GM Mix 11 Fantastico 3-8. jan 2026 SENTA

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60 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 08 Jan 2026 in Senta, Serbia. 53 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2480, and top seed was Nikita Afanasiev (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2541).

Ethan Vaz (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2516) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Zhamsaran Tsydypov (6.5) and Nikita Afanasiev (6.0). Vaz broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Ramil Bulatov (2129) beat Artem Postnikov (FM, 2334), a +205-point gap.

Location

🇷🇸Senta, Serbia

Dates

03 Jan 2026 → 08 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺GMNikita Afanasiev2541

Avg top 10

2,480

Participants

Titled players · 53

GM×16

IM×12

FM×21

CM×1

WIM×1

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇳India×15

🇷🇸Serbia×13

🇷🇺Russia×8

🇹🇷Turkiye×4

🇨🇳China×4

🇿🇦South Africa×2

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇺🇸United States of America×2

Top 3

🥇
IMEthan Vaz
🇮🇳IND·2516
7.0pts·2653perf+15.0
🥈
GMZhamsaran Tsydypov
🇷🇺RUS·2495
6.5pts·2575perf+10.1
🥉
GMNikita Afanasiev
🇷🇺RUS·2541
6.0pts·2548perf+0.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Ethan Vaz led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Vaz7Tsydypov6.5Parvathareddy6Afanasiev6Ljepic6Meng6

R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Ethan Vaz held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Ethan Vaz beat GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

IM Ethan Vaz won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMEthan Vaz	*	1	½	½
2GMZhamsaran Tsydypov	0	*	1	½
3IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy	½	0	*	½
4GMNikita Afanasiev	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Vaz, EthanIM	2516	IND	+48B	+13N	+6B	=3N	+2B	=4N	=5B	=12N	+16B	7.0	46.5	50.0	38.25	2653	+15.0
2	Tsydypov, ZhamsaranGM	2495	RUS	+19N	+20B	=3B	+9N	−1N	+11B	=10N	+4B	=6N	6.5	46.5	51.5	35.75	2575	+10.1
3	Afanasiev, NikitaGM	2541	RUS	+57N	+11B	=2N	=1B	=8N	+25B	=4N	=6B	=5N	6.0	47.0	49.5	31.00	2548	+0.9
4	Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyIM	2452	IND	+50N	=29B	=15N	+14B	+7N	=1B	=3B	−2N	+17B	6.0	45.5	48.5	30.50	2493	+5.1
5	Meng, YihanIM	2455	CHN	=14N	=7B	+50N	+23B	=17N	=8B	=1N	+22B	=3B	6.0	44.5	47.5	30.25	2491	+4.3
6	Ljepic, AndrejIM	2409	SRB	+49N	+26B	−1N	=29B	+19N	=17B	+7N	=3N	=2B	6.0	44.0	47.0	29.00	2471	+8.0
7	Kudrin, IvanFM	2238	FID	=16B	=5N	+13B	+31N	−4B	+32N	−6B	+25B	=11N	5.5	43.0	47.5	27.25	2483	+111.7
8	Gong, SunleIM	2394	CHN	+28B	=53N	+18B	=10N	=3B	=5N	=16B	=9N	=12B	5.5	43.0	46.0	27.75	2471	+9.9
9	Gusev, MikhailFM	2217	SRB	+32N	=27B	+21N	−2B	=22N	+23B	=12N	=8B	=19N	5.5	42.0	46.5	27.25	2480	+117.8
10	Shariyazdanov, AndreyGM	2500	SRB	+35B	=25N	=24B	=8B	+32N	=16N	=2B	=17N	=13B	5.5	41.0	45.5	27.25	2457	-4.7
11	Atalik, SuatGM	2407	SRB	+36B	−3N	+44B	=24N	+28B	−2N	+33B	=16N	=7B	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.00	2410	+1.1
12	Shabalov, AlexanderGM	2470	USA	+30B	=24N	=25B	−17N	+43B	+51N	=9B	=1B	=8N	5.5	40.0	43.0	24.50	2421	-5.1
13	Xie, Jiaxiang	2376	CHN	+54N	−1B	−7N	+50B	=26N	=14B	+41N	+20B	=10N	5.5	39.5	42.0	21.75	2381	+2.4
14	Aarav SinhaFM	2274	IND	=5B	=16N	+56B	−4N	=31B	=13N	=37B	+51N	+24B	5.5	38.5	41.0	22.50	2443	+41.4
15	Vivaan Vishal ShahFM	2321	IND	=44B	+47N	=4B	−53N	=18B	+28N	−22N	+26B	+27N	5.5	36.5	39.5	24.25	2373	+6.8
16	Yurovskykh, OleksandrFM	2395	UKR	=7N	=14B	=55N	+42B	+29N	=10B	=8N	=11B	−1N	5.0	42.5	45.0	23.00	2383	-1.4
17	Kosic, DraganGM	2349	MNE	=46N	=55B	+54N	+12B	=5B	=6N	=27N	=10B	−4N	5.0	39.5	42.0	22.00	2417	+8.1
18	Esshan WadhawanFM	2205	IND	+37N	=21B	−8N	=20B	=15N	+57B	=25N	=27B	=22N	5.0	39.0	41.5	21.25	2417	+49.8
19	Velpula SarayuWIM	2281	IND	−2B	+60N	=39B	+44N	−6B	+31N	=24B	=37N	=9B	5.0	38.5	40.5	19.00	2329	+5.5
20	Xie, JianjunFM	2357	CHN	+39B	−2N	=28B	=18N	=30B	+38N	=40B	−13N	+36B	5.0	38.0	42.0	21.00	2320	-4.7
21	Apoorv KambleIM	2419	IND	+38B	=18N	−9B	+26B	−25N	=30N	+34B	=24N	=33B	5.0	37.5	41.5	22.25	2318	-11.8
22	Yermolinsky, AlexGM	2380	USA	=40B	=56N	+36B	=51N	=9B	=24N	+15B	−5N	=18B	5.0	37.5	40.0	21.75	2322	-7.1
23	Nikcevic, NebojsaGM	2337	MNE	=56B	+40N	=53B	−5N	+36B	−9N	=30B	=28N	+37B	5.0	35.5	38.0	19.25	2342	+0.2
24	Sutormin, DanilaIM	2357	RUS	+42N	=12B	=10N	=11B	=27N	=22B	=19N	=21B	−14N	4.5	41.5	45.0	21.50	2375	+2.3
25	Daaevik WadhawanIM	2370	IND	+41N	=10B	=12N	=27B	+21B	−3N	=18B	−7N	=28B	4.5	41.5	45.0	21.00	2364	-0.6
26	Bulatov, Ramil	2129	RUS	+34B	−6N	+33B	−21N	=13B	=37N	=51B	−15N	+41N	4.5	38.5	41.5	18.75	2341	+47.8
27	Glek, IgorGM	2452	BEL	+43B	=9N	=51B	=25N	=24B	=33N	=17B	=18N	−15B	4.5	38.0	41.0	19.50	2304	-17.4
28	Garifulin, YuryFM	2235	SRB	−8N	+57B	=20N	+45B	−11N	−15B	+49N	=23B	=25N	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.25	2318	+38.4
29	Dumbelovic, NovakFM	2312	SRB	+60B	=4N	=31B	=6N	−16B	−40N	+43B	=33N	=38B	4.5	37.5	39.5	18.00	2309	-0.2
30	Warchol, KamilFM	2280	POL	−12N	+41B	=45N	=55B	=20N	=21B	=23N	=34B	=32N	4.5	36.5	39.0	18.50	2315	+17.6
31	Sedlak, NikolaGM	2390	SRB	=55N	+46B	=29N	−7B	=14N	−19B	=36B	+39N	=35B	4.5	36.5	39.0	18.00	2246	-17.2
32	Rosh JainFM	2373	IND	−9B	=38N	+47B	+39N	−10B	−7B	+57N	=36N	=30B	4.5	36.5	39.0	16.25	2264	-26.2
33	Postnikov, ArtemFM	2334	RUS	=58N	=45B	−26N	+49B	+55N	=27B	−11N	=29B	=21N	4.5	33.0	35.5	15.50	2275	-13.4
34	Jake ShantyFM	2323	IND	−26N	−50B	+41N	=54B	=42N	+55B	−21N	=30N	+47B	4.5	30.0	32.5	14.75	2234	-21.8
35	Prishita GuptaFM	2287	IND	−10N	−54B	−57N	−41B	+46N	+58N	+56B	+42B	=31N	4.5	28.0	30.5	14.25	2259	-7.4
36	Odeev, HandszarGM	2245	TKM	−11N	+37B	−22N	+52B	−23N	+42B	=31N	=32B	−20N	4.0	37.0	40.0	15.00	2304	+7.3
37	Podolchenko, EvgeniyGM	2361	BLR	−18B	−36N	+58N	=38B	+54N	=26B	=14N	=19B	−23N	4.0	35.5	38.0	14.50	2192	-19.9
38	Petrovic, AleksaFM	2257	SRB	−21N	=32B	=46N	=37N	+44B	−20B	=39N	=41B	=29N	4.0	34.0	37.5	15.50	2235	-4.8
39	Yonal, TimurFM	2173	TUR	−20N	+59B	=19N	−32B	=52N	=43N	=38B	−31B	+49N	4.0	32.5	35.0	13.25	2269	+29.5
40	Nadj Hedjesi, BalindIM	2223	SRB	=22N	−23B	=52N	=57B	+45N	+29B	=20N	F	F	4.0	28.5	28.5	15.75	2356	+12.9
41	Pereverzev, Timofei	2212	RUS	−25B	−30N	−34B	+35N	+60B	+48N	−13B	=38N	−26B	3.5	35.5	37.5	12.00	2183	-14.4
42	Levitan, Judah NathanFM	2189	RSA	−24B	=43N	+48B	−16N	=34B	−36N	+60B	−35N	=44B	3.5	33.0	35.0	11.25	2181	-3.2
43	Rupesh Reddy YFM	2273	IND	−27N	=42B	=49N	+46B	−12N	=39B	−29N	=45B	=58N	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.75	2176	-25.0
44	Fisher, TimofeyCM	2127	FID	=15N	+52B	−11N	−19B	−38N	=49B	=54N	=59B	=42N	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.50	2204	+17.2
45	Sachi JainWFM	2116	IND	=51B	=33N	=30B	−28N	−40B	=50N	=48B	=43N	=52B	3.5	30.5	33.5	12.50	2204	+25.5
46	Popchev, MilkoGM	2172	BUL	=17B	−31N	=38B	−43N	−35B	=60N	=59N	=52B	+54N	3.5	29.5	31.5	10.75	2193	+2.1
47	Sherali PattnaikFM	2157	IND	=52N	−15B	−32N	=59B	=49N	=54B	+55N	=50B	−34N	3.5	28.5	31.0	9.50	2210	+12.0
48	Osetrov, DmitrijFM	2302	RUS	−1N	=49B	−42N	=56N	+58B	−41B	=45N	+54B	F	3.5	28.0	28.0	9.50	2188	-25.6
49	Levitan, Caleb LeviIM	2250	RSA	−6B	=48N	=43B	−33N	=47B	=44N	−28B	+60N	−39B	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.00	2103	-35.4
50	Adarsh TripathiIM	2262	IND	−4B	+34N	−5B	−13N	F	=45B	+52N	=47N	F	3.0	32.0	32.0	11.00	2266	+0.2
51	Citak, SelimIM	2312	TUR	=45N	+58B	=27N	=22B	F	−12B	=26N	−14B	F	3.0	31.0	31.0	11.25	2234	-7.5
52	Raicevic, VladimirGM	2331	SRB	=47B	−44N	=40B	−36N	=39B	=56N	−50B	=46N	=45N	3.0	29.0	31.5	10.50	2058	-32.6
53	Bryakin, MikhailGM	2502	SRB	+59N	=8B	=23N	+15B	F	F	F	F	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	13.25	2531	+1.3
54	Gaivoronskii, Andrei	2223	SRB	−13B	+35N	−17B	=34N	−37B	=47N	=44B	−48N	−46B	2.5	34.0	37.5	10.25	2107	-28.0
55	Indzhiev, Aldar	2229	RUS	=31B	=17N	=16B	=30N	−33B	−34N	−47B	F	=59N	2.5	34.0	34.0	10.75	2175	-11.4
56	Lecki, Leonard	2172	POL	=23N	=22B	−14N	=48B	−57N	=52B	−35N	−58B	=60N	2.5	31.5	33.5	9.25	2104	-29.2
57	Karaokcu, ErkinFM	2311	TUR	−3B	−28N	+35B	=40N	+56B	−18N	−32B	F	F	2.5	31.0	31.0	9.00	2189	-24.0
58	Kholyavko, MariyaWFM	2164	KAZ	=33B	−51N	−37B	=60N	−48N	−35B	F	+56N	=43B	2.5	27.5	27.5	7.50	2120	-19.6
59	Drazic, SinisaGM	2298	SRB	−53B	−39N	=60B	=47N	F	F	=46B	=44N	=55B	2.5	22.0	22.0	7.50	2098	-19.1
60	Eken, Atakan	2043	TUR	−29N	−19B	=59N	=58B	−41N	=46B	−42N	−49B	=56B	2.0	28.0	30.5	5.50	2008	-7.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gusev, MikhailFMSRB
+117.8
5.5 pts · #7
2Kudrin, IvanFMFID
+111.7
5.5 pts · #11
3Esshan WadhawanFMIND
+49.8
5.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Levitan, Caleb LeviIMRSA
-35.4
3.0 pts · #49
2Raicevic, VladimirGMSRB
-32.6
3.0 pts · #50
3Lecki, LeonardPOL
-29.2
2.5 pts · #57

Biggest upsets

R3+205 Elo gap
Bulatov, Ramil2129 beat FMPostnikov, Artem2334
R2+204 Elo gap
CMFisher, Timofey2127 beat GMRaicevic, Vladimir2331
R3+202 Elo gap
FMGusev, Mikhail2217 beat IMApoorv Kamble2419