SixDays Budapest March 2026 - GM-A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2388, and top seed was Valeriy Aveskulov (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2479).
Valeriy Aveskulov (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2479) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Christoph Dahl (5.0) and Alexis Tahay (5.0). Aveskulov won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Kristof Pal Kolimar (FM, 2336) beat Dusan Popovic (GM, 2452), a +116-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Valeriy Aveskulov led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
GM Valeriy Aveskulov never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
GM Valeriy Aveskulov opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Alexis Tahay); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Valeriy Aveskulov beat IM Alexis Tahay (White).
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 | 🇺🇦GMAveskulov, Valeriy | 2479 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 31.00 | 37.5 | +17.8 | 2651 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪FMDahl, Christoph | 2384 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | +5.6 | 2431 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷IMTahay, Alexis | 2345 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 40.0 | +10.7 | 2435 |
| 3 | 🇵🇱FMRadzimski, Antoni | 2410 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | +2.2 | 2428 |
| 6 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºGMNagy, Gabor | 2424 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.75 | 40.5 | -4.7 | 2384 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰IMLiyanage, Ranindu Dilshan | 2429 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | -5.5 | 2383 |
| 7 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºFMKolimar, Kristof Pal | 2336 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | +14.2 | 2393 |
| 8 | 🇸🇬FMGoh, Zi Han | 2395 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 17.50 | 41.0 | -11.8 | 2344 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸GMPopovic, Dusan | 2452 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | -18.5 | 2301 |
| 10 | 🇮🇱CMSason, Noam | 2223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 6.50 | 43.5 | -22.0 | 2133 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Aveskulov, ValeriyGMUKR+17.87.5 pts · #1
- 2Kolimar, Kristof PalFMHUN+14.24.5 pts · #7
- 3Tahay, AlexisIMFRA+10.75.0 pts · #2
- 1Sason, NoamCMISR-22.01.5 pts · #10
- 2Popovic, DusanGMSRB-18.53.5 pts · #9
- 3Goh, Zi HanFMSGP-11.84.0 pts · #8
- R7+116 Elo gap
- R8+107 Elo gap