RUDAR XXIX - GM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 06 Feb 2026 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2394, and top seed was Radoslav Dimitrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2485).
Erik R. Gasparyan (🇦🇲 ARM, IM, 2413) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Radoslav Dimitrov (6.0) and Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (5.5). Gasparyan shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Melis Mamatov (FM, 2336) beat Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (IM, 2452), a +116-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Erik R. Gasparyan led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
IM Erik R. Gasparyan takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
IM Erik R. Gasparyan drew with GM Radoslav Dimitrov (Black).
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 |
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| 1 | 🇦🇲IMGasparyan, Erik R. | 2413 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 29.50 | 38.0 | +22.4 | 2612 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬GMDimitrov, Radoslav | 2485 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 39.0 | +2.8 | 2509 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy | 2452 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 39.5 | +2.1 | 2468 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳IMJiang, Haochen | 2454 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | -3.1 | 2430 |
| 5 | 🇰🇬FMMamatov, Melis | 2336 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | +7.9 | 2401 |
| 6 | 🇧🇬GMNikolov, Momchil | 2424 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -4.1 | 2391 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺IMSutormin, Danila | 2357 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 17.50 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 2355 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸WGMPogorelskikh, Sofia | 2318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.00 | 41.5 | +0.4 | 2323 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMDinesh Rajan M | 2342 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.50 | 42.0 | -15.8 | 2275 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸GMAntic, Dejan | 2360 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 9.50 | 43.0 | -20.3 | 2178 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gasparyan, Erik R.IMARM+22.47.0 pts · #1
- 2Mamatov, MelisFMKGZ+7.94.5 pts · #5
- 3Dimitrov, RadoslavGMBUL+2.86.0 pts · #2
- 1Antic, DejanGMSRB-20.32.0 pts · #10
- 2Dinesh Rajan MFMIND-15.83.0 pts · #9
- 3Nikolov, MomchilGMBUL-4.14.5 pts · #6
- R7+116 Elo gap