RUDAR XXIV - GM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Nov 2025 to 11 Nov 2025 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2415, and top seed was Radoslav Dimitrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2502).
Artem Pingin (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2456) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Radoslav Dimitrov (5.5) and Maxim Timoshin (5.5). Pingin shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Sohum Lohia (IM, 2391) beat Radoslav Dimitrov (GM, 2502), a +111-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Artem Pingin led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Alexander Kovchan takes the sole lead (4.0/6).
IM Artem Pingin drew with FM Maxim Timoshin (Black).
FM Maxim Timoshin won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
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 | 🇷🇺IMPingin, Artem | 2456 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.50 | 39.0 | +9.4 | 2535 |
| 3 | 🇧🇬GMDimitrov, Radoslav | 2502 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 25.00 | 39.5 | -1.8 | 2485 |
| 2 | FMTimoshin, Maxim | 2380 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 24.00 | 39.5 | +14.8 | 2498 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳IMVaz, Ethan | 2466 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | -2.0 | 2452 |
| 4 | 🇺🇦GMKovchan, Alexander | 2440 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | +1.7 | 2455 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧IMLohia, Sohum | 2391 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | +3.1 | 2417 |
| 7 | 🇧🇬GMNikolov, Momchil | 2430 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | -2.1 | 2413 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMVaibhav Jayant Raut | 2351 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | -2.8 | 2342 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMAarav Sinha | 2297 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.75 | 42.0 | +1.2 | 2303 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳IMNie, Xinyang | 2433 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 11.75 | 42.5 | -22.3 | 2247 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Timoshin, MaximFMFID+14.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Pingin, ArtemIMRUS+9.46.0 pts · #1
- 3Lohia, SohumIMENG+3.14.5 pts · #6
- 1Nie, XinyangIMCHN-22.32.5 pts · #10
- 2Vaibhav Jayant RautFMIND-2.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Nikolov, MomchilGMBUL-2.14.5 pts · #7
- R5+111 Elo gap