FM RR SahArt SUBOTICA 9-14.nov2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Nov 2025 to 14 Nov 2025 in Subotica, Serbia. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2059, and top seed was Rao Sharan (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2348).
Rao Sharan (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2348) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Arpad Kecskemeti (6.0) and Vihaan Karthikeya N (6.0). Sharan shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Ali Zuqanov (1978) beat Vihaan Karthikeya N (CM, 2179), a +201-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Rao Sharan led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
IM Rao Sharan never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Rao Sharan opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Arpad Kecskemeti); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Rao Sharan drew with FM Arpad Kecskemeti (Black).
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 | 🇮🇳IMSharan, Rao | 2348 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 27.50 | 36.5 | -0.2 | 2329 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸FMKecskemeti, Arpad | 2002 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 38.0 | +44.6 | 2190 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳CMVihaan Karthikeya N | 2179 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.50 | 38.0 | +26.8 | 2235 |
| 5 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·FMBozinovic, Bogdan | 2086 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 16.75 | 39.5 | -5.8 | 2056 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸CMSolymosi, Andras | 2149 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 15.25 | 39.5 | -11.6 | 2081 |
| 7 | 🇦🇿Zuqanov, Ali | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 40.0 | +17.9 | 2025 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸CMSkenderovic, Nikola | 2185 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.25 | 40.0 | -38.6 | 2010 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Hart, Alexander | 2025 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.75 | 40.5 | -11.2 | 1982 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸Avram, Veso | 1929 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 11.50 | 40.5 | +11.0 | 1991 |
| 10 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·Vuljanic, Ana | 1704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.25 | 43.5 | -11.6 | 1605 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kecskemeti, ArpadFMSRB+44.66.0 pts · #2
- 2Vihaan Karthikeya NCMIND+26.86.0 pts · #3
- 3Zuqanov, AliAZE+17.94.0 pts · #7
- 1Skenderovic, NikolaCMSRB-38.64.0 pts · #6
- 2Solymosi, AndrasCMSRB-11.64.5 pts · #4
- 3Vuljanic, AnaCRO-11.60.5 pts · #10
- R9+201 Elo gap
- R1+177 Elo gap
- R2+169 Elo gap