SixDays Budapest March 2026 - IM-A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2245, and top seed was David Berczes (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2387).
Dhananjay S (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2237) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Damian Lewtak (6.0) and David Berczes (6.0). S shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Bank Karacsonyi (2099) beat Damian Lewtak (IM, 2334), a +235-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Dhananjay S led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
FM Dhananjay S takes the sole lead (6.5/9).
FM Dhananjay S lost to GM David Berczes (Black).
FM Dhananjay S went unbeaten across 5 games (R5–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 | 🇮🇳FMDhananjay S | 2237 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.50 | 38.5 | +42.2 | 2412 |
| 3 | 🇵🇱IMLewtak, Damian | 2334 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.75 | 39.0 | +3.5 | 2360 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺GMBerczes, David | 2387 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | -3.0 | 2354 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺FMUdvardi, Zalan | 2293 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 39.5 | +7.2 | 2320 |
| 4 | 🇺🇦GMNeverov, Valeriy | 2376 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.00 | 39.5 | -6.6 | 2310 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳WFMSneha Halder | 2101 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | +45.8 | 2261 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Pasti, Zsombor | 2191 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.25 | 41.0 | +7.2 | 2208 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺CMLehocz, Jozsef Jr. | 2231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 12.25 | 41.0 | -11.5 | 2203 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺Karacsonyi, Bank | 2099 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1.5 | 8.00 | 43.5 | -41.4 | 1988 |
| 9 | 🇫🇷Fournier, Loic | 2199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 3.50 | 43.5 | -48.4 | 1977 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sneha HalderWFMIND+45.84.5 pts · #6
- 2Dhananjay SFMIND+42.26.5 pts · #1
- 3Pasti, ZsomborHUN+7.24.0 pts · #7
- 1Fournier, LoicFRA-48.41.5 pts · #9
- 2Karacsonyi, BankHUN-41.41.5 pts · #10
- 3Lehocz, Jozsef Jr.CMHUN-11.54.0 pts · #8
- R6+235 Elo gap
- R2+196 Elo gap
- R6+139 Elo gap