RUDAR XXVIII - GM ROUND ROBIN
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2399, and top seed was Radoslav Dimitrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2485).
Erik R. Gasparyan (🇦🇲 ARM, IM, 2413) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Radoslav Dimitrov (5.5) and Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (5.0). Gasparyan took the lead from round 6.
Location
🇷🇸Pozarevac, Serbia
Dates
22 Jan 2026 → 29 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×4
FM×3
Federations · 7 represented
🇮🇳India×3
🇧🇬Bulgaria×2
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Erik R. Gasparyan led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan
IM Erik R. Gasparyan takes the sole lead (4.0/6).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Erik R. Gasparyan drew with GM Radoslav Dimitrov (Black).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
IM Erik R. Gasparyan went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇲IMGasparyan, Erik R. | 2413 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.50 | 38.5 | +17.9 | 2563 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬GMDimitrov, Radoslav | 2485 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | -1.7 | 2469 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy | 2452 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.75 | 40.0 | -2.2 | 2436 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦GMKovchan, Alexander | 2441 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.75 | 40.0 | -1.0 | 2437 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰IMLiyanage, Ranindu Dilshan | 2384 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | +1.9 | 2400 |
| 7 | 🇧🇬GMNikolov, Momchil | 2424 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 18.50 | 41.0 | -8.5 | 2353 |
| 6 | 🇰🇬FMMamatov, Melis | 2336 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 16.50 | 41.0 | +3.6 | 2363 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMRosh Jain | 2373 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -12.6 | 2322 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺IMSutormin, Danila | 2357 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 3.5 | 14.75 | 41.5 | -4.3 | 2323 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMVivaan Vishal Shah | 2321 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | +0.6 | 2327 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gasparyan, Erik R.IMARM+17.96.5 pts · #1
- 2Mamatov, MelisFMKGZ+3.64.0 pts · #6
- 3Liyanage, Ranindu DilshanIMSRI+1.94.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Rosh JainFMIND-12.63.5 pts · #8
- 2Nikolov, MomchilGMBUL-8.54.0 pts · #7
- 3Sutormin, DanilaIMRUS-4.33.5 pts · #9