RUDAR XXVIII - FM ROUND ROBIN
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Nov 2025 to 19 Nov 2025 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2041, and top seed was Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2194).
Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2194) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Zlatko Ilincic (3.0) and Toni Milunovic (2.5). Popchev won solo starting round 2.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Milko Popchev led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Milko Popchev never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
GM Milko Popchev opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Zlatko Ilincic); the title is out of reach before R5.
GM Milko Popchev drew with GM Zlatko Ilincic (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2194 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 9.00 | 10.5 | +8.7 | 2376 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸GMIlincic, Zlatko | 2191 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 6.50 | 12.0 | -6.1 | 2083 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸FMMilunovic, Toni | 2041 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 4.50 | 12.5 | -0.2 | 2041 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸Rajkovic, Aleksandar | 2013 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 2.0 | 4.25 | 13.0 | -5.8 | 1975 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Andjelkovic, Aleksandar M | 1947 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 4.25 | 13.0 | +7.6 | 1988 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳Amit Panchal | 1858 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.00 | 14.0 | -3.4 | 1837 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Popchev, MilkoGMBUL+8.74.5 pts · #1
- 2Andjelkovic, Aleksandar MSRB+7.62.0 pts · #5
- 3Milunovic, ToniFMSRB-0.22.5 pts · #3
- 1Ilincic, ZlatkoGMSRB-6.13.0 pts · #2
- 2Rajkovic, AleksandarSRB-5.82.0 pts · #4
- 3Amit PanchalIND-3.41.0 pts · #6