RUDAR LI - IM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Mar 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 9 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2239, and top seed was Alexander Khlebovich (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2423).
Alexander Khlebovich (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2423) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Dragan Kosic (6.0) and Artem Postnikov (5.5). Khlebovich shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Zlatko Ilincic (GM, 2217) beat Branko Damljanovic (GM, 2361), a +144-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Alexander Khlebovich led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Alexander Khlebovich takes the sole lead (5.5/8).
IM Alexander Khlebovich drew with GM Dragan Kosic (Black).
IM Alexander Khlebovich won 3 in a row (R7–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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| 1 | 🇷🇺IMKhlebovich, Alexander | 2423 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.50 | 38.5 | -2.8 | 2385 |
| 2 | 🇲🇪GMKosic, Dragan | 2342 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 39.0 | +1.7 | 2353 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺FMPostnikov, Artem | 2252 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.75 | 39.5 | +16.4 | 2318 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸GMIlincic, Zlatko | 2217 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.50 | 40.0 | +7.8 | 2285 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸GMDamljanovic, Branko | 2361 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.00 | 40.0 | -10.6 | 2269 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Lvov, Nikita | 2114 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | +42.0 | 2296 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMSwarna Nihal | 2234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.75 | 41.0 | -8.4 | 2197 |
| 8 | CMFisher, Timofey | 2082 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | +38.0 | 2177 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳WGMLi, Xueyi | 2202 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 3.0 | 14.25 | 42.0 | -20.4 | 2118 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸FMPogorelskikh, Sergey | 2165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 5.50 | 43.5 | -40.8 | 1974 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lvov, NikitaRUS+42.05.0 pts · #4
- 2Fisher, TimofeyCMFID+38.03.5 pts · #8
- 3Postnikov, ArtemFMRUS+16.45.5 pts · #3
- 1Pogorelskikh, SergeyFMSRB-40.81.5 pts · #10
- 2Li, XueyiWGMCHN-20.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Damljanovic, BrankoGMSRB-10.65.0 pts · #6
- R7+144 Elo gap
- R9+127 Elo gap
- R5+120 Elo gap