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IM1 RR 99 Putnik

Round-RobinStandard

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 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2238, and top seed was Vladimir Raicevic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2331).

Igor Vershinin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2297) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Kangmin Zhong (5.5) and Gustavo Ribeiro (5.5). Vershinin clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Timur Yonal (FM, 2173) beat Vladimir Raicevic (GM, 2331), a +158-point gap.

Location
🇷🇸Novi Sad, Serbia
Dates
23 Jan 2026 → 28 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇸GMVladimir Raicevic2331
Avg top 10
2,238
Participants
10
Titled players · 10
GM×1
IM×2
FM×7
Federations · 7 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×3
🇮🇳India×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇵🇹Portugal×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

FM Igor Vershinin led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
2
1
3
3
1
3
2
2
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Vershinin takes lead
R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan

FM Igor Vershinin takes the sole lead (3.5/5).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Igor Vershinin beat FM Davit Baghdasaryan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Davit Baghdasaryan 3 wins (R7–R9)FM Gustavo Ribeiro 3 wins (R7–R9)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇷🇺FMVershinin, Igor2297*001111½½16.025.0039.0+14.02357
5🇨🇳FMZhong, Kangmin22601*0½½½1½1½5.523.5039.5+14.02316
3🇵🇹FMRibeiro, Gustavo225011*½0½0½115.522.7539.5+16.82317
2🇦🇲FMBaghdasaryan, Davit22030½½*10½1115.521.2539.5+58.82322
4🇹🇷FMYonal, Timur21730½10*½1½115.521.2539.5+76.02326
7🇷🇸FMGusev, Mikhail22170½½1½*½½½½4.520.0040.5+5.82241
6🇮🇳FMArshiya Das2200001½0½*1½14.517.2540.5+13.52243
8🇮🇳IMAdarsh Tripathi2262½½½0½½0*½½3.515.7541.5-26.42156
9🇷🇸IMFarkas, Tibor2191½0000½½½*½2.510.2542.5-13.52078
10🇷🇸GMRaicevic, Vladimir23310½000½0½½*2.08.0043.0-37.72008

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets