RUDAR XXIV - FM ROUND ROBIN
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Jul 2025 to 30 Jul 2025 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1942, and top seed was Zlatko Ilincic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2241).
Peisen Lin (🇨🇳 CHN, 1967) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Milko Popchev (7.0) and Zlatko Ilincic (6.5). Lin shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Vladislav Siverin (1787) beat Ali Zuqanov (1913), a +126-point gap.
Location
🇷🇸Pozarevac, Serbia
Dates
24 Jul 2025 → 30 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 3
GM×2
FM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×6
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsPeisen Lin led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE28 Jul
Peisen Lin takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Peisen Lin drew with GM Milko Popchev (Black).
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
Peisen Lin won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳Lin, Peisen | 1967 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 27.75 | 37.5 | +53.0 | 2211 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2169 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.50 | 38.0 | -0.2 | 2147 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸GMIlincic, Zlatko | 2241 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.25 | 38.5 | -11.0 | 2099 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸FMMilunovic, Toni | 2022 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 23.50 | 39.0 | +10.0 | 2057 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Rajkovic, Aleksandar | 1936 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.75 | 40.0 | +10.8 | 1985 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸Tosic, Nebojsa | 1849 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 11.00 | 40.5 | +21.2 | 1951 |
| 7 | Siverin, Vladislav | 1787 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 12.25 | 42.0 | +10.4 | 1827 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿Zuqanov, Ali | 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.50 | 42.5 | -47.6 | 1778 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸Rakic, Nikola V | 1859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 5.50 | 43.0 | -61.6 | 1730 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸Arsenijevic, Matija | 1673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 3.00 | 44.0 | -26.0 | 1590 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lin, PeisenCHN+53.07.5 pts · #1
- 2Tosic, NebojsaSRB+21.24.5 pts · #6
- 3Rajkovic, AleksandarSRB+10.85.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Rakic, Nikola VSRB-61.62.0 pts · #9
- 2Zuqanov, AliAZE-47.62.5 pts · #8
- 3Arsenijevic, MatijaSRB-26.01.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R9+126 Elo gap
- R3+114 Elo gap