SixDays Budapest January 2025

Chess tournaments for GM and IM norms and ELO rating-points in Budapest

Tournament description

We organize a GM, an IM and a Rating group (U2250) with 10 players each between 26 January 2025 and 31 January 2025. Tournaments are played according to the Round Robin system. U2250 group is dedicated for players between 1800-2250 but there are limited places for players below 1800 as well.

Participant lists will be updated regularly on chess-results.com.

Venue

1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 10., tournament hall of the Hungarian Chess Federation

Time control

90 minutes for the whole game with 30 seconds increment for each move starting from the first move

First tournament:

Round 1 24.09.2024 16:00
Round 2 25.09.2024 10:00
Round 3 25.09.2024 16:00
Round 4 26.09.2024 10:00
Round 5 26.09.2024 16:00
Round 6 27.09.2024 16:00
Round 7 28.09.2024 10:00
Round 8 28.09.2024 16:00
Round 9 29.09.2024 10:00

Second tournament:

Round 1 30.09.2024 16:00
Round 2 01.10.2024 10:00
Round 3 01.10.2024 16:00
Round 4 02.10.2024 10:00
Round 5 02.10.2024 16:00
Round 6 03.10.2024 16:00
Round 7 04.10.2024 10:00
Round 8 04.10.2024 16:00
Round 9 05.10.2024 10:00

Playing schedule

Round 1 26.01.2025 17:00
Round 2 27.01.2025 10:00
Round 3 27.01.2025 16:00
Round 4 28.01.2025 10:00
Round 5 28.01.2025 16:00
Round 6 29.01.2025 16:00
Round 7 30.01.2025 10:00
Round 8 30.01.2025 16:00
Round 9 31.01.2025 10:00

Waiting time: 30 minutes
Postponement of rounds is not possible.

Entry fee

GM tournament(EUR)
2501+250
2451-2500300
2401-2450350
2351-2400400
2301-2350450
2251-2300550
2200-2250650
IM tournament(EUR)
2400+125
2351-2400175
2301-2350200
2251-2300250
2201-2250300
2151-2200350
2101-2150450
2050-2100550
Rating tournament (EUR)
2150-2250 50
2000-2149 75
1900-1999 100
1800-1899 150

The Hungarian Chess Federation takes 20 € / year from each player, who plays in Hungary.

Regarding entry fees for players below 1800 in Rating tournament, and below 2050 in IM tournament please contact organizer. Entry fee can be paid before first round in cash. Application deadline: 18 January 2025.​​

Prize

In the Rating group there is a 300 EUR prize fund, which will be split between the 1- 3 places as follows:

1. 150 EUR
2. 100 EUR
3. 50 EUR

Tiebreak: Sonneborn-Berger

Accommodation

Accommodation should be arranged by the players. There are numerous hotels, and apartments near the playing venue in the city centre of Budapest with prices starting from around 40 EUR/person/night.

Recommendations:

Tournament Director

Miklós Halák

Fide master, chess organizer. Founder of SixDays Budapest chess tournament series

Halak-Miklos

Contact

For any further information, registration, questions, help with accomodation, please contact organizer