NOVOGODISNJI TURNIR-KOVILJ 2025
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Dec 2025 to 01 Jan 2026 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 7 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2089, and top seed was Sinisa Drazic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2284).
Sinisa Remecki (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2203) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Patlolla Indra Reddy (5.5) and Sinisa Drazic (5.0). Remecki broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Radivoj Pavlovic (1743) beat Mileta Tadic (1946), a +203-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Sinisa Remecki led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Sinisa Remecki held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
FM Sinisa Remecki beat CM Patlolla Indra Reddy (White).
FM Sinisa Remecki 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Patlolla Indra Reddy 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMSinisa Remecki | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2CMPatlolla Indra Reddy | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3GMSinisa Drazic | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4CMDragomir Sokic | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remecki, SinisaFM | 2203 | SRB | +2B | +10N | +7B | =5N | +4B | =3N | +11B | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 25.75 | 2381 | +26.2 |
| 2 | Patlolla Indra ReddyCM | 1977 | IND | −1N | +17B | +16N | +13B | +6N | +5B | =4N | 5.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 16.25 | 2177 | +74.0 |
| 3 | Drazic, SinisaGM | 2284 | SRB | +9N | +8B | =4N | =6B | =5N | =1B | +10N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 21.00 | 2233 | -3.2 |
| 4 | Sokic, DragomirCM | 2148 | SRB | +14N | +11B | =3B | +7N | −1N | =6B | =2B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 16.75 | 2194 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Radovic, Perisa | 1991 | SRB | +18N | =6B | +11N | =1B | =3B | −2N | +14N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 2126 | +27.0 |
| 6 | Dimitrijevic, NenadFM | 2134 | SRB | +12B | =5N | +8B | =3N | −2B | =4N | =9B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 16.50 | 2103 | -5.0 |
| 7 | Aliabiev, Boris | 2085 | RUS | +17N | +16B | −1N | −4B | =10B | +12N | =8B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.75 | 2034 | -6.0 |
| 8 | Bulajic, RatkoFM | 2046 | SRB | +19B | −3N | −6N | +15B | +9N | =10B | =7N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 10.25 | 2046 | +2.6 |
| 9 | Vujevic, Tomislav | 1979 | SRB | −3B | +19N | +18B | =10N | −8B | +13N | =6N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 8.25 | 1998 | +5.8 |
| 10 | Jovic, StevanFM | 2026 | SRB | +13N | −1B | +14N | =9B | =7N | =8N | −3B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 11.00 | 2044 | +3.4 |
| 11 | Milicevic, Petar | 1994 | SRB | +15B | −4N | −5B | =12N | +18B | +19N | −1N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 5.25 | 1908 | -12.6 |
| 12 | Tadic, Mileta | 1946 | SRB | −6N | −13B | +17N | =11B | +16N | −7B | +19B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 1876 | -10.6 |
| 13 | Pavlovic, Radivoj | 1743 | SRB | −10B | +12N | +19B | −2N | =14B | −9B | =16N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1840 | +15.6 |
| 14 | Savic Popovic, Teodora | 1971 | SRB | −4B | +15N | −10B | =18N | =13N | F | −5B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1739 | -68.0 |
| 15 | Mikalacki, Sinisa | 1669 | SRB | −11N | −14B | F | −8N | +17B | +18N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1818 | +15.2 |
| 16 | Erakovic, Milan | 1535 | SRB | F | −7N | −2B | =19N | −12B | =17N | =13B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1670 | +14.0 |
| 17 | Mehandzic, Georgije | 1834 | SRB | −7B | −2N | −12B | F | −15N | =16B | =18N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.25 | 1530 | -44.2 |
| 18 | Sijakov, Neven | 1605 | SRB | −5B | F | −9N | =14B | −11N | −15B | =17B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mandic, Milenko | 1795 | SRB | −8N | −9B | −13N | =16B | F | −11B | −12N | 0.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.75 | 1473 | -37.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Patlolla Indra ReddyCMIND+74.05.5 pts · #2
- 2Radovic, PerisaSRB+27.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Remecki, SinisaFMSRB+26.26.0 pts · #1
- 1Savic Popovic, TeodoraSRB-68.02.0 pts · #14
- 2Mehandzic, GeorgijeSRB-44.21.0 pts · #18
- 3Mandic, MilenkoSRB-37.60.5 pts · #19
- R2+203 Elo gap
- R5+165 Elo gap
- R5+157 Elo gap