FM RR 113 Putnik
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Mar 2026 to 04 Apr 2026 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 5 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Aleksa Petrovic (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2226).
Niharika Challa (🇮🇳 IND, WCM, 1961) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Aleksa Petrovic (7.0) and Hillary Rooca Theng (6.0). Challa won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Hillary Rooca Theng (1696) beat Ratko Bulajic (FM, 2026), a +330-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsWCM Niharika Challa led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
WCM Niharika Challa held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.
WCM Niharika Challa drew with FM Aleksa Petrovic (Black).
FM Aleksa Petrovic won 4 in a row (R6–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 | 🇮🇳WCMNiharika Challa | 1961 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 26.25 | 35.5 | +57.6 | 2225 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸FMPetrovic, Aleksa | 2226 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.25 | 36.0 | +4.8 | 2266 |
| 3 | 🇮🇩Theng, Hillary Rooca | 1696 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.00 | 37.0 | +179.2 | 2159 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Arav Vinod | 1908 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.00 | 37.5 | +48.7 | 2038 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Kapitsa, Matvey | 1976 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.25 | 39.5 | -19.2 | 1938 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸WCMDanduprolu, Ridhi Varma | 1962 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.75 | 40.0 | -61.9 | 1827 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸FMJovic, Stevan | 1983 | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 9.50 | 40.0 | -34.0 | 1828 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸FMBulajic, Ratko | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 8.00 | 40.0 | -48.8 | 1820 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸Vujevic, Tomislav | 1906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 8.00 | 40.0 | -18.0 | 1833 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸Knezevic, Milorad J | 1876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 4.50 | 41.5 | -40.4 | 1689 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Theng, Hillary RoocaINA+179.26.0 pts · #3
- 2Niharika ChallaWCMIND+57.67.5 pts · #1
- 3Arav VinodIND+48.75.5 pts · #4
- 1Danduprolu, Ridhi VarmaWCMUSA-61.93.0 pts · #9
- 2Bulajic, RatkoFMSRB-48.83.0 pts · #6
- 3Knezevic, Milorad JSRB-40.41.5 pts · #10
- R4+330 Elo gap
- R3+287 Elo gap
- R7+210 Elo gap