RUDAR XLIV - IM 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 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2267, and top seed was Dejan Antic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2374).
Branko Damljanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2358) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande (6.5) and Noam Aviv Vitenberg (5.5). Damljanovic shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Anastasia Grozdanovic (WFM, 2100) beat Ahmet Efekan Alaz (FM, 2239), a +139-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Branko Damljanovic led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
FM Noam Aviv Vitenberg takes the sole lead (3.5/5).
GM Branko Damljanovic beat FM Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande (Black).
GM Branko Damljanovic won 4 in a row (R6–R9).
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 | 🇷🇸GMDamljanovic, Branko | 2358 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 37.0 | +13.0 | 2477 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMKshatriya Nitin Vekhande | 2265 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.25 | 37.5 | +40.6 | 2434 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴FMVitenberg, Noam Aviv | 2346 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.50 | 38.5 | -0.8 | 2339 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸FMPetrovic, Aleksa | 2291 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 38.5 | +13.8 | 2345 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸GMLazic, Miroljub | 2300 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.75 | 39.5 | -4.3 | 2264 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸GMAntic, Dejan | 2374 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 39.5 | -7.0 | 2301 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸FMParagua, Megan Althea | 2236 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | — | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.25 | 40.5 | -5.0 | 2215 |
| 8 | 🇹🇷FMAlaz, Ahmet Efekan | 2239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 12.25 | 40.5 | -12.2 | 2191 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸WFMGrozdanovic, Anastasia | 2100 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 2.0 | 8.50 | 42.0 | -7.0 | 2066 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳CMNaveen Kumar P | 2164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 3.75 | 42.5 | -62.3 | 2006 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kshatriya Nitin VekhandeFMIND+40.66.5 pts · #2
- 2Petrovic, AleksaFMSRB+13.85.5 pts · #4
- 3Damljanovic, BrankoGMSRB+13.07.0 pts · #1
- 1Naveen Kumar PCMIND-62.31.5 pts · #10
- 2Alaz, Ahmet EfekanFMTUR-12.23.5 pts · #8
- 3Antic, DejanGMSRB-7.04.5 pts · #5
- R4+139 Elo gap
- R1+110 Elo gap