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FM RR 106 Putnik

Round-RobinStandard

10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Mar 2026 to 21 Mar 2026 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1973, and top seed was Gustavo Ribeiro (🇵🇹 POR, FM, 2276).

Gustavo Ribeiro (🇵🇹 POR, FM, 2276) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Niharika Challa (7.0) and Rakhim Makhsatuly (6.0). Ribeiro won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Olga Mikhailina (WCM, 1802) beat Raul Claverie (IM, 2185), a +383-point gap.

Location
🇷🇸Novi Sad, Serbia
Dates
16 Mar 2026 → 21 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇹FMGustavo Ribeiro2276
Avg top 10
1,973
Participants
10
Titled players · 5
GM×1
IM×1
FM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×2
🇦🇷Argentina×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇵🇹Portugal×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇮🇩Indonesia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

FM Gustavo Ribeiro led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Gustavo Ribeiro held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Gustavo Ribeiro beat WCM Niharika Challa (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Gustavo Ribeiro 3 wins (R6–R8)WCM Niharika Challa 3 wins (R7–R9)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇵🇹FMRibeiro, Gustavo2276*1½1½1½1117.529.5036.5-1.02241
2🇮🇳WCMNiharika Challa19610*11½1½1117.025.5037.0+52.02196
3🇰🇿Makhsatuly, Rakhim1906½0*1½011116.020.5038.0+86.32107
4WCMMikhailina, Olga1802000*½111115.515.7538.5+115.62065
5🇷🇺Aliabiev, Boris1954½½½½*½—1014.519.2539.5+8.01994
6🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko21760010½*½½114.514.2539.5-22.41960
7🇦🇷IMClaverie, Raul2185½½00—½*½1½3.513.0040.5-25.41917
8🇮🇩Theng, Hillary Rooca169600000½½*1½2.56.2541.5+30.01803
9🇷🇸Vujevic, Tomislav190600001000*½1.55.2542.5-44.61709
10🇮🇳Amit Panchal1871000000½½½*1.53.7542.5-37.01712

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
FM RR 106 Putnik (2026) — Novi Sad, Serbia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats