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SixDays Budapest January 2026 - IM-B

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2244, and top seed was Shahil Dey (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2409).

Shahil Dey (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2409) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Jonas Hacker (5.5) and Mauro Alonso Gimenez (5.5). Dey shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Sanjay Narayanan P S (CM, 2028) beat Attila Jakab (IM, 2214), a +186-point gap.

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
Top seed
🇮🇳IMShahil Dey2409
Avg top 10
2,244
Participants
10
Titled players · 8
IM×3
FM×3
CM×1
WIM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇳India×4
🇭🇺Hungary×3
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Shahil Dey led from R7 onwards, the title was decided early. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Dey takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE29 Jan

IM Shahil Dey takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R8 · DECISIVE LEAD29 Jan

IM Shahil Dey opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Jonas Hacker); the title is out of reach before R9.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Shahil Dey beat IM Jonas Hacker (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇮🇳IMShahil Dey2409*1½½11½1117.529.2536.5+9.22498
2🇩🇪IMHacker, Jonas23500*½½11½1½½5.521.7538.5-3.72312
3🇪🇸Alonso Gimenez, Mauro2216½½*½10½½115.521.2538.5+54.42327
4🇭🇺FMFule, Simon2291½½½*0½1½½15.020.2539.0-2.42281
6🇫🇷Coles, Robin22190001*1½½½14.516.2539.5+6.82246
5🇮🇳WIMPandey Srishti2224001½0*10114.516.0039.5+5.42246
7🇮🇳CMSanjay Narayanan P S2028½½½0½0*1104.017.0040.0+80.92225
8🇮🇳FMEsshan Wadhawan220500½½½10*½½3.514.0040.5-9.62168
10🇭🇺IMJakab, Attila22140½0½½00½*2.09.2542.0-16.92050
9🇭🇺FMVarga, Csaba Zoltan22790½00001½*2.08.5042.0-23.62050

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets