FM PUTNIK 97
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 24 Dec 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2065, and top seed was Aleksa Petrovic (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2304).
Aleksa Petrovic (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2304) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Timofey Fisher (6.0) and Milko Popchev (5.5). Petrovic took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jovan Meseldzija (1944) beat Yigit Emin Gezer (2143), a +199-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Aleksa Petrovic led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Aleksa Petrovic takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
FM Aleksa Petrovic drew with CM Timofey Fisher (Black).
FM Aleksa Petrovic went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
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 | 🇷🇸FMPetrovic, Aleksa | 2304 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | -16.8 | 2204 |
| 2 | CMFisher, Timofey | 2058 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 24.50 | 39.0 | +29.8 | 2191 |
| 3 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2180 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | -5.0 | 2132 |
| 5 | 🇹🇷Gezer, Yigit Emin | 2143 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 22.25 | 40.0 | -11.0 | 2099 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Hart, Alexander | 1980 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 40.0 | +31.4 | 2117 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸Meseldzija, Jovan | 1944 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 20.00 | 40.5 | +61.2 | 2078 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸FMJovic, Stevan | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | -10.2 | 1989 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸Zivkovic, Momcilo | 1950 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | +8.6 | 1998 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Aliabiev, Boris | 2085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 12.75 | 41.5 | -25.6 | 1983 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸Vujevic, Tomislav | 1979 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.25 | 43.0 | -28.4 | 1855 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Meseldzija, JovanSRB+61.24.5 pts · #6
- 2Hart, AlexanderSWE+31.45.0 pts · #4
- 3Fisher, TimofeyCMFID+29.86.0 pts · #2
- 1Vujevic, TomislavSRB-28.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Aliabiev, BorisRUS-25.63.5 pts · #8
- 3Petrovic, AleksaFMSRB-16.86.5 pts · #1
- R1+199 Elo gap
- R3+163 Elo gap
- R7+161 Elo gap