Apoorv Kamble wins SixDays Budapest January 2026 GM Round Robin
Apoorv Kamble of Karnataka clinched the title of SixDays Budapest January 2026 GM Round Robin Group (B). Apoorv was unbeaten throughout the event. He won 3 games and drew his other 6 games to score 6/9 points. FM Palczert Matyas of Hungary and IM Krallis Christos also scored 6/9 points, but Apoorv secured the first place on a better tiebreak score. Apoorv also scored his 5th IM norm in the tournament. It was a round-robin event with time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment, organized by SixDays Chess in Budapest at the tournament hall of the Hungarian Chess Federation from 25th to 30th January. The next SixDays Budapest event will be conducted from 19th to 24th March. Photos: Apoorv Kamble, Michael Yip
Apoorv's Third podium finish of the year 2026!
This is Apoorv's Third podium finish of this year. Before this, Apoorv secured second place in GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15 Jan 2026, which happened in Senta, Serbia, in which he scored an unbeaten 6.5/9 points, and Senta Rapid 11 Fantastico, where he secured third place with 6/8 points.
Apoorv Kamble vs IM Pham Tran Gia Phuc (1-0)
Interview with Apoorv Kamble
Devansh Singh (DS): How does it feel to win this tournament?
Apoorv Kamble (AK): It is a great feeling to win such a strong closed tournament, while staying unbeaten throughout, which was one of my goals before the tournament.
(DS): Which match was the toughest for you and why?
(AK): The 6th round game against Palczert Matyas was toughest because after a dry equalish opening, i was seemingly getting outplayed and i was low on time but then my opponent made a few mistakes after which i got a 4 v 3 drawn rook endgame in which i was trying to make progress for a long time and i got a winning opportunity near the very end but missed it. This game was quite exhausting and challenging as it lasted a bit over 5 hours
(DS): What is one lesson this tournament taught you?
(AK): This tournament helped me lose the fear of stronger players and helped me realise that it is not as hard to beat them
(DS): Anything else you'd like to share, maybe a game from the event?
(AK): The SixDays Budapest tournament was very well organized, and i would like to thank the organizer for such wonderful playing conditions
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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | n | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | FM | 2419 | 6 | 25,75 | 9 | 1,15 | 10 | 11,5 | ||||
2 | 3 | FM | 2438 | 6 | 24,5 | 9 | 0,90 | 10 | 9 | ||||
10 | IM | 2419 | 6 | 24,5 | 9 | 1,15 | 10 | 11,5 | |||||
4 | 1 | GM | 2361 | 4,5 | 20,25 | 9 | 0,45 | 10 | 4,5 | ||||
5 | 5 | IM | 2449 | 4,5 | 18,25 | 9 | -0,75 | 10 | -7,5 | ||||
6 | 7 | IM | 2287 | 4 | 18,5 | 9 | 0,92 | 10 | 9,2 | ||||
7 | 9 | GM | 2406 | 4 | 16,75 | 9 | -0,66 | 10 | -6,6 | ||||
8 | 8 | IM | w | 2377 | 4 | 16,5 | 9 | -0,26 | 10 | -2,6 | |||
9 | 2 | GM | 2449 | 3 | 12,75 | 9 | -2,25 | 10 | -22,5 | ||||
6 | IM | 2331 | 3 | 12,75 | 9 | -0,65 | 10 | -6,5 |
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