SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM-B
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 06 Feb 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2401, and top seed was Vitaly Sivuk (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2521).
Vitaly Sivuk (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2521) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Pham Tran Gia Phuc (5.5) and Rohit S (5.5). Sivuk shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ritvik Krishnan (FM, 2304) beat Patryk Cieslak (IM, 2482), a +178-point gap.
Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
01 Feb 2026 → 06 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×3
IM×2
FM×4
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×2
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
🇧🇾Belarus×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 rounds3 leader changes shaped the tournament; Rohit pulled away in R7.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE02 Feb
FM Ritvik Krishnan takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Rohit S beat FM Ritvik Krishnan (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 🇸🇪GMSivuk, Vitaly | 2521 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | -5.8 | 2468 |
| 4 | 🇻🇳IMPham Tran Gia Phuc | 2449 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | +3.6 | 2476 |
| 1 | 🇮🇳FMRohit S | 2352 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 39.5 | +33.2 | 2487 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMKrishnan, Ritvik | 2304 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +45.8 | 2492 |
| 6 | 🇵🇱IMCieslak, Patryk | 2482 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | -5.9 | 2435 |
| 5 | 🇧🇾GMKovalev, Andrei | 2386 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 40.0 | +7.1 | 2446 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷FMMeillon, Judicael | 2323 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 19.75 | 41.0 | +11.0 | 2367 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸GMPap, Misa | 2449 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -16.4 | 2316 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Singh, Siddharth | 2385 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 15.25 | 41.5 | -15.8 | 2323 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪FMNemitz, Alfred | 2361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.0 | 7.50 | 43.0 | -39.4 | 2186 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Krishnan, RitvikFMIND+45.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Rohit SFMIND+33.25.5 pts · #1
- 3Meillon, JudicaelFMFRA+11.04.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Nemitz, AlfredFMGER-39.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Pap, MisaGMSRB-16.43.5 pts · #8
- 3Singh, SiddharthUSA-15.83.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R1+178 Elo gap
- R5+145 Elo gap