IM II Round Robin
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 27 Feb 2026 in Kovin, Serbia. 8 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2246, and top seed was Miloje Ratkovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2438).
Miloje Ratkovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2438) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (5.5) and Jaiveer Mahendru (5.0). Ratkovic won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Anton Kalambetov (2091) beat Ivan Kudrin (FM, 2360), a +269-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Miloje Ratkovic led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
GM Miloje Ratkovic never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
GM Miloje Ratkovic opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Miloje Ratkovic drew with FM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (Black).
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 | 🇷🇸GMRatkovic, Miloje | 2438 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.00 | 35.5 | +6.5 | 2498 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMAansh Nandan Nerurkar | 2319 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 37.5 | +1.0 | 2318 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMJaiveer Mahendru | 2255 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 38.0 | +7.2 | 2288 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸FMVaidyanathan, Kannan | 2153 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 17.75 | 38.0 | +42.3 | 2299 |
| 5 | FMKudrin, Ivan | 2360 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.50 | 38.5 | -29.2 | 2233 |
| 6 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2162 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 4.0 | 16.50 | 39.0 | +9.6 | 2255 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸IMZlatanovic, Boroljub | 2310 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | — | 4.0 | 16.00 | 39.0 | -7.7 | 2237 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Pereverzev, Timofei | 2117 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 13.50 | 40.0 | +4.8 | 2135 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Kalambetov, Anton | 2091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.5 | 9.00 | 40.5 | -0.8 | 2097 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMArshiya Das | 2256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | — | — | 1 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 6.75 | 41.0 | -31.6 | 2089 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vaidyanathan, KannanFMUSA+42.35.0 pts · #3
- 2Popchev, MilkoGMBUL+9.64.0 pts · #6
- 3Jaiveer MahendruFMIND+7.25.0 pts · #4
- 1Arshiya DasFMIND-31.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Kudrin, IvanFMFID-29.24.5 pts · #5
- 3Zlatanovic, BoroljubIMSRB-7.74.0 pts · #7
- R6+269 Elo gap
- R7+202 Elo gap
- R5+105 Elo gap