GM RR Third Saturday 194
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Sept 2025 to 16 Sept 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2409, and top seed was Artur Davtyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2484).
David Kaufman ( FID, IM, 2440) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Artur Davtyan (6.0) and Mikhail Bryakin (5.5). Kaufman shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇷🇸Novi Sad, Serbia
Dates
10 Sept 2025 → 16 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×4
IM×5
FM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×3
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇮🇳India×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM David Kaufman led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
2
2
1
3
3
1
2
1
2
R6 · LEADER CHANGE14 Sept
IM David Kaufman takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM David Kaufman beat GM Artur Davtyan (White).
R1–R8 · UNBEATEN
IM David Kaufman went unbeaten across 8 games (R1–R8).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMKaufman, David | 2440 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.75 | 38.0 | +10.8 | 2530 |
| 2 | 🇦🇲GMDavtyan, Artur | 2484 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.75 | 38.0 | +4.9 | 2525 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸GMBryakin, Mikhail | 2452 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 38.5 | +4.0 | 2484 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸GMSedlak, Nikola | 2380 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 39.0 | +8.9 | 2455 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸IMLjepic, Andrej | 2356 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.00 | 39.0 | +24.4 | 2457 |
| 5 | 🇬🇷IMVlachos, Anatole | 2471 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.25 | 39.0 | -3.4 | 2445 |
| 7 | 🇺🇦GMKovchan, Alexander | 2455 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.50 | 39.5 | -6.2 | 2403 |
| 8 | 🇹🇹IMRamoutar, Alan-Safar | 2313 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | — | 3.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | +8.0 | 2391 |
| 9 | 🇨🇦IMPanjwani, Raja | 2430 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.00 | 41.5 | -23.0 | 2240 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMRupesh Reddy Y | 2304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | * | 1.0 | 4.75 | 43.0 | -32.4 | 2112 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ljepic, AndrejIMSRB+24.45.0 pts · #6
- 2Kaufman, DavidIMFID+10.86.0 pts · #1
- 3Sedlak, NikolaGMSRB+8.95.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Rupesh Reddy YFMIND-32.41.0 pts · #10
- 2Panjwani, RajaIMCAN-23.02.5 pts · #9
- 3Kovchan, AlexanderGMUKR-6.24.5 pts · #7