RUDAR XXV - GM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Nov 2025 to 19 Nov 2025 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2399, and top seed was Radoslav Dimitrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2502).
Ethan Vaz (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2466) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Radoslav Dimitrov (6.0) and Artem Pingin (5.5). Vaz won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Adela Velikic (WIM, 2234) beat Ethan Vaz (IM, 2466), a +232-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Ethan Vaz led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Ethan Vaz held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
IM Ethan Vaz beat GM Radoslav Dimitrov (Black).
IM Ethan Vaz went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
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 | 🇮🇳IMVaz, Ethan | 2466 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 29.25 | 38.5 | +11.1 | 2557 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬GMDimitrov, Radoslav | 2502 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.50 | 39.0 | +1.4 | 2512 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺IMPingin, Artem | 2456 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +2.5 | 2473 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦GMKovchan, Alexander | 2440 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 39.5 | +4.8 | 2474 |
| 5 | 🇧🇬GMNikolov, Momchil | 2430 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -4.1 | 2395 |
| 6 | FMTimoshin, Maxim | 2380 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | +2.6 | 2401 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMVaibhav Jayant Raut | 2351 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.00 | 41.5 | -7.2 | 2324 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸WIMVelikic, Adela | 2234 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 14.25 | 42.0 | +12.4 | 2292 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳IMNie, Xinyang | 2433 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 3.0 | 13.75 | 42.0 | -19.3 | 2270 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMAarav Sinha | 2297 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 3.0 | 11.00 | 42.0 | -3.2 | 2285 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Velikic, AdelaWIMSRB+12.43.0 pts · #8
- 2Vaz, EthanIMIND+11.16.5 pts · #1
- 3Kovchan, AlexanderGMUKR+4.85.5 pts · #3
- 1Nie, XinyangIMCHN-19.33.0 pts · #9
- 2Vaibhav Jayant RautFMIND-7.23.5 pts · #7
- 3Nikolov, MomchilGMBUL-4.14.5 pts · #5
- R7+232 Elo gap
- R6+146 Elo gap
- R1+136 Elo gap