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SixDays Budapest March 2026 - U2250

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7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1951, and top seed was Miklos Halak (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2167).

Vilmos Balint (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2107) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Miklos Halak (5.0) and Peter Lako (3.0).

The biggest upset came in round 6: Peter Lako (1781) beat Eric Cooke (1965), a +184-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 · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇭🇺FMMiklos Halak2167
Avg top 10
1,951
Participants
7
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇭🇺Hungary×4
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇭🇺HUN·2107
    5.5pts·2325perf+23.4
  • 🥈
    🇭🇺HUN·2167
    5.0pts·2187perf+4.4
  • 🥉
    🇭🇺HUN·1781
    3.0pts·1979perf+56.4

How it unfolded

Top 7 · 7 rounds

FM Vilmos Balint led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#4#7R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Balint takes lead
R3 · LEADER CHANGE20 Mar

FM Vilmos Balint takes the sole lead (2.0/3).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Vilmos Balint drew with FM Miklos Halak (Black).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

FM Vilmos Balint won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo1234567PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇭🇺FMBalint, Vilmos2107*½111115.513.0015.5+23.42325
2🇭🇺FMHalak, Miklos2167½*11½115.012.0016.0+4.42187
3🇭🇺Lako, Peter178100*11½½3.06.5018.0+56.41979
4🇮🇳Ekam Singh1875000*1113.04.5018.0+25.61963
5🇺🇸Cooke, Eric19650½00*112.54.5018.5-12.81891
6🇭🇺Czibulka, Zoltan Dr.194900½00*11.52.0019.5-30.01758
7🇨🇦Yip, Michael181000½000*0.51.5020.5-26.01573

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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