IM I Round Robin
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Kovin, Serbia. 8 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2243, and top seed was Ivan Kudrin ( FID, FM, 2360).
Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2319) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Danilo Besedes (5.5) and Ivan Kudrin (5.0). Nerurkar won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Yihan Ha (1959) beat Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (FM, 2319), a +360-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
FM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar drew with FM Danilo Besedes (Black).
FM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar 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 | 🇮🇳FMAansh Nandan Nerurkar | 2319 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.75 | 39.0 | +11.6 | 2360 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸FMBesedes, Danilo | 2349 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.25 | 39.5 | -5.6 | 2311 |
| 3 | FMKudrin, Ivan | 2360 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.25 | 40.0 | -18.8 | 2273 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳Ha,Yihan | 1959 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 21.25 | 40.5 | +64.4 | 2275 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMArshiya Das | 2256 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 20.00 | 40.5 | -2.5 | 2242 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸GMTodorovic, Goran M | 2243 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | +0.6 | 2243 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸IMZlatanovic, Boroljub | 2310 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | -8.2 | 2236 |
| 5 | 🇹🇷FMElci, Eren | 2240 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.00 | 40.5 | +3.6 | 2244 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Kalambetov, Anton | 2091 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.75 | 42.0 | +8.6 | 2135 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸IMMilosevic, Milos | 2306 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 13.25 | 42.0 | -22.4 | 2111 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ha,YihanCHN+64.44.5 pts · #4
- 2Aansh Nandan NerurkarFMIND+11.66.0 pts · #1
- 3Kalambetov, AntonRUS+8.63.0 pts · #10
- 1Milosevic, MilosIMSRB-22.43.0 pts · #9
- 2Kudrin, IvanFMFID-18.85.0 pts · #3
- 3Zlatanovic, BoroljubIMSRB-8.24.5 pts · #6
- R7+360 Elo gap
- R4+281 Elo gap
- R2+165 Elo gap