SixDays Budapest January 2026 - IM-B
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Shahil Dey led from R7 onwards, the title was decided early. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
IM Shahil Dey takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
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.
IM Shahil Dey beat IM Jonas Hacker (Black).
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 | 🇮🇳IMShahil Dey | 2409 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.25 | 36.5 | +9.2 | 2498 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪IMHacker, Jonas | 2350 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 21.75 | 38.5 | -3.7 | 2312 |
| 3 | 🇪🇸Alonso Gimenez, Mauro | 2216 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 38.5 | +54.4 | 2327 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺FMFule, Simon | 2291 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 39.0 | -2.4 | 2281 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷Coles, Robin | 2219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.25 | 39.5 | +6.8 | 2246 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳WIMPandey Srishti | 2224 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 39.5 | +5.4 | 2246 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳CMSanjay Narayanan P S | 2028 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.00 | 40.0 | +80.9 | 2225 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMEsshan Wadhawan | 2205 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 14.00 | 40.5 | -9.6 | 2168 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺IMJakab, Attila | 2214 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | — | 2.0 | 9.25 | 42.0 | -16.9 | 2050 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺FMVarga, Csaba Zoltan | 2279 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | — | * | 2.0 | 8.50 | 42.0 | -23.6 | 2050 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sanjay Narayanan P SCMIND+80.94.0 pts · #7
- 2Alonso Gimenez, MauroESP+54.45.5 pts · #3
- 3Shahil DeyIMIND+9.27.5 pts · #1
- 1Varga, Csaba ZoltanFMHUN-23.62.0 pts · #9
- 2Jakab, AttilaIMHUN-16.92.0 pts · #10
- 3Esshan WadhawanFMIND-9.63.5 pts · #8
- R7+186 Elo gap
- R1+177 Elo gap