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NSK ARENA 004-b

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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 1036, and top seed was Longin Ivanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, 1583).

Longin Ivanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, 1583) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Nina Pletel (2.5) and Zeljana Crnogorac (2.5). Ivanovic 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
Top seed
🇷🇸Longin Ivanovic1583
Avg top 10
1,036
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×6
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Longin Ivanovic
    🇷🇸SRB·1583
    4.0pts·2342perf+53.2
  • 🥈
    Nina Pletel
    🇷🇸SRB·1553
    2.5pts·1363perf-19.6
  • 🥉
    Zeljana Crnogorac
    🇷🇸SRB·1531
    2.5pts·1561perf+5.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Longin Ivanovic led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1
#1#2#3#6R1R2R3R4R5
Ivanovic#1Crnogorac#2Pletel#4Zecevic#3Bunjevacki#6Polkovnikov#5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

Longin Ivanovic never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · DECISIVE LEAD12 Jan

Longin Ivanovic opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Zeljana Crnogorac); the title is out of reach before R5.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Longin Ivanovic beat Zeljana Crnogorac (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇷🇸Ivanovic, Longin1583*1111—4.08.008.0+53.22342
4🇷🇸Pletel, Nina15530*½1—12.53.259.5-19.61363
2🇷🇸Crnogorac, Zeljana15310½*0112.52.259.5+5.61561
3🇷🇸Zecevic, Vuk0001*—12.02.5010.00.01430
6🇷🇸Bunjevacki, Aleksa15460—0—*11.00.0011.0-39.2756
5🇷🇸Polkovnikov, Vladimir S0—0000*0.00.0012.00.0742

Key insights

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NSK ARENA 004-b (2026) — Novi Sad, Serbia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats