GM RR 98 Putnik
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2441, and top seed was Ethan Vaz (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2516).
Zhamsaran Tsydypov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2495) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Dau Khuong Duy (5.5) and Alex Yermolinsky (5.5). Tsydypov shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Matfey Yurasov (FM, 2326) beat Andrey Shariyazdanov (GM, 2500), a +174-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Zhamsaran Tsydypov led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Andrej Ljepic takes the sole lead (3.5/5).
GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov drew with IM Dau Khuong Duy (White).
GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov 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 | 🇷🇺GMTsydypov, Zhamsaran | 2495 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | +7.6 | 2559 |
| 2 | 🇻🇳IMDau Khuong Duy | 2489 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 24.25 | 39.5 | +3.4 | 2515 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸GMYermolinsky, Alex | 2380 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.75 | 39.5 | +18.1 | 2527 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸IMLjepic, Andrej | 2409 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 22.00 | 40.0 | +9.3 | 2487 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳IMVaz, Ethan | 2516 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | -5.3 | 2475 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸GMShariyazdanov, Andrey | 2500 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 21.75 | 40.5 | -8.1 | 2434 |
| 7 | 🇨🇳IMJiang, Haochen | 2454 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | -1.7 | 2439 |
| 8 | 🇪🇸IMVergara Anton, Diego | 2431 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | +1.4 | 2442 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺IMBukreev, Stanislav | 2405 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 2.5 | 12.75 | 42.5 | -15.0 | 2278 |
| 10 | FMYurasov, Matfey | 2326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 7.00 | 43.0 | -19.4 | 2233 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yermolinsky, AlexGMUSA+18.15.5 pts · #3
- 2Ljepic, AndrejIMSRB+9.35.0 pts · #4
- 3Tsydypov, ZhamsaranGMRUS+7.66.0 pts · #1
- 1Yurasov, MatfeyFMFID-19.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Bukreev, StanislavIMRUS-15.02.5 pts · #9
- 3Shariyazdanov, AndreyGMSRB-8.14.5 pts · #6
- R7+174 Elo gap
- R6+136 Elo gap
- R3+107 Elo gap