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 |
