IM3 RR 102 Putnik
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Jan 2026 to 02 Feb 2026 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2260, and top seed was Oleksandr Yurovskykh (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2395).
Paolo Formento (🇮🇹 ITA, FM, 2311) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Kangmin Zhong (6.5) and Mikhail Gusev (6.5). Formento shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Safin Safarullakhan (FM, 2107) beat Evgeniy Podolchenko (GM, 2361), a +254-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Paolo Formento led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Paolo Formento takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
FM Paolo Formento drew with FM Mikhail Gusev (Black).
FM Paolo Formento 3 wins (R6–R8)FM Mikhail Gusev 3 wins (R7–R9)FM Kangmin Zhong 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | 🇮🇹FMFormento, Paolo | 2311 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.00 | 37.0 | +18.0 | 2474 |
| 3 | 🇨🇳FMZhong, Kangmin | 2260 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 26.25 | 37.5 | +40.0 | 2426 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸FMGusev, Mikhail | 2217 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.00 | 37.5 | +51.4 | 2430 |
| 4 | 🇦🇪FMSafin Safarullakhan | 2107 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.00 | 39.0 | +98.4 | 2320 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳IMAdarsh Tripathi | 2262 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.50 | 40.0 | -10.4 | 2216 |
| 5 | 🇧🇾GMPodolchenko, Evgeniy | 2361 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.25 | 40.0 | -18.4 | 2205 |
| 7 | 🇺🇦FMYurovskykh, Oleksandr | 2395 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | — | 3.5 | 15.00 | 40.5 | -19.7 | 2210 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸FMPetrovic, Aleksa | 2257 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 11.25 | 41.0 | -29.6 | 2135 |
| 9 | 🇹🇲GMOdeev, Handszar | 2245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 2.5 | 8.25 | 41.5 | -18.1 | 2095 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸FMPantelic, Sasa | 2180 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | — | ½ | ½ | * | 2.0 | 8.00 | 42.0 | -24.2 | 2060 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Safin SafarullakhanFMUAE+98.45.0 pts · #4
- 2Gusev, MikhailFMSRB+51.46.5 pts · #2
- 3Zhong, KangminFMCHN+40.06.5 pts · #3
- 1Petrovic, AleksaFMSRB-29.63.0 pts · #8
- 2Pantelic, SasaFMSRB-24.22.0 pts · #10
- 3Yurovskykh, OleksandrFMUKR-19.73.5 pts · #7
- R6+254 Elo gap
- R2+150 Elo gap
- R8+138 Elo gap