GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA
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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 22 Jan 2026 in Senta, Serbia. 54 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2479, and top seed was Nikita Afanasiev (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2541).
Yihan Meng (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2455) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Zhamsaran Tsydypov (6.5) and Nikita Afanasiev (6.0). Meng took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Sachi Jain (WFM, 2116) beat Alex Yermolinsky (GM, 2380), a +264-point gap.
Location
🇷🇸Senta, Serbia
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 22 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 54
GM×15
IM×10
FM×21
CM×4
WIM×2
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×15
🇷🇸Serbia×10
🇨🇳China×8
🇷🇺Russia×7
FIDE (no federation)×5
🇹🇷Turkiye×3
🇺🇸United States of America×2
🇦🇲Armenia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Yihan Meng led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
IM Yihan Meng never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Yihan Meng drew with GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov (White).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
IM Yihan Meng won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMYihan Meng | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2GMZhamsaran Tsydypov | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4GMNikita Afanasiev | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meng, YihanIM | 2455 | CHN | +24B | +32N | =5B | +16N | +9B | +6N | =2B | +10N | =3B | 7.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 39.00 | 2691 | +25.6 |
| 2 | Tsydypov, ZhamsaranGM | 2495 | RUS | +57N | =23B | =42N | =15B | +35B | +16N | =1N | =4B | +8N | 6.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 28.75 | 2527 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Afanasiev, NikitaGM | 2541 | RUS | +14B | =34N | +11B | =4N | =10B | =5N | +17B | =7N | =1N | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 33.00 | 2541 | +0.1 |
| 4 | Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyIM | 2452 | IND | +36B | +53N | =6N | =3B | =7B | =13N | +9B | =2N | =11B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 28.75 | 2538 | +10.9 |
| 5 | Bukreev, StanislavIM | 2405 | RUS | +47N | +26B | =1N | =6B | =8N | =3B | =7B | =16N | =10B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 27.75 | 2499 | +11.8 |
| 6 | Dau Khuong DuyIM | 2489 | VIE | +51B | +19N | =4B | =5N | +17B | −1B | =15N | =11N | =13B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 26.25 | 2467 | -2.3 |
| 7 | Vaz, EthanIM | 2516 | IND | +18N | =42B | =17N | +23B | =4N | =15B | =5N | =3B | =12N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 27.75 | 2469 | -5.1 |
| 8 | Bryakin, MikhailGM | 2502 | SRB | +21B | =30N | +54B | =17N | =5B | =10N | =11B | +15N | −2B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 24.75 | 2465 | -4.0 |
| 9 | Shabalov, AlexanderGM | 2470 | USA | =40N | +33B | =23N | +30B | −1N | +12B | −4N | =18B | +16B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 25.25 | 2414 | -5.9 |
| 10 | Jiang, HaochenIM | 2454 | CHN | =52N | +40B | =30N | +27B | =3N | =8B | +35N | −1B | =5N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 24.00 | 2443 | -0.1 |
| 11 | Daaevik WadhawanIM | 2370 | IND | =41N | +56B | −3N | +36B | =12N | +37B | =8N | =6B | =4N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 22.75 | 2425 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Vershinin, IgorFM | 2297 | RUS | =43B | =20N | +49B | =13N | =11B | −9N | +38B | +46N | =7B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 22.50 | 2389 | +23.0 |
| 13 | Apoorv KambleIM | 2419 | IND | −26N | +28B | +52N | =12B | =31N | =4B | =34N | +35B | =6N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 23.00 | 2365 | -4.9 |
| 14 | Prishita GuptaFM | 2287 | IND | −3N | +47B | −31N | +43N | =19B | =23B | =37N | +33B | +25B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 21.75 | 2336 | +11.8 |
| 15 | Podolchenko, EvgeniyGM | 2361 | BLR | =49B | =25N | +22B | =2N | +20B | =7N | =6B | −8B | =18N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 24.75 | 2379 | +2.2 |
| 16 | Vivaan Vishal ShahFM | 2321 | IND | =20B | +43N | +34B | −1B | +42N | −2B | +33N | =5B | −9N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 20.25 | 2379 | +7.1 |
| 17 | Atalik, SuatGM | 2407 | SRB | +22B | +35N | =7B | =8B | −6N | +31B | −3N | =24N | =21B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 23.25 | 2392 | -1.3 |
| 18 | Maslovskiy, VladimirFM | 2283 | FID | −7B | +38N | =25B | −20N | +49B | =19N | +28B | =9N | =15B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 21.00 | 2322 | +8.4 |
| 19 | Kosic, DraganGM | 2349 | MNE | +45N | −6B | =26N | =33B | =14N | =18B | =25N | +31B | =22B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 21.75 | 2296 | -6.5 |
| 20 | Fisher, TimofeyCM | 2127 | FID | =16N | =12B | =48N | +18B | −15N | =44B | =27N | =23B | +32B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 22.00 | 2370 | +56.4 |
| 21 | Lajthajm, BorkoGM | 2279 | SRB | −8N | −31B | =50N | =29B | +41N | +43B | =23N | +37B | =17N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 19.75 | 2305 | +2.9 |
| 22 | Tregubenko, NikolayFM | 2246 | FID | −17N | +29B | −15N | +41B | −34N | =39N | +50B | +44B | =19N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 19.00 | 2360 | +27.2 |
| 23 | Rosh JainFM | 2373 | IND | +55B | =2N | =9B | −7N | =24B | =14N | =21B | =20N | =28B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 20.25 | 2305 | -15.4 |
| 24 | Zhong, KangminFM | 2260 | CHN | −1N | +50B | =37N | =34B | =23N | =33B | +30N | =17B | F | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 17.25 | 2352 | +20.2 |
| 25 | Popchev, MilkoGM | 2172 | BUL | =27N | =15B | =18N | =44B | =30N | =32N | =19B | +34B | −14N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 19.50 | 2335 | +19.3 |
| 26 | Ribeiro, GustavoFM | 2250 | POR | +13B | −5N | =19B | =54N | =32B | =46N | =44N | −27B | +45N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 18.00 | 2339 | +21.8 |
| 27 | Xie, JianjunFM | 2357 | CHN | =25B | =49N | +53B | −10N | =28B | =38N | =20B | +26N | F | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 16.75 | 2253 | -10.2 |
| 28 | Sachi JainWFM | 2116 | IND | =44B | −13N | =40N | +52B | =27N | =30B | −18N | +42B | =23N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 15.75 | 2332 | +63.7 |
| 29 | Popovic, Milan SFM | 2339 | SRB | −53B | −22N | =38B | =21N | =47B | =51N | +49B | =36N | +43B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 15.25 | 2215 | -29.4 |
| 30 | Sutormin, DanilaIM | 2357 | RUS | +31N | =8B | =10B | −9N | =25B | =28N | −24B | =38N | =33N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 42.0 | 18.00 | 2241 | -13.4 |
| 31 | Yonal, TimurFM | 2173 | TUR | −30B | +21N | +14B | =46N | =13B | −17N | =32B | −19N | =36B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 19.00 | 2298 | +36.8 |
| 32 | Yurasov, MatfeyFM | 2326 | FID | +50N | −1B | =33N | =37B | =26N | =25B | =31N | =40B | −20N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 2171 | -36.6 |
| 33 | Baghdasaryan, DavitFM | 2203 | ARM | +39B | −9N | =32B | =19N | +54B | =24N | −16B | −14N | =30B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 14.75 | 2299 | +45.6 |
| 34 | Yurovskykh, OleksandrFM | 2395 | UKR | +58B | =3B | −16N | =24N | +22B | −35N | =13B | −25N | =47N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 15.50 | 2241 | -17.8 |
| 35 | Preobrazhenskaya, DianaFM | 2131 | FID | +48N | −17B | +57N | +42B | −2N | +34B | −10B | −13N | F | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 11.50 | 2394 | +100.8 |
| 36 | Petrovic, AleksaFM | 2257 | SRB | −4N | +39N | =46B | −11N | =53B | =42B | =45N | =29B | =31N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 14.50 | 2269 | +2.7 |
| 37 | Phatak Aanjaneya | 2154 | IND | =54B | =44N | =24B | =32N | +51B | −11N | =14B | −21N | =42B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 14.00 | 2268 | +27.4 |
| 38 | Esshan WadhawanFM | 2205 | IND | −42N | −18B | =29N | +56B | +45N | =27B | −12N | =30B | =44N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 13.25 | 2257 | +13.0 |
| 39 | Xie, Jiaxiang | 2376 | CHN | −33N | −36B | =45N | =50B | +52N | =22B | =42N | +41B | F | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 13.25 | 2230 | -30.6 |
| 40 | Adarsh TripathiIM | 2262 | IND | =9B | −10N | =28B | =53N | =43B | +55N | =46B | =32N | F | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 13.50 | 2275 | +2.4 |
| 41 | Zhou, Shumeng | 2196 | CHN | =11B | −54N | =51B | −22N | −21B | +56N | +53B | −39N | +48N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 10.50 | 2243 | +22.4 |
| 42 | Yermolinsky, AlexGM | 2380 | USA | +38B | =7N | =2B | −35N | −16B | =36N | =39B | −28N | =37N | 3.5 | 37.5 | 41.5 | 16.00 | 2206 | -20.7 |
| 43 | Sevig, Mert CanCM | 2089 | TUR | =12N | −16B | +56N | −14B | =40N | −21N | +48B | =45B | −29N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 11.00 | 2198 | +47.6 |
| 44 | Drazic, SinisaGM | 2298 | SRB | =28N | =37B | F | =25N | =46B | =20N | =26B | −22N | =38B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 15.00 | 2165 | -14.7 |
| 45 | Anishka VikramWCM | 2171 | IND | −19B | =51N | =39B | =55N | −38B | +53N | =36B | =43N | −26B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 10.00 | 2159 | -3.8 |
| 46 | Sedlak, NikolaGM | 2390 | SRB | =56N | =52B | =36N | =31B | =44N | =26B | =40N | −12B | F | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 11.75 | 2209 | -19.9 |
| 47 | Odeev, HandszarGM | 2245 | TKM | −5B | −14N | −55B | F | =29N | −50B | +56N | +52N | =34B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.75 | 2192 | -6.4 |
| 48 | Raicevic, VladimirGM | 2331 | SRB | −35B | =58N | =20B | =49N | =55B | F | −43N | +50N | −41B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 2074 | -27.7 |
| 49 | Srdanovic, JovanaWIM | 2195 | SRB | =15N | =27B | −12N | =48B | −18N | =52B | −29N | =51B | F | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.50 | 2170 | -5.0 |
| 50 | Bulatov, Ramil | 2129 | RUS | −32B | −24N | =21B | =39N | =56B | +47N | −22N | −48B | F | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.25 | 2144 | +2.8 |
| 51 | Zhou, YuxuCM | 2264 | CHN | −6N | =45B | =41N | =58B | −37N | =29B | F | =49N | F | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.75 | 2150 | -46.0 |
| 52 | Gao, MuziyanWIM | 2258 | CHN | =10B | =46N | −13B | −28N | −39B | =49N | F | −47B | =56B | 2.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 6.50 | 2109 | -31.2 |
| 53 | Sherali PattnaikFM | 2158 | IND | +29N | −4B | −27N | =40B | =36N | −45B | −41N | F | F | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.50 | 2133 | -6.0 |
| 54 | Postnikov, ArtemFM | 2334 | RUS | =37N | +41B | −8N | =26B | −33N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.25 | 2189 | -20.2 |
| 55 | Arshiya DasFM | 2200 | IND | −23N | −57B | +47N | =45B | =48N | −40B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 2151 | -15.2 |
| 56 | Basdar, AtakanCM | 2217 | TUR | =46B | −11N | −43B | −38N | =50N | −41B | −47B | F | =52N | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.00 | 1984 | -92.4 |
| 57 | Rupesh Reddy YFM | 2273 | IND | −2B | +55N | −35B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 2150 | -10.2 |
| 58 | Djuric, StefanGM | 2220 | SRB | −34N | =48B | F | =51N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 2205 | -0.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Preobrazhenskaya, DianaFMFID+100.84.0 pts · #38
- 2Sachi JainWFMIND+63.74.5 pts · #26
- 3Fisher, TimofeyCMFID+56.45.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Basdar, AtakanCMTUR-92.41.5 pts · #56
- 2Zhou, YuxuCMCHN-46.02.5 pts · #49
- 3Yurasov, MatfeyFMFID-36.64.0 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R8+264 Elo gap
- R6+264 Elo gap
- R4+249 Elo gap