RADNICKICHESS IM Round Robin March 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Beograd, Serbia. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2240, and top seed was Branko Damljanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2361).
Branko Damljanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2361) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Miroslav Baturin-Vinogradov (6.0) and Goran M Todorovic (5.0). Damljanovic shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Miroslav Baturin-Vinogradov (CM, 2150) beat Apaar Saxena (FM, 2263), a +113-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Miroslav Baturin-Vinogradov led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
CM Miroslav Baturin-Vinogradov held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
CM Miroslav Baturin-Vinogradov lost to GM Branko Damljanovic (White).
CM Miroslav Baturin-Vinogradov went unbeaten across 6 games (R4–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇷🇸GMDamljanovic, Branko | 2361 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.50 | 36.0 | -1.1 | 2352 |
| 1 | CMBaturin-Vinogradov, Miroslav | 2150 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.75 | 36.0 | +98.6 | 2375 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸GMTodorovic, Goran M | 2239 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.00 | 37.0 | +5.2 | 2283 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸GMIvanov, Mikhail M | 2272 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.00 | 37.0 | +0.6 | 2280 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Sethuraman, Roshan | 2251 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 37.0 | +14.4 | 2282 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMApaar Saxena | 2263 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.5 | 16.50 | 38.5 | -14.0 | 2203 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳CMMummana Venkata Ruthvik | 2237 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | — | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 14.50 | 38.5 | -17.2 | 2200 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸FMPetrovic, Aleksa | 2226 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | — | * | ½ | — | 3.0 | 13.00 | 39.0 | -5.2 | 2203 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMSwarna Nihal | 2234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 3.0 | 11.75 | 39.0 | -28.6 | 2116 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸FMSvicevic, Rastko | 2170 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | * | 2.0 | 8.00 | 40.0 | -15.0 | 2091 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baturin-Vinogradov, MiroslavCMFID+98.66.0 pts · #1
- 2Sethuraman, RoshanUSA+14.45.0 pts · #3
- 3Todorovic, Goran MGMSRB+5.25.0 pts · #4
- 1Swarna NihalFMIND-28.63.0 pts · #8
- 2Mummana Venkata RuthvikCMIND-17.23.5 pts · #7
- 3Svicevic, RastkoFMSRB-15.02.0 pts · #10
- R2+113 Elo gap