RUDAR XL - IM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Jul 2025 to 30 Jul 2025 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 8 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2254, and top seed was Kirill Klukin (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2401).
Vache Hovakimyan (🇦🇲 ARM, FM, 2288) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Kirill Klukin (5.5) and Qi Xi (5.5). Hovakimyan shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Mariya Kholyavko (WFM, 2091) beat Kemal Bashirov (FM, 2305), a +214-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Vache Hovakimyan led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Vache Hovakimyan takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
FM Vache Hovakimyan opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Qi Xi); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Vache Hovakimyan drew with Qi Xi (Black).
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 | 🇦🇲FMHovakimyan, Vache | 2288 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 37.0 | +41.4 | 2470 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸IMKlukin, Kirill | 2401 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 22.75 | 38.5 | -8.4 | 2318 |
| 2 | 🇨🇳Xi, Qi | 2312 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 38.5 | +16.0 | 2384 |
| 4 | FMZhukov, Anton | 2310 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.75 | 39.0 | -4.6 | 2291 |
| 6 | 🇲🇪IMMilanovic, Slavisa | 2318 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 18.25 | 39.5 | -8.1 | 2247 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸GMLazic, Miroljub | 2286 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 39.5 | +0.6 | 2286 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Pereverzev, Timofei | 2139 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.25 | 40.0 | +37.6 | 2224 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿WFMKholyavko, Mariya | 2091 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.50 | 40.0 | +62.0 | 2229 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪FMBashirov, Kemal | 2305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.25 | 41.5 | -52.8 | 2082 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸WFMGrozdanovic, Anastasia | 2091 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 7.00 | 42.5 | -19.0 | 1999 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kholyavko, MariyaWFMKAZ+62.04.0 pts · #8
- 2Hovakimyan, VacheFMARM+41.47.0 pts · #1
- 3Pereverzev, TimofeiRUS+37.64.0 pts · #7
- 1Bashirov, KemalFMGER-52.82.5 pts · #9
- 2Grozdanovic, AnastasiaWFMSRB-19.01.5 pts · #10
- 3Klukin, KirillIMSRB-8.45.5 pts · #3
- R8+214 Elo gap
- R8+115 Elo gap