NSK ARENA 002-b
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 12 Jan 2026 in Novi Sad, Serbia. Top 10 Elo average was 1726, and top seed was Bane Popadic (🇷🇸 SRB, 1768).
Rade Solak (🇷🇸 SRB, 1755) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Stefan Predarski (3.0) and Oksana Rybintseva (2.5). Solak won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇷🇸Novi Sad, Serbia
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 12 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRade Solak led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Rade Solak never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · DECISIVE LEAD11 Jan
Rade Solak opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Stefan Predarski); the title is out of reach before R5.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rade Solak beat Stefan Predarski (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇸Solak, Rade | 1755 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 10.00 | 10.0 | +45.2 | 2520 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸Predarski, Stefan | 1676 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 5.00 | 12.0 | +36.8 | 1808 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸Rybintseva, Oksana | 1720 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 4.00 | 12.5 | +2.4 | 1728 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸Jovic, Stanko | 1715 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.50 | 13.0 | -8.0 | 1656 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Vukovic, Momcilo D | 1724 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1.5 | 3.50 | 13.5 | -39.6 | 1578 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸Popadic, Bane | 1768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 14.0 | -37.0 | 1478 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Solak, RadeSRB+45.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Predarski, StefanSRB+36.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Rybintseva, OksanaSRB+2.42.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Vukovic, Momcilo DSRB-39.61.5 pts · #5
- 2Popadic, BaneSRB-37.01.0 pts · #6
- 3Jovic, StankoSRB-8.02.0 pts · #4