RUDAR XXVI - FM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Aug 2025 to 15 Aug 2025 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1874, and top seed was Zlatko Ilincic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2246).
Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2181) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Aleksandar Rajkovic (6.5) and Zlatko Ilincic (6.0). Popchev won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Nebojsa Tosic (1861) beat Zlatko Ilincic (GM, 2246), a +385-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Milko Popchev led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
GM Milko Popchev never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Milko Popchev drew with Aleksandar Rajkovic (White).
GM Milko Popchev won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
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 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2181 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.00 | 36.5 | +1.9 | 2174 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸Rajkovic, Aleksandar | 1935 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.25 | 37.5 | +28.0 | 2040 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸GMIlincic, Zlatko | 2246 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 38.0 | -17.3 | 2042 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸Tosic, Nebojsa | 1861 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.50 | 38.5 | +23.0 | 1955 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Tadic, Stefan M | 1827 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 39.5 | +20.4 | 1877 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸Andjelkovic, Aleksandar M | 1871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 12.00 | 39.5 | +2.4 | 1874 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸FMMilunovic, Toni | 2022 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | — | 1 | 4.0 | 15.25 | 40.0 | -20.6 | 1913 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸Ilic, Mia | 1757 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 11.25 | 40.5 | +8.4 | 1794 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸Rajcic, Vanja | 1471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | — | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.00 | 42.0 | +38.4 | 1619 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸Jovanovic, Natalija | 1569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 44.0 | -68.8 | 1048 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rajcic, VanjaSRB+38.42.0 pts · #9
- 2Rajkovic, AleksandarSRB+28.06.5 pts · #2
- 3Tosic, NebojsaSRB+23.05.5 pts · #4
- 1Jovanovic, NatalijaSRB-68.80.0 pts · #10
- 2Milunovic, ToniFMSRB-20.64.0 pts · #7
- 3Ilincic, ZlatkoGMSRB-17.36.0 pts · #3
- R9+385 Elo gap