IM PUTNIK 96
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 24 Dec 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 8 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2257, and top seed was Vladimir Raicevic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2372).
Jake Shanty (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2252) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Dmitrij Osetrov (5.0) and Apaar Saxena (5.0). Shanty won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Apaar Saxena (FM, 2176) beat Vladimir Raicevic (GM, 2372), a +196-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Jake Shanty led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
FM Jake Shanty never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +3.0 over the runner-up.
FM Jake Shanty opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Dmitrij Osetrov); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Jake Shanty drew with FM Dmitrij Osetrov (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 | 🇮🇳FMJake Shanty | 2252 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 31.25 | 36.0 | +71.6 | 2609 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺FMOsetrov, Dmitrij | 2305 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 39.0 | -3.0 | 2295 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳FMApaar Saxena | 2176 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 39.0 | +31.6 | 2309 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMAarav Sinha | 2295 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.25 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 2296 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Indzhiev, Aldar | 2219 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.75 | 39.5 | +10.2 | 2261 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸FMGusev, Mikhail | 2170 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 17.50 | 39.5 | +47.2 | 2267 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸IMLaketic, Gojko | 2249 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 40.0 | -3.9 | 2215 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳IMAdarsh Tripathi | 2292 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.50 | 40.5 | -29.8 | 2173 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸GMRaicevic, Vladimir | 2372 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | — | 2.5 | 10.75 | 41.5 | -28.5 | 2104 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸Ivanovic, Leonid | 2242 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | — | * | 2.0 | 9.50 | 42.0 | -78.8 | 2052 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jake ShantyFMIND+71.68.0 pts · #1
- 2Gusev, MikhailFMSRB+47.24.5 pts · #5
- 3Apaar SaxenaFMIND+31.65.0 pts · #3
- 1Ivanovic, LeonidSRB-78.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Adarsh TripathiIMIND-29.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Raicevic, VladimirGMSRB-28.52.5 pts · #9
- R9+196 Elo gap
- R9+122 Elo gap
- R5+120 Elo gap