RUDAR XXXIIB - FM ROUND ROBIN
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1992, and top seed was Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2172).
Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2172) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Leah Rice (4.5) and Toni Milunovic (2.0). Popchev shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇷🇸Pozarevac, Serbia
Dates
27 Jan 2026 → 29 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
GM×1
FM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×4
🇸🇬Singapore×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
2
2
2
2
2
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Milko Popchev drew with WCM Leah Rice (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
GM Milko Popchev went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2172 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 8.25 | 10.5 | +6.8 | 2321 |
| 2 | 🇸🇬WCMRice, Leah | 1964 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 8.25 | 10.5 | +88.8 | 2363 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸FMMilunovic, Toni | 2022 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 13.0 | -14.8 | 1913 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸Tosic, Nebojsa | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 13.0 | -11.6 | 1917 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Rajkovic, Aleksandar | 2004 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 13.0 | -11.6 | 1917 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸Mitrovic, Aleksandar | 1786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | -40.0 | 1233 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rice, LeahWCMSGP+88.84.5 pts · #2
- 2Popchev, MilkoGMBUL+6.84.5 pts · #1
- 3Tosic, NebojsaSRB-11.62.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Mitrovic, AleksandarSRB-40.00.0 pts · #6
- 2Milunovic, ToniFMSRB-14.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Tosic, NebojsaSRB-11.62.0 pts · #4