RUDAR L - IM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 28 Mar 2026 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 9 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2275, and top seed was Eduardas Rozentalis (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2457).
Branko Damljanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2361) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Alexander Khlebovich (6.0) and Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande (5.5). Damljanovic shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Timofey Fisher (CM, 2082) beat Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande (FM, 2362), a +280-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Branko Damljanovic led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
GM Branko Damljanovic lost to IM Alexander Khlebovich (Black).
GM Branko Damljanovic 3 wins (R2–R4)IM Alexander Khlebovich 3 wins (R5–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇸GMDamljanovic, Branko | 2361 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | +8.9 | 2430 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺IMKhlebovich, Alexander | 2423 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 26.25 | 39.0 | -3.5 | 2382 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMKshatriya Nitin Vekhande | 2362 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 24.50 | 39.5 | -2.4 | 2344 |
| 3 | 🇱🇹GMRozentalis, Eduardas | 2457 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 39.5 | -12.1 | 2333 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺FMPostnikov, Artem | 2252 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | +15.6 | 2319 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMSwarna Nihal | 2243 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | +10.4 | 2278 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳WGMLi, Xueyi | 2202 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -1.8 | 2202 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸FMVaidyanathan, Kannan | 2251 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.25 | 41.5 | -17.5 | 2196 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Lvov, Nikita | 2114 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 12.75 | 41.5 | +19.4 | 2212 |
| 10 | CMFisher, Timofey | 2082 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 7.25 | 43.5 | -27.6 | 2022 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lvov, NikitaRUS+19.43.5 pts · #8
- 2Postnikov, ArtemFMRUS+15.65.0 pts · #5
- 3Swarna NihalFMIND+10.44.5 pts · #6
- 1Fisher, TimofeyCMFID-27.61.5 pts · #10
- 2Vaidyanathan, KannanFMUSA-17.53.5 pts · #7
- 3Rozentalis, EduardasGMLTU-12.15.5 pts · #3
- R2+280 Elo gap