RADNICKICHESS IM Round Robin June 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2025 to 13 Jun 2025 in Beograd, Serbia. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2227, and top seed was Branko Damljanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2390).
Branko Damljanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2390) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (6.5) and Dragan B Popovic (5.0). Damljanovic shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Aidan Gafurov (1867) beat Branko Damljanovic (GM, 2390), a +523-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
FM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar drew with GM Branko Damljanovic (Black).
GM Branko Damljanovic 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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| 2 | 🇷🇸GMDamljanovic, Branko | 2390 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 23.75 | 34.5 | +1.2 | 2388 |
| 1 | 🇮🇳FMAansh Nandan Nerurkar | 2356 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.75 | 34.5 | +10.0 | 2388 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸FMPopovic, Dragan B | 2193 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 36.0 | +27.0 | 2314 |
| 4 | Gafurov, Aidan | 1867 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 36.5 | +144.0 | 2237 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸FMPetrovic, Aleksa | 2240 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | — | 3.5 | 14.25 | 37.5 | -9.2 | 2192 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸GMTodorovic, Goran M | 2255 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 3.5 | 14.00 | 37.5 | -6.3 | 2190 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸IMMilosevic, Milos | 2320 | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 12.50 | 37.5 | -14.0 | 2183 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸Petkovic, Jovan | 2228 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | — | ½ | 3.0 | 12.00 | 38.0 | -19.8 | 2134 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺FMKhodko, Yurii N. | 2268 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | — | * | ½ | 2.5 | 9.75 | 38.5 | -37.6 | 2080 |
| 10 | 🇲🇪Karisik, Nenad | 2149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 9.00 | 38.5 | -4.2 | 2130 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gafurov, AidanFID+144.04.5 pts · #4
- 2Popovic, Dragan BFMSRB+27.05.0 pts · #3
- 3Aansh Nandan NerurkarFMIND+10.06.5 pts · #1
- 1Khodko, Yurii N.FMRUS-37.62.5 pts · #9
- 2Petkovic, JovanSRB-19.83.0 pts · #8
- 3Milosevic, MilosIMSRB-14.03.5 pts · #7
- R1+523 Elo gap
- R7+453 Elo gap
- R6+401 Elo gap