IM RR SPENS 1
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Jul 2025 to 08 Jul 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2239, and top seed was Nikola Sedlak (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2413).
Nikolay Averin ( FID, IM, 2228) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Andrej Ljepic (7.0) and Nikola Sedlak (5.5). Averin took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Ashvath Mittal (2031) beat Mikhail Gusev (FM, 2297), a +266-point gap.
Location
🇷🇸Novi Sad, Serbia
Dates
03 Jul 2025 → 08 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 8
GM×1
IM×4
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×6
🇮🇳India×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Nikolay Averin led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE04 Jul
IM Nikolay Averin takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Nikolay Averin drew with IM Andrej Ljepic (Black).
R2–R7 · WIN STREAK
IM Nikolay Averin won 6 in a row (R2–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMAverin, Nikolay | 2228 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.00 | 37.5 | +31.8 | 2514 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸IMLjepic, Andrej | 2321 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 38.0 | +30.0 | 2450 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸GMSedlak, Nikola | 2413 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 20.00 | 39.5 | -11.1 | 2300 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸IMMilosevic, Milos | 2299 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.00 | 39.5 | +2.6 | 2313 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺IMDvalishvili, Pavel S. | 2297 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -7.2 | 2233 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸FMGusev, Mikhail | 2297 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | -14.0 | 2233 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Ashvath Mittal | 2031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 11.75 | 42.0 | +28.0 | 2137 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳CMBhavik Ahuja | 2169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 8.75 | 42.0 | -23.6 | 2122 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸FMPajcin, Lav | 2300 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 9.75 | 42.5 | -55.2 | 2067 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸Leskovac, Nikola | 2039 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2.0 | 6.50 | 43.0 | -2.4 | 2042 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Averin, NikolayIMFID+31.87.5 pts · #1
- 2Ljepic, AndrejIMSRB+30.07.0 pts · #2
- 3Ashvath MittalIND+28.03.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Pajcin, LavFMSRB-55.22.5 pts · #9
- 2Bhavik AhujaCMIND-23.63.0 pts · #8
- 3Gusev, MikhailFMSRB-14.04.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R9+266 Elo gap
- R6+185 Elo gap
- R6+131 Elo gap