RUDAR XXIX - FM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Nov 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 5 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1978, and top seed was Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2194).
Uros Brankovic (🇷🇸 SRB, CM, 2049) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Milko Popchev (7.0) and Zlatko Ilincic (5.5). Brankovic took the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Uros Brankovic (CM, 2049) beat Milko Popchev (GM, 2194), a +145-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Uros Brankovic led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Uros Brankovic held the sole lead from R1 through R9 without losing it.
CM Uros Brankovic beat GM Milko Popchev (White).
CM Uros Brankovic 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)GM Milko Popchev 4 wins (R3–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 | 🇷🇸CMBrankovic, Uros | 2049 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.25 | 37.0 | +102.4 | 2333 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2194 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.00 | 37.0 | +2.5 | 2204 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸GMIlincic, Zlatko | 2191 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 38.5 | -12.4 | 2064 |
| 4 | CMFisher, Timofey | 2084 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.25 | 39.0 | -10.6 | 2027 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Rajkovic, Aleksandar | 2013 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 15.50 | 39.5 | -5.0 | 1984 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Bibilov, Alan | 1879 | — | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.25 | 39.5 | +60.8 | 2019 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸Tosic, Nebojsa | 1993 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 13.75 | 39.5 | +11.0 | 1984 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸FMMilunovic, Toni | 2041 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 11.00 | 40.5 | -31.6 | 1904 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Amit Panchal | 1858 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 7.00 | 42.0 | -20.4 | 1766 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸Rajcic, Vanja | 1475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 43.5 | -9.2 | 1428 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Brankovic, UrosCMSRB+102.47.0 pts · #1
- 2Bibilov, AlanRUS+60.84.5 pts · #6
- 3Tosic, NebojsaSRB+11.04.5 pts · #7
- 1Milunovic, ToniFMSRB-31.63.5 pts · #8
- 2Amit PanchalIND-20.42.0 pts · #9
- 3Ilincic, ZlatkoGMSRB-12.45.5 pts · #3
- R7+145 Elo gap