FM RR Third Saturday 196
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Sept 2025 to 16 Sept 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2056, and top seed was Filip Kostic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2197).
Talat Yildiz (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2133) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Raul Claverie (7.0) and Yigit Emin Gezer (6.0). Yildiz took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Stevan Jovic (FM, 2029) beat Raul Claverie (IM, 2180), a +151-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Talat Yildiz led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Talat Yildiz takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
CM Talat Yildiz drew with IM Raul Claverie (Black).
CM Talat Yildiz 3 wins (R2–R4)IM Raul Claverie 4 wins (R6–R9)Yigit Emin Gezer 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | 🇹🇷CMYildiz, Talat | 2133 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.25 | 36.5 | +39.8 | 2320 |
| 2 | 🇦🇷IMClaverie, Raul | 2180 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.25 | 37.0 | +9.0 | 2262 |
| 3 | 🇹🇷Gezer, Yigit Emin | 2064 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 21.00 | 38.0 | +27.8 | 2180 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Hart, Alexander | 2046 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.25 | 39.0 | +12.8 | 2100 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Vujevic, Tomislav | 1935 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 39.5 | +31.4 | 2069 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸FMJovic, Stevan | 2029 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.75 | 40.0 | -3.0 | 2015 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸FMBrajic, Miloje | 2121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 12.50 | 40.5 | -37.2 | 1968 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸IMKostic, Filip | 2197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | — | 2.5 | 8.00 | 41.5 | -58.6 | 1917 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Engel, Ecrin Tuana | 1956 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 2.0 | 9.00 | 42.0 | -48.4 | 1847 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸Guseva, Oksana | 1895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | — | 1 | * | 2.0 | 5.75 | 42.0 | -6.8 | 1865 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yildiz, TalatCMTUR+39.87.5 pts · #1
- 2Vujevic, TomislavSRB+31.44.5 pts · #5
- 3Gezer, Yigit EminTUR+27.86.0 pts · #3
- 1Kostic, FilipIMSRB-58.62.5 pts · #8
- 2Engel, Ecrin TuanaTUR-48.42.0 pts · #10
- 3Brajic, MilojeFMSRB-37.23.5 pts · #7
- R4+151 Elo gap
- R1+151 Elo gap
- R7+133 Elo gap