SixDays Budapest January 2026 - GM-C
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2396, and top seed was Jagadeesh Siddharth (🇸🇬 SGP, GM, 2489).
Jagadeesh Siddharth (🇸🇬 SGP, GM, 2489) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Agoston Juhasz (5.5) and Hagen Poetsch (5.5). Siddharth won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Siddharth Singh (2337) beat Jagadeesh Siddharth (GM, 2489), a +152-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Jagadeesh Siddharth led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Jagadeesh Siddharth never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
GM Jagadeesh Siddharth opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Hagen Poetsch); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Jagadeesh Siddharth drew with IM Agoston Juhasz (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 | 🇸🇬GMSiddharth, Jagadeesh | 2489 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 30.00 | 38.0 | +12.7 | 2606 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺IMJuhasz, Agoston | 2401 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | +9.4 | 2476 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪GMPoetsch, Hagen | 2441 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.50 | 39.5 | +4.0 | 2472 |
| 5 | 🇹🇼IMBai, Adelard | 2428 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.00 | 40.0 | +0.8 | 2436 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳IMHarsh Suresh | 2440 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | -0.8 | 2435 |
| 6 | 🇲🇳IMItgelt, Khuyagtsogt | 2445 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 40.5 | -6.5 | 2391 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺GMGalyas, Miklos | 2394 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | -9.6 | 2317 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺IMCsiki, Endre | 2324 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 12.25 | 41.5 | -0.2 | 2325 |
| 9 | 🇬🇧FMBadacsonyi, Frankie | 2265 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.25 | 42.0 | +4.2 | 2286 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Singh, Siddharth | 2337 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 13.50 | 42.5 | -24.0 | 2237 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Siddharth, JagadeeshGMSGP+12.77.0 pts · #1
- 2Juhasz, AgostonIMHUN+9.45.5 pts · #2
- 3Badacsonyi, FrankieFMENG+4.23.0 pts · #9
- 1Singh, SiddharthUSA-24.02.5 pts · #10
- 2Galyas, MiklosGMHUN-9.63.5 pts · #8
- 3Itgelt, KhuyagtsogtIMMGL-6.54.5 pts · #6
- R8+152 Elo gap
- R2+136 Elo gap