SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM-A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 06 Feb 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2407, and top seed was Imre Jr. Hera (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2514).
Mateusz Paszewski (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2335) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Khuyagtsogt Itgelt (5.0) and Garg Aradhya (5.0). Paszewski took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mateusz Paszewski (FM, 2335) beat Filip Haring (GM, 2461), a +126-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Mateusz Paszewski led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Mohamed Anees M takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
FM Mateusz Paszewski drew with IM Khuyagtsogt Itgelt (Black).
FM Mateusz Paszewski went unbeaten across 6 games (R4–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 | 🇵🇱FMPaszewski, Mateusz | 2335 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 37.5 | +39.2 | 2495 |
| 2 | 🇲🇳IMItgelt, Khuyagtsogt | 2447 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 21.75 | 38.0 | -0.4 | 2446 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳IMAradhya, Garg | 2408 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 38.0 | +10.2 | 2506 |
| 4 | 🇸🇰GMHaring, Filip | 2461 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.75 | 38.0 | -2.3 | 2444 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳IMMohamed Anees M | 2425 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 38.5 | -2.4 | 2405 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺GMHera, Imre Jr. | 2514 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | — | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.50 | 39.0 | -12.7 | 2394 |
| 7 | 🇮🇱IMVagman, Roy | 2374 | ½ | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 39.0 | +4.1 | 2411 |
| 9 | 🇬🇷GMKotronias, Vasilios | 2403 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 16.00 | 39.5 | -5.9 | 2351 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸IMSargsyan, Anna M. | 2372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.5 | 14.00 | 39.5 | -5.3 | 2331 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪FMHeinrich, John | 2333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 3.0 | 12.75 | 40.0 | -9.8 | 2290 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Paszewski, MateuszFMPOL+39.25.5 pts · #1
- 2Aradhya, GargIMIND+10.25.0 pts · #3
- 3Vagman, RoyIMISR+4.14.0 pts · #7
- 1Hera, Imre Jr.GMHUN-12.74.0 pts · #6
- 2Heinrich, JohnFMGER-9.83.0 pts · #10
- 3Kotronias, VasiliosGMGRE-5.93.5 pts · #9
- R2+126 Elo gap
- R2+114 Elo gap
- R2+106 Elo gap