IM RR SPENS 2
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2253, and top seed was Nikola Sedlak (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2413).
Vadim Afanasiev (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2223) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Robert Prieb (5.5) and Judah Nathan Levitan (5.0).
Location
🇷🇸Novi Sad, Serbia
Dates
14 Jul 2025 → 19 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×3
IM×1
FM×5
Federations · 5 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×5
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Vadim Afanasiev led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R1–R9 · LEAD HELD
FM Vadim Afanasiev never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R8 · DECISIVE LEAD17 Jul
FM Vadim Afanasiev opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Robert Prieb); the title is out of reach before R9.
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Vadim Afanasiev drew with FM Robert Prieb (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺FMAfanasiev, Vadim | 2223 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.25 | 35.0 | +58.4 | 2477 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪FMPrieb, Robert | 2246 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 21.00 | 36.5 | +45.2 | 2334 |
| 3 | 🇿🇦FMLevitan, Judah Nathan | 2266 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.00 | 37.0 | +13.3 | 2295 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸GMDrazic, Sinisa | 2252 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | — | 4.5 | 20.50 | 37.5 | +8.1 | 2324 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺IMDvalishvili, Pavel S. | 2297 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 37.5 | -5.5 | 2248 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸GMSedlak, Nikola | 2413 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | — | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.25 | 38.0 | -18.2 | 2233 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸FMGusev, Mikhail | 2297 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 38.0 | -20.8 | 2205 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸GMKosanovic, Goran A | 2257 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | — | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 14.00 | 38.5 | -7.6 | 2190 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸FMRemecki, Sinisa | 2251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | — | 2.5 | 10.25 | 39.5 | -23.8 | 2140 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Ashvath Mittal | 2031 | 0 | ½ | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | * | 1.5 | 6.50 | 40.5 | +4.2 | 2055 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Afanasiev, VadimFMRUS+58.47.0 pts · #1
- 2Prieb, RobertFMGER+45.25.5 pts · #2
- 3Levitan, Judah NathanFMRSA+13.35.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Remecki, SinisaFMSRB-23.82.5 pts · #9
- 2Gusev, MikhailFMSRB-20.84.0 pts · #7
- 3Sedlak, NikolaGMSRB-18.24.0 pts · #6