SixDays Budapest January 2026 - U2250
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1929, and top seed was Donat Daroczi (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2126).
Mukhammad Yunusov (🇹🇯 TJK, 1967) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Donat Daroczi (6.0) and Michael V R Steadman (5.5). Yunusov won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Bora Yagiz (1956) beat Donat Daroczi (FM, 2126), a +170-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 9 · 9 roundsMukhammad Yunusov led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Mukhammad Yunusov held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
Mukhammad Yunusov drew with FM Donat Daroczi (Black).
FM Donat Daroczi 3 wins (R1–R4)FM Michael V R Steadman 3 wins (R6–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇹🇯Yunusov, Mukhammad | 1967 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.75 | 29.5 | +40.6 | 2176 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺FMDaroczi, Donat | 2126 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 30.0 | -4.2 | 2098 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿FMSteadman, Michael V R | 1954 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 16.00 | 30.5 | +24.0 | 2067 |
| 5 | 🇮🇪Cafolla, Peter | 1926 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 14.25 | 32.0 | +0.4 | 1930 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺WFMKovacs, Reka | 1884 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 12.50 | 32.0 | +21.2 | 1935 |
| 6 | 🇹🇷Yagiz, Bora | 1956 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 14.00 | 32.5 | -16.6 | 1883 |
| 8 | 🇮🇪Fox, Anthony | 1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 2.5 | 8.50 | 33.5 | -26.6 | 1790 |
| 7 | 🇨🇦Yip, Michael | 1803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 6.75 | 33.5 | -0.8 | 1804 |
| 9 | 🇭🇺Lako, Peter | 1833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.5 | 4.50 | 34.5 | -52.1 | 1690 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yunusov, MukhammadTJK+40.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Steadman, Michael V RFMNZL+24.05.5 pts · #3
- 3Kovacs, RekaWFMHUN+21.24.0 pts · #4
- 1Lako, PeterHUN-52.11.5 pts · #9
- 2Fox, AnthonyIRL-26.62.5 pts · #8
- 3Yagiz, BoraTUR-16.63.5 pts · #6
- R7+170 Elo gap
- R4+153 Elo gap
- R7+112 Elo gap