RUDAR XXXIII - GM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 13 Apr 2026 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2385, and top seed was Mikhail Bryakin (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2486).
Panesar Vedant (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2417) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mikhail Bryakin (6.5) and Eduardas Rozentalis (6.0). Vedant shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Panesar Vedant led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Panesar Vedant takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
FM Panesar Vedant drew with GM Mikhail Bryakin (Black).
FM Panesar Vedant 3 wins (R4–R6)GM Eduardas Rozentalis 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | 🇮🇳FMPanesar Vedant | 2417 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 26.50 | 37.0 | +20.8 | 2602 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸GMBryakin, Mikhail | 2486 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.50 | 37.5 | +6.4 | 2540 |
| 3 | 🇱🇹GMRozentalis, Eduardas | 2444 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 38.0 | +7.0 | 2504 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸FMSpasic, Petar | 2352 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 38.5 | +29.0 | 2469 |
| 5 | 🇺🇦GMKovchan, Alexander | 2445 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | — | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.50 | 40.0 | -7.4 | 2378 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸WGMPogorelskikh, Sofia | 2275 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 15.00 | 40.5 | +9.4 | 2317 |
| 7 | 🇹🇷FMYonal, Timur | 2362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 11.00 | 40.5 | -13.6 | 2308 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸FMBesedes, Danilo | 2379 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | — | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 11.75 | 41.0 | -21.8 | 2291 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMKshatriya Nitin Vekhande | 2341 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 11.50 | 41.0 | -18.2 | 2265 |
| 10 | 🇧🇦IMPastar, Slaven | 2344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 7.00 | 42.0 | -19.2 | 2170 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Spasic, PetarFMSRB+29.05.5 pts · #4
- 2Panesar VedantFMIND+20.87.0 pts · #1
- 3Pogorelskikh, SofiaWGMSRB+9.43.5 pts · #6
- 1Besedes, DaniloFMSRB-21.83.0 pts · #8
- 2Pastar, SlavenIMBIH-19.22.0 pts · #10
- 3Kshatriya Nitin VekhandeFMIND-18.23.0 pts · #9