FM I Round Robin
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Kovin, Serbia. 5 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2027, and top seed was Petar Ratkovic (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2223).
Sofia Esipenko (🇷🇺 RUS, WCM, 1978) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Milko Popchev (6.5) and Petar Ratkovic (6.0). Esipenko won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Sofia Esipenko (WCM, 1978) beat Milko Popchev (GM, 2162), a +184-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
FM Petar Ratkovic takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
WCM Sofia Esipenko beat GM Milko Popchev (White).
WCM Sofia Esipenko 5 wins (R5–R9)GM Milko Popchev 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺WCMEsipenko, Sofia | 1978 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.75 | 37.5 | +52.6 | 2199 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2162 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.75 | 37.5 | +3.0 | 2178 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸FMRatkovic, Petar | 2223 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.00 | 38.0 | -3.6 | 2189 |
| 4 | WFMUsacheva, Glafira | 2068 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.50 | 38.0 | +19.6 | 2148 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Milojevic, Dusan | 2042 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 39.5 | -3.8 | 2026 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸CMAndrejevic, Milorad | 2029 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 40.0 | -10.4 | 1984 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸Isak, Igor G | 1948 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.50 | 40.0 | +10.2 | 1993 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸Mitrovic, Zivadin | 2078 | ½ | 0 | — | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.00 | 40.5 | -27.0 | 1953 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸Petric, Milos | 1907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 5.25 | 42.0 | -20.0 | 1820 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Elci, Yigit | 1836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.0 | 3.75 | 43.0 | -47.2 | 1697 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Esipenko, SofiaWCMRUS+52.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Usacheva, GlafiraWFMFID+19.66.0 pts · #4
- 3Isak, Igor GSRB+10.24.0 pts · #7
- 1Elci, YigitTUR-47.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Mitrovic, ZivadinSRB-27.03.5 pts · #8
- 3Petric, MilosSRB-20.02.0 pts · #9
- R5+184 Elo gap
- R3+130 Elo gap