RUDAR XLI - IM ROUND ROBIN B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 Jul 2025 to 07 Aug 2025 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2250, and top seed was Harsh Suresh (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2390).
Qi Xi (🇨🇳 CHN, 2312) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Apaar Saxena (6.5) and Harsh Suresh (6.0). Xi shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Bulgankhan Ganzorig (FM, 2021) beat Harsh Suresh (IM, 2390), a +369-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsQi Xi led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Harsh Suresh takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
Qi Xi drew with FM Apaar Saxena (Black).
Qi Xi 3 wins (R5–R7)FM Apaar Saxena 3 wins (R4–R6)IM Harsh Suresh 5 wins (R3–R7)
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 | 🇨🇳Xi, Qi | 2312 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 37.0 | +34.8 | 2463 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMApaar Saxena | 2101 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.00 | 37.5 | +77.2 | 2432 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳IMHarsh Suresh | 2390 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 38.0 | +4.0 | 2419 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸GMStojanovic, Mihajlo | 2382 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 17.00 | 39.5 | -16.5 | 2235 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸IMPanic, Nenad | 2298 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.25 | 39.5 | -1.9 | 2269 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMKrishnan, Ritvik | 2310 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.00 | 40.0 | -25.0 | 2200 |
| 7 | 🇲🇳FMBulgankhan Ganzorig | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 14.25 | 40.5 | +34.2 | 2195 |
| 8 | 🇲🇳FMTuguldur, Soninbayar | 2121 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 14.25 | 41.0 | +5.3 | 2139 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸FMGusev, Mikhail | 2297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.5 | 9.50 | 41.5 | -64.0 | 2079 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳CMChidvilash Sai Surapaneni | 2267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 8.50 | 41.5 | -88.0 | 2082 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Apaar SaxenaFMIND+77.26.5 pts · #2
- 2Xi, QiCHN+34.87.0 pts · #1
- 3Bulgankhan GanzorigFMMGL+34.23.5 pts · #7
- 1Chidvilash Sai SurapaneniCMIND-88.02.5 pts · #10
- 2Gusev, MikhailFMSRB-64.02.5 pts · #9
- 3Krishnan, RitvikFMIND-25.04.0 pts · #6
- R8+369 Elo gap
- R2+281 Elo gap
- R2+276 Elo gap