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
Titled players · 53
GM×16
IM×12
FM×21
CM×1
WIM×1
WFM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×15
🇷🇸Serbia×13
🇷🇺Russia×8
🇨🇳China×4
🇹🇷Turkiye×4
🇿🇦South Africa×2
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇺🇸United States of America×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Ethan Vaz led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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 finishersGrille 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+117.85.5 pts · #7
- 2Kudrin, IvanFMFID+111.75.5 pts · #11
- 3Esshan WadhawanFMIND+49.85.0 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Levitan, Caleb LeviIMRSA-35.43.0 pts · #49
- 2Raicevic, VladimirGMSRB-32.63.0 pts · #50
- 3Lecki, LeonardPOL-29.22.5 pts · #57
Biggest upsets
- R3+205 Elo gap
- R2+204 Elo gap
- R3+202 Elo gap