Budapest Spring Festival 2026

27 Feb to 7 Mar 2026 · Budapest, Hungary · 9-round Swiss · 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move Finished

Top 100 players in this event

GM Daniel Dardha ★: No. 1, 7/9, performance 2667 (+7)
WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet ★: No. 60, 4/9, performance 2352 (+8)

Standings

Standings, Budapest Spring Festival 2026
#	Name	Fed	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3	rtg+/-
1	GM Dardha, Daniel ★	BEL	2602	7	48	52.5	2528	6.6
2	IM Saydaliev, Saidakbar	UZB	2415	7	45	49	2458	29.3
3	GM Seemann, Jakub	POL	2517	7	43.5	47	2452	14.9
4	IM Tarhan, Adar	TUR	2460	6.5	49	53	2522	17.3
5	GM Aditya, Mittal	IND	2610	6.5	46.5	51	2490	0.0
6	IM Ilinca, Felix-Antonio	ROU	2458	6.5	46.5	50.5	2483	22.9
7	GM Kozak, Adam	HUN	2527	6.5	42.5	46	2414	4.3
8	GM Samunenkov, Ihor	UKR	2604	6	47	51	2480	-7,5
9	GM Lalit, Babu M R	IND	2511	6	46.5	50.5	2505	4
10	FM Jake, Shanty	IND	2327	6	44	46.5	2399	53.2
11	IM Begmuratov, Khumoyun	UZB	2429	6	43.5	46	2429	14.2
12	GM Fodor, Tamas Jr.	HUN	2520	6	41.5	45.5	2439	-2,7
13	FM Panesar, Vedant	IND	2406	6	37	40	2349	7.4
14	FM Harshit, Ranjan Sahu	IND	2302	6	37	38	2299	47.2
15	IM Akbas, Umut Ata	TUR	2473	6	36.5	39.5	2357	-2,8
16	IM Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan	SRI	2404	6	35.5	39	2323	7.6
17	IM Xiang, Zeyu	CHN	2449	5.5	42.5	46.5	2422	5.6
18	GM Vrolijk, Liam	NED	2537	5.5	41.5	45.5	2439	-7
19	IM Mosesov, Danyil	UKR	2463	5.5	39.5	43.5	2393	-5,4
20	IM Dehtiarov, Roman	UKR	2430	5.5	39.5	43.5	2385	0.7
21	IM Juhasz, Agoston	HUN	2396	5.5	39.5	42.5	2381	8.4
22	IM Jin, Yueheng	CHN	2400	5.5	39	42	2369	5.9
23	Trushko, Andrii	UKR	2271	5.5	38	42	2349	54.4
24	Singh, Siddharth	USA	2385	5.5	34	37.5	2320	-1,8
25	GM Klimkowski, Jan	POL	2532	5	45	49	2476	-9,6
26	GM Abdisalimov, Abdimalik	UZB	2563	5	42	45.5	2433	-18,9
27	GM Chanda, Sandipan	IND	2479	5	41	44.5	2411	-5,4
28	FM Assylov, Miras	KAZ	2405	5	40.5	44.5	2396	-5,7
29	IM Pasti, Aron	HUN	2377	5	40	43	2384	4.3
30	IM Ilkhomi, Jaloliddin	TJK	2353	5	39.5	42.5	2352	15.6
31	GM Li, Di	CHN	2558	5	39	42.5	2400	-18,7
32	FM Yordanov, Lachezar	BUL	2391	5	39	42	2386	-6,8
33	CM Aarit, Kapil	IND	2271	5	38.5	42.5	2361	64.4
34	FM Paszewski, Mateusz	POL	2335	5	38	40.5	2322	12
35	IM Manea, Alexandru	ROU	2284	5	37.5	41	2342	11.5
36	FM Dubnevych, Maksym	UKR	2320	5	37	40	2326	21.4
37	FM Unat, Can Haktan	TUR	2311	5	36.5	39.5	2288	22
38	IM Amartuvshin, Ganzorig	MGL	2428	5	36	39.5	2349	-10,4
39	IM Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali	UZB	2365	5	36	37	2308	1.8
40	FM Palczert, Matyas	HUN	2450	5	35	38	2328	-10,3
41	FM Vijayakumar, Rishi	SCO	2296	5	35	38	2300	26.4
42	Geher, Koppany	HUN	2369	4.5	42.5	45.5	2401	-0,2
43	FM Vasynda, Oleksandr	UKR	2237	4.5	42	45.5	2416	69.2
44	FM Dinesh, Rajan M	IND	2267	4.5	40.5	44.5	2397	2.6
45	FM Papp, Levente	HUN	2381	4.5	40.5	44	2404	1.4
46	IM Wagh, Suyog	IND	2374	4.5	40	41	2338	-3,5
47	FM Bhagat, Kush	IND	2375	4.5	39.5	42.5	2370	-0,4
48	FM Dhananjay, S	IND	2237	4.5	38.5	42	2354	31.8
49	FM Krishnan, Ritvik	IND	2304	4.5	38.5	41.5	2338	12
50	IM Novosel, Lovro	CRO	2326	4.5	37.5	40.5	2319	1.7
51	FM Negrean, Andrei	ROU	2308	4.5	37	40.5	2333	12.6
52	FM Turcsanyi, Vince Gergo	HUN	2345	4.5	36.5	39.5	2346	-15,4
53	FM Jakab, Bela	SVK	2343	4.5	36.5	39.5	2323	-14,8
54	WFM Sachi, Jain	IND	2205	4.5	35.5	39.5	2293	47.2
55	FM Yilmaz, Baver	TUR	2329	4.5	35	38	2326	-7,8
56	FM Dyachuk, Artem	UKR	2310	4.5	34.5	37.5	2313	9.2
57	FM Rudolf, Michal	POL	2317	4.5	34	37	2293	2.3
58	FM Stepanencu, Nicodim-Cosmin	ROU	2353	4.5	33.5	37	2316	-22,2
59	IM Senthil, Maran K	IND	2311	4.5	33	35.5	2289	-0,3
60	IM Gaal, Zsoka	HUN	2377	4	42.5	46.5	2437	-9,6
61	WIM Kaliakhmet, Elnaz ★	KAZ	2321	4	41	44.5	2367	8.2
62	Jihan, Tejas Shah	IND	2205	4	39.5	43.5	2367	57.6
63	WIM Piddubna, Bozhena	UKR	2288	4	39.5	42	2347	13.2
64	FM Bouska, Jiri	CZE	2334	4	39	42	2356	-12,2
65	FM Foldes, Marton Gabor	HUN	2259	4	38	41.5	2344	15.2
66	IM Pham, Khoi	NED	2462	4	37	40	2358	-25
67	FM Tamas, Christian-Arrydan	ROU	2325	4	37	40	2326	-0,6
68	Coles, Ruben	FRA	2284	4	36.5	40.5	2317	-1,2
69	WIM Terbe, Julianna	HUN	2214	4	36.5	40	2315	25
70	IM Nguyen, Piotr	POL	2383	4	36.5	39.5	2343	-15,8
71	WFM Aamuktha, Guntaka	IND	2208	4	36	39	2316	50.4
72	IM Lewtak, Damian	POL	2334	4	35.5	39	2248	-6,7
73	FM Priansh, Das	IND	2343	4	35	38.5	2326	-32,2
74	FM Jaiveer, Mahendru	IND	2255	4	35	38	2308	-1
75	GM Pacher, Milan	SVK	2356	4	33.5	36.5	2296	-17,1
76	FM Egresi, Mate	HUN	2354	3.5	40	43.5	2402	4.8
77	WFM Starosta, Martyna	POL	2205	3.5	37.5	41.5	2311	15.4
78	IM Setyaki, Azarya Jodi	INA	2345	3.5	37.5	41	2378	-3,9
79	FM Pipiras, Filipa Fortuna	POR	2266	3.5	37.5	40.5	2300	-2,8
80	CM Mehta, Naitik R	IND	2240	3.5	36	39	2315	-2,6
81	FM Shatil, Or	SUI	2305	3.5	34	37	2297	-18
82	WIM Pandey, Srishti	IND	2224	3.5	34	37	2283	-0,6
83	IM Bai, Adelard	TPE	2423	3.5	33.5	37	2353	-5,6
84	FM Rupesh, Reddy Y	IND	2257	3.5	33.5	34.5	2235	-10,2
85	FM Sriansh, Das	IND	2223	3.5	30	31	2231	-5,8
86	FM Otsuka, Shou	JPN	2350	3	35.5	38.5	2336	-16,6
87	IM Szieberth, Adam	HUN	2241	3	35	38	2331	-6,2
88	FM Gathi, Donat	HUN	2298	3	35	38	2316	-2,6
89	CM Kukushkin, Ivan	BUL	2193	3	35	38	2302	0.4
90	FM Nayak, Rajesh	IND	2269	3	35	36	2266	-18,6
91	FM Uzdemir, Ali Poyraz	TUR	2219	3	34.5	37.5	2289	-16
92	FM Sargissyan, Sargis	ARM	2227	3	33.5	36.5	2302	-23,2
93	CM Dirikolu, Deniz	TUR	2240	3	33	36	2260	-19,6
94	FM Swarna, Nihal	IND	2243	3	32.5	35	2248	-14
95	FM Vaidyanathan, Adithya	ENG	2286	3	32.5	33.5	2245	-53,2
96	CM Seres, Barnabas	HUN	2248	3	30.5	31.5	2228	-68,4
97	CM Mandalinic, David	CRO	2224	3	30	32.5	2255	-25,4
98	Kun, Gabor	HUN	2291	3	29.5	32.5	2231	-33,2
99	CM Mummana, Venkata Ruthvik	IND	2237	3	27	28	2180	-41,6
100	FM Torok, Sandor	HUN	2203	2.5	34.5	37.5	2307	-17,2

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Standings, Budapest Spring Festival 2026
#	Name	Fed	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3	rtg+/-
101	WFM Karacsonyi, Kata	HUN	2232	1	31.5	34.5	2249	-57
102	GM Nigmatov, Ortik	UZB	2459	1	16	17	2277	-10,8
103	Coles, Robin	FRA	2219	0.5	11.5	12	2272	-3,2
104	FM Szalay-Ocsak, Bank	HUN	2202	0	4	4	2277	-6,4

TB1 Buchholz Tie-Break Variable (2023) (Gamepoints, Cut1) · TB2 Buchholz Tie-Break Variable (2023) (Gamepoints) · TB3 Average [Tournament] Performance Rating Of Opponents (APRO) (1400)

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds. Official ranking from chess-results.com.

Games

Games
Round	Game	Result
1.3	Daniel Dardha – Lovro Novosel	1-0
1.5	Di Li – Elnaz Kaliakhmet	½-½
2.3	Agoston Juhasz – Daniel Dardha	0-1
2.19	Elnaz Kaliakhmet – Umut Ata Akbas	1-0
3.2	Daniel Dardha – Bhagat Kush	1-0
3.15	Lachezar Yordanov – Elnaz Kaliakhmet	1-0
4.1	Adar Tarhan – Daniel Dardha	½-½
4.22	Elnaz Kaliakhmet – Matyas Palczert	½-½
5.1	Daniel Dardha – Jakub Seemann	1-0
5.24	Ganzorig Amartuvshin – Elnaz Kaliakhmet	½-½
6.1	Jan Klimkowski – Daniel Dardha	½-½
6.24	Elnaz Kaliakhmet – Siddharth Singh	½-½
7.1	Daniel Dardha – Felix-Antonio Ilinca	1-0
7.22	Bhagat Kush – Elnaz Kaliakhmet	1-0
8.1	Lalit Babu M R – Daniel Dardha	½-½
8.37	Elnaz Kaliakhmet – Mehta Naitik R	1-0
9.1	Saidakbar Saydaliev – Daniel Dardha	½-½
9.30	Aarit Kapil – Elnaz Kaliakhmet	1-0

Games involving a top-100 player. Click a game to replay it.

Standings and games from Lichess broadcasts. ★ marks a player on the FIDE top 100 lists.