NSK ARENA 003-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 1679, and top seed was Filip Popadic (🇷🇸 SRB, 1741).
Gabriel Melih (🇷🇸 SRB, 1721) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Eseniia Vesetskaia (3.0) and Sava Aprelikov (3.0). Melih took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Eseniia Vesetskaia (1600) beat Filip Popadic (1741), a +141-point gap.
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 roundsGabriel Melih led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE12 Jan
Gabriel Melih takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gabriel Melih beat Sava Aprelikov (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Gabriel Melih went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇸Melih, Gabriel | 1721 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.25 | 11.0 | +46.8 | 1910 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸Vesetskaia, Eseniia | 1600 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 7.25 | 12.0 | +45.2 | 1766 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸Aprelikov, Sava | 1697 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.25 | 12.0 | +14.0 | 1747 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸Popadic, Filip | 1741 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 5.25 | 12.5 | -20.4 | 1666 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Marinkovic, Vukasin | 1696 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1.5 | 3.25 | 13.5 | -46.0 | 1526 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸Momic Gose, Adrian | 1618 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.25 | 14.0 | -39.6 | 1451 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Melih, GabrielSRB+46.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Vesetskaia, EseniiaSRB+45.23.0 pts · #3
- 3Aprelikov, SavaSRB+14.03.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Marinkovic, VukasinSRB-46.01.5 pts · #5
- 2Momic Gose, AdrianSRB-39.61.0 pts · #6
- 3Popadic, FilipSRB-20.42.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R1+141 Elo gap