SixDays Budapest January 2026 - IM-A
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 8 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2241, and top seed was Daaevik Wadhawan (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2370).
Daaevik Wadhawan (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2370) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Jake Shanty (7.0) and Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana (5.5). Wadhawan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
25 Jan 2026 → 30 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 8
IM×3
FM×3
CM×1
WIM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇮🇳India×4
🇨🇳China×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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Wadhawan#1Shanty#2Gunawardhana#3Wen#4Coles#5Sahithi Varshini#6Vuelban#7Garg#8Mrozowski#9Szeberenyi#10
R4 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jan
WIM Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Daaevik Wadhawan beat FM Jake Shanty (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Daaevik Wadhawan 3 wins (R7–R9)FM Jake Shanty 5 wins (R4–R8)WIM Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇳IMDaaevik Wadhawan | 2370 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.00 | 37.0 | +8.4 | 2447 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMJake Shanty | 2323 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.75 | 37.0 | +28.2 | 2452 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰WIMGunawardhana, Devindya Oshini | 2272 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 19.75 | 38.5 | +15.0 | 2318 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳CMWen, Gehua | 2190 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 39.0 | +24.0 | 2290 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷Coles, Ruben | 2284 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.75 | 39.0 | -2.0 | 2280 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMSahithi Varshini M | 2289 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 39.5 | -12.6 | 2236 |
| 7 | 🇵🇭IMVuelban, Virgilio | 2213 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | — | 1 | 3.5 | 14.50 | 40.5 | -1.9 | 2199 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMAyaan Garg | 2131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 14.00 | 40.5 | +11.0 | 2174 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺IMSzeberenyi, Adam | 2269 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | * | ½ | 1.5 | 5.25 | 42.5 | -27.8 | 1991 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱Mrozowski, Nikodem | 2070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 4.25 | 42.5 | -33.6 | 1987 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jake ShantyFMIND+28.27.0 pts · #2
- 2Wen, GehuaCMCHN+24.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Gunawardhana, Devindya OshiniWIMSRI+15.05.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Mrozowski, NikodemPOL-33.61.5 pts · #9
- 2Szeberenyi, AdamIMHUN-27.81.5 pts · #10
- 3Sahithi Varshini MFMIND-12.64.5 pts · #6