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SixDays Budapest March 2026 - IM-B

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 7 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2229, and top seed was Mihai-Lucian Grunberg (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2380).

Mihai-Lucian Grunberg (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2380) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Jihan Tejas Shah (6.0) and Aamuktha Guntaka (5.0). Grunberg took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Kata Karacsonyi (WIM, 2209) beat Milan Pacher (GM, 2338), a +129-point gap.

Location
🇭🇺Budapest, Hungary
Dates
19 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇴IMMihai-Lucian Grunberg2380
Avg top 10
2,229
Participants
10
Titled players · 7
GM×1
IM×2
FM×2
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇷🇴Romania×2
🇦🇹Austria×1
🇸🇾Syria×1
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Mihai-Lucian Grunberg led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Grunberg takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE23 Mar

IM Mihai-Lucian Grunberg takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Mihai-Lucian Grunberg drew with FM Jihan Tejas Shah (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Mihai-Lucian Grunberg 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Jihan Tejas Shah 4 wins (R1–R4)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇷🇴IMGrunberg, Mihai-Lucian2380*½½½½½11116.525.5038.5+0.92378
2🇮🇳FMJihan Tejas Shah2205½*0½1½½1116.023.7539.0+45.82356
4🇮🇳WFMAamuktha Guntaka2208½1*½0½101½5.022.5040.0+30.82274
6🇸🇰GMPacher, Milan2338½½½*½1½½015.022.2540.0-8.82260
5🇷🇴IMBalla, Tamas-Kristof2325½01½*½1½½½5.021.5040.0-7.12261
3🇭🇺Szakmary, Domonkos2141½½½0½*½½115.020.2540.0+57.82282
7🇮🇪FMNemeth, Zalan22340½0½0½*11½4.015.2541.0-11.02185
9🇦🇹Jetzl, Julian2258001½½½0*0½3.013.7542.0-74.42101
8🇭🇺WIMKaracsonyi, Kata22090001½001*½3.011.7542.0-24.42106
10🇸🇾Mulhem,Laith.199300½0½0½½½*2.510.0042.5+23.52089

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets