RUDAR XLVI - IM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Dec 2025 to 15 Dec 2025 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2264, and top seed was Lad Mandar Pradip (🇮🇳 IND, 2392).
Artem Postnikov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2251) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Vladislav Sheremetev (6.0) and Branko Damljanovic (5.5). Postnikov won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Huaqi Liu (2106) beat Lad Mandar Pradip (2392), a +286-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Artem Postnikov led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Artem Postnikov never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Artem Postnikov drew with FM Vladislav Sheremetev (Black).
FM Artem Postnikov went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–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 | 🇷🇺FMPostnikov, Artem | 2251 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.50 | 37.0 | +53.4 | 2486 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺FMSheremetev, Vladislav | 2194 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.75 | 38.0 | +93.1 | 2397 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸GMDamljanovic, Branko | 2357 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.00 | 38.5 | -2.0 | 2334 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMNagarkatte Vedant | 2264 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.75 | 39.0 | +16.8 | 2344 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸IMZlatanovic, Boroljub | 2325 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.25 | 39.5 | -8.0 | 2258 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸FMPetrovic, Aleksa | 2304 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 15.75 | 40.0 | -20.6 | 2217 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Lad Mandar Pradip | 2392 | 0 | 1 | ½ | — | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 15.50 | 40.5 | -39.6 | 2206 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸GMLazic, Miroljub | 2305 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 11.50 | 41.0 | -20.3 | 2135 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳CMNaveen Kumar P | 2145 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 11.25 | 41.0 | +1.5 | 2153 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Liu, Huaqi | 2106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.5 | 9.25 | 41.5 | +1.5 | 2116 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sheremetev, VladislavFMRUS+93.16.0 pts · #2
- 2Postnikov, ArtemFMRUS+53.47.0 pts · #1
- 3Nagarkatte VedantFMIND+16.85.0 pts · #4
- 1Lad Mandar PradipIND-39.63.5 pts · #7
- 2Petrovic, AleksaFMSRB-20.64.0 pts · #6
- 3Lazic, MiroljubGMSRB-20.33.0 pts · #9
- R1+286 Elo gap
- R2+141 Elo gap
- R5+131 Elo gap