RUDAR XLVII - IM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2256, and top seed was Dejan Antic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2360).
Zlatko Ilincic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2178) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Shengxin Zhao (6.0) and Branko Damljanovic (5.5). Ilincic won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Praveen K B (2127) beat Dejan Antic (GM, 2360), a +233-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Zlatko Ilincic led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Zlatko Ilincic held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
GM Zlatko Ilincic drew with WFM Shengxin Zhao (White).
GM Zlatko Ilincic 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 |
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| 1 | 🇷🇸GMIlincic, Zlatko | 2178 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.00 | 34.5 | +30.4 | 2431 |
| 2 | 🇨🇳WFMZhao, Shengxin | 2194 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 35.0 | +46.6 | 2388 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸GMDamljanovic, Branko | 2355 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 35.5 | +3.0 | 2381 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Phatak Aanjaneya | 2154 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 16.75 | 35.5 | +46.6 | 2347 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺FMPostnikov, Artem | 2334 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 4.0 | 15.75 | 37.0 | -18.0 | 2250 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMDinesh Rajan M | 2342 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 37.0 | -32.6 | 2203 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Praveen K B | 2127 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | — | 4.0 | 15.00 | 37.0 | +30.6 | 2276 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸GMAntic, Dejan | 2360 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 14.00 | 37.5 | -23.7 | 2164 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMPrishita Gupta | 2287 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | — | 1.0 | 4.00 | 40.0 | -58.4 | 1932 |
| 9 | 🇷🇴Sprincean, Lukas George | 2228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | * | 1.0 | 3.50 | 40.0 | -68.4 | 1991 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Phatak AanjaneyaIND+46.65.5 pts · #4
- 2Zhao, ShengxinWFMCHN+46.66.0 pts · #2
- 3Praveen K BIND+30.64.0 pts · #7
- 1Sprincean, Lukas GeorgeROU-68.41.0 pts · #9
- 2Prishita GuptaFMIND-58.41.0 pts · #10
- 3Dinesh Rajan MFMIND-32.64.0 pts · #6
- R1+233 Elo gap
- R8+206 Elo gap
- R7+188 Elo gap