IM2 RR 100 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 2284, and top seed was Oleksandr Yurovskykh (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2395).
Zexu Liu (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2371) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Rupesh Reddy Y (6.5) and Sinisa Drazic (5.0). Liu won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Diana Preobrazhenskaya (FM, 2131) beat Zexu Liu (IM, 2371), a +240-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Zexu Liu led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Rupesh Reddy Y takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
IM Zexu Liu drew with FM Rupesh Reddy Y (Black).
IM Zexu Liu won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
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 | 🇨🇳IMLiu, Zexu | 2371 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.25 | 37.5 | +17.2 | 2440 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMRupesh Reddy Y | 2273 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 37.5 | +42.8 | 2451 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸GMDrazic, Sinisa | 2298 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.00 | 39.0 | +3.2 | 2325 |
| 6 | 🇧🇾GMPodolchenko, Evgeniy | 2361 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 39.0 | -5.3 | 2318 |
| 3 | 🇹🇲GMOdeev, Handszar | 2245 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.50 | 39.0 | +10.2 | 2331 |
| 5 | 🇮🇹FMFormento, Paolo | 2311 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 17.25 | 39.0 | +1.2 | 2324 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸FMPetrovic, Aleksa | 2257 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 12.75 | 40.5 | -12.4 | 2207 |
| 8 | FMPreobrazhenskaya, Diana | 2131 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | +19.2 | 2176 |
| 9 | 🇺🇦FMYurovskykh, Oleksandr | 2395 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | — | 2.5 | 10.75 | 41.5 | -26.9 | 2140 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸FMPetakov, Uros | 2193 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | — | * | 2.0 | 7.25 | 42.0 | -21.4 | 2088 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rupesh Reddy YFMIND+42.86.5 pts · #2
- 2Preobrazhenskaya, DianaFMFID+19.23.0 pts · #8
- 3Liu, ZexuIMCHN+17.26.5 pts · #1
- 1Yurovskykh, OleksandrFMUKR-26.92.5 pts · #9
- 2Petakov, UrosFMSRB-21.42.0 pts · #10
- 3Petrovic, AleksaFMSRB-12.43.5 pts · #7
- R8+240 Elo gap
- R3+150 Elo gap
- R1+122 Elo gap