IM RR SPENS 4
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 12 Jul 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 8 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2241, and top seed was Nikola Sedlak (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2413).
Mikhail Gusev (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2297) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Nikolay Averin (6.5) and Judah Nathan Levitan (5.5). Gusev shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ashvath Mittal (2031) beat Judah Nathan Levitan (FM, 2266), a +235-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Mikhail Gusev led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
FM Judah Nathan Levitan takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
FM Mikhail Gusev drew with IM Nikolay Averin (White).
FM Mikhail Gusev 3 wins (R7–R9)FM Judah Nathan Levitan 3 wins (R3–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇸FMGusev, Mikhail | 2297 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 37.0 | +36.0 | 2455 |
| 2 | IMAverin, Nikolay | 2228 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 27.25 | 37.5 | +21.8 | 2409 |
| 3 | 🇿🇦FMLevitan, Judah Nathan | 2266 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 19.00 | 38.5 | +26.6 | 2318 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸GMSedlak, Nikola | 2413 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 17.75 | 39.0 | -16.5 | 2265 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Ashvath Mittal | 2031 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.00 | 39.5 | +71.4 | 2264 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸IMMilosevic, Milos | 2299 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.25 | 40.0 | -5.6 | 2243 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺FMAfanasiev, Vadim | 2223 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 15.00 | 40.0 | -5.0 | 2200 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿IMGranovskiy, Alexandr | 2165 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 12.00 | 41.0 | -1.8 | 2156 |
| 8 | 🇦🇺FMChakrabarty, Reyaansh | 2343 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 41.0 | -56.0 | 2105 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Sadbhav Rautela | 2148 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 6.75 | 42.5 | -68.0 | 1979 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ashvath MittalIND+71.44.5 pts · #5
- 2Gusev, MikhailFMSRB+36.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Levitan, Judah NathanFMRSA+26.65.5 pts · #3
- 1Sadbhav RautelaIND-68.01.5 pts · #10
- 2Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFMAUS-56.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Sedlak, NikolaGMSRB-16.55.0 pts · #4
- R6+235 Elo gap
- R7+192 Elo gap
- R3+147 Elo gap