9.2 | 2362 |
| 6 | 🇨🇿GMKraus, Tomas | 2406 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | -6.6 | 2349 |
| 7 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºIMGaal, Zsoka | 2377 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.50 | 41.0 | -2.6 | 2352 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸GMPap, Misa | 2449 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.75 | 42.0 | -22.5 | 2262 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳IMSenthil Maran K | 2331 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 3.0 | 12.75 | 42.0 | -6.5 | 2276 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Apoorv KambleIMIND+11.56.0 pts · #1
- 2Krallis, ChristosIMGRE+11.56.0 pts · #3
- 3Milosevic, MilosIMSRB+9.24.0 pts · #8
- 1Pap, MisaGMSRB-22.53.0 pts · #9
- 2Pham Tran Gia PhucIMVIE-7.54.5 pts · #4
- 3Kraus, TomasGMCZE-6.64.0 pts · #6
- R4+132 Elo gap