KALCA GRAND PRIX ROUND ROBIN 2
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Nis, Serbia. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1933, and top seed was Branimir Maksimovic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2138).
Branimir Maksimovic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2138) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Zoran S Nikolic (5.5) and Vuk Cirkovic (5.5). Maksimovic won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Lazar M Milosevic (1779) beat Andjela Dimitrijevic (WCM, 1926), a +147-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Branimir Maksimovic led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Branimir Maksimovic never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Branimir Maksimovic opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Boban Ristic); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Branimir Maksimovic beat Vuk Cirkovic (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 | 🇷🇸IMMaksimovic, Branimir | 2138 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 28.00 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 2130 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸Nikolic, Zoran S | 2053 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 38.5 | -10.2 | 2000 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸Cirkovic, Vuk | 1900 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 38.5 | +42.9 | 2017 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸Ristic, Boban | 2000 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 20.50 | 39.0 | -7.6 | 1969 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸WIMYu, Avery | 1877 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 39.5 | +53.6 | 2001 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸WCMDimitrijevic, Andjela | 1926 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 40.0 | -8.8 | 1891 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸Nikolic, Vladimir I | 2001 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 40.0 | -27.8 | 1882 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸Milosevic, Lazar M | 1779 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.25 | 40.5 | +36.8 | 1870 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸Kostic, Dusan B | 1786 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.50 | 41.0 | +28.0 | 1871 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸Jovanovic, Miroslav V | 1869 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 9.50 | 42.0 | -33.4 | 1720 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yu, AveryWIMUSA+53.64.5 pts · #5
- 2Cirkovic, VukSRB+42.95.5 pts · #2
- 3Milosevic, Lazar MSRB+36.83.5 pts · #8
- 1Jovanovic, Miroslav VSRB-33.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Nikolic, Vladimir ISRB-27.84.0 pts · #7
- 3Nikolic, Zoran SSRB-10.25.5 pts · #3
- R6+147 Elo gap
- R2+127 Elo gap
- R6+124 Elo gap