SixDays Budapest May 2026 - GM-B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 19 May 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2399, and top seed was Tamas Jr. Fodor (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2496).
Gergely Aczel (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2442) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Tamas Jr. Fodor (5.5) and Adam Zielonka (5.5). Aczel broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: William Safranek (FM, 2248) beat Noam Sason (CM, 2404), a +156-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Gergely Aczel led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
GM Gergely Aczel takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
GM Gergely Aczel drew with FM Adam Zielonka (Black).
GM Gergely Aczel went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
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 | 🇭🇺GMAczel, Gergely | 2442 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.50 | 39.0 | +9.4 | 2520 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺GMFodor, Tamas Jr. | 2496 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 24.50 | 39.5 | -3.1 | 2469 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱FMZielonka, Adam | 2381 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | +25.0 | 2481 |
| 6 | 🇲🇳GMBilguun, Sumiya | 2442 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.25 | 40.0 | -0.6 | 2438 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺IMJuhasz, Agoston | 2415 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | +2.8 | 2441 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸FMSafranek, William | 2248 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 40.0 | +49.6 | 2459 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸IMSargsyan, Anna M. | 2360 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | +0.4 | 2361 |
| 8 | 🇮🇱IMTulchynskyi, Feliks | 2431 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -14.2 | 2316 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳IMSavitha Shri B | 2374 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 3.0 | 14.25 | 42.0 | -11.5 | 2277 |
| 10 | 🇮🇱CMSason, Noam | 2404 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 2.5 | 10.00 | 42.5 | -20.5 | 2233 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Safranek, WilliamFMUSA+49.65.0 pts · #4
- 2Zielonka, AdamFMPOL+25.05.5 pts · #2
- 3Aczel, GergelyGMHUN+9.46.0 pts · #1
- 1Sason, NoamCMISR-20.52.5 pts · #10
- 2Tulchynskyi, FeliksIMISR-14.23.5 pts · #8
- 3Savitha Shri BIMIND-11.53.0 pts · #9
- R6+156 Elo gap
- R6+136 Elo gap
- R3+126 Elo gap