78th Montenegro Individual Championship

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62 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 10 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Podgorica, Montenegro. 22 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2407, and top seed was Nikita Petrov (🇲🇪 MNE, GM, 2572).

Denis Kadric (🇲🇪 MNE, GM, 2540) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Nikola Djukic (8.5) and Jovan Milovic (8.5). Kadric shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 10.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Stefan Vukovic (1459) beat Zeljko Obadovic (1855), a +396-point gap.

Location

🇲🇪Podgorica, Montenegro

Dates

10 Feb 2026 → 19 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇪GMNikita Petrov2572

Avg top 10

2,407

Participants

Titled players · 22

GM×5

IM×5

FM×9

CM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇪Montenegro×62

Top 3

🥇
GMDenis Kadric
🇲🇪MNE·2540
9.0pts·2584perf+6.8
🥈
GMNikola Djukic
🇲🇪MNE·2494
8.5pts·2516perf+4.4
🥉
FMJovan Milovic
🇲🇪MNE·2295
8.5pts·2485perf+57.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

GM Denis Kadric led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Kadric9Djukic8.5Milovic8.5Yaksin8Kalezic7.5Petrov7.5

R8 · LEADER CHANGE16 Feb

GM Denis Kadric takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Denis Kadric beat GM Nikola Djukic (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Denis Kadric 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)GM Nikola Djukic 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)FM Jovan Milovic 5 wins (R3–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMDenis Kadric	*	1	1	0
2GMNikola Djukic	0	*	½	1
3FMJovan Milovic	0	½	*	1
4FMOleg Yaksin	1	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kadric, DenisGM	2540	MNE	+29B	+25N	+12B	+2N	−4B	+27N	+7B	+3N	=6B	+17N	=5N	9.0	71.5	77.0	61.50	2584	+6.8
2	Djukic, NikolaGM	2494	MNE	+24N	+31B	+16N	−1B	=14N	+12B	+8N	+4N	+7B	=3B	=10N	8.5	72.0	77.5	57.50	2516	+4.4
3	Milovic, JovanFM	2295	MNE	+56B	−28N	+37B	+43N	+5B	+6N	+4B	−1B	+10N	=2N	+15B	8.5	69.0	72.5	53.75	2485	+57.6
4	Yaksin, OlegFM	2396	MNE	+44B	+19N	+18B	+5N	+1N	−7B	−3N	−2B	+12N	+13B	+16N	8.0	73.0	77.5	53.50	2495	+14.7
5	Petrov, NikitaGM	2572	MNE	+38N	+17B	+7N	−4B	−3N	+32B	=14N	=12B	+9N	+6N	=1B	7.5	72.0	77.0	49.50	2438	-14.1
6	Kalezic, BlazoIM	2395	MNE	+33N	+14B	+28N	−8B	+31N	−3B	+18N	+9B	=1N	−5B	+17B	7.5	69.5	75.0	47.50	2405	+3.6
7	Tomic, AleksandarIM	2308	MNE	+22N	+20B	−5B	+30N	+18B	+4N	−1N	+8B	−2N	=10B	=11N	7.0	73.0	78.5	46.50	2410	+15.5
8	Pecurica, MilosFM	2328	MNE	=36B	+35N	+9B	+6N	=27B	=13N	−2B	−7N	+21B	=23N	+25B	7.0	65.5	70.5	43.50	2321	+1.2
9	Draganic, Veljko	2287	MNE	+55N	=27B	−8N	+22B	+20N	+11B	=13B	−6N	−5B	+30N	+23B	7.0	65.0	69.0	41.00	2299	+7.6
10	Vukcevic, NemanjaFM	2370	MNE	+34B	−18N	−21B	+52N	+44B	+28B	+27N	+13N	−3B	=7N	=2B	7.0	64.0	68.0	39.25	2269	-21.0
11	Ivanovic, BozidarGM	2324	MNE	+37B	=21N	=36B	=13N	+23B	−9N	+29B	+14N	=17N	=25B	=7B	7.0	62.0	67.0	41.50	2266	-6.1
12	Podlesnik, BogdanIM	2289	MNE	+45N	+30B	−1N	=20B	+29B	−2N	+21B	=5N	−4B	=27B	+32N	6.5	67.5	72.0	36.75	2293	+2.0
13	Nikcevic, NebojsaGM	2325	MNE	=26N	+49B	+32N	=11B	+28N	=8B	=9N	−10B	+22B	−4N	=19B	6.5	65.5	70.0	38.25	2259	-6.8
14	Scekic, Veljko	2210	MNE	+40B	−6N	+54B	+56N	=2B	=15N	=5B	−11B	+20N	−16N	+28B	6.5	64.5	68.0	35.75	2258	+18.0
15	Skvortsov, AndreiCM	2330	MNE	+39N	=32B	−27N	+24B	+21N	=14B	+38N	−17B	=25N	+31B	−3N	6.5	61.0	66.0	36.50	2214	-28.6
16	Vlatkovic, MilosFM	2287	MNE	+52B	+43N	−2B	−29N	+34B	−49N	=30N	+24B	+32N	+14B	−4B	6.5	60.0	64.0	34.75	2187	-22.8
17	Sukovic, AndrejFM	2272	MNE	+54B	−5N	−56B	+46N	+36B	+43N	+49B	+15N	=11B	−1B	−6N	6.5	60.0	63.5	32.50	2230	-4.0
18	Kisic, BozidarFM	2197	MNE	+48N	+10B	−4N	+49B	−7N	+33B	−6B	=38N	−23B	+43N	+44N	6.5	59.5	64.0	33.00	2196	+3.0
19	Djurovic, PekoFM	2216	MNE	+58N	−4B	+26N	−28B	+24N	−38B	=33N	=29B	+39N	+22B	=13N	6.5	59.0	62.5	35.25	2110	-25.2
20	Zizic, Djordje	2124	MNE	+57B	−7N	+46B	=12N	−9B	−22N	+45B	+34N	−14B	+29N	+31N	6.5	58.5	62.0	32.25	2130	+12.8
21	Pusara, Mihailo	2136	MNE	+42N	=11B	+10N	−27B	−15B	+26N	−12N	+44B	−8N	=33B	+39N	6.0	61.0	65.5	33.75	2163	+16.4
22	Koljevic, NikolinaWFM	1947	MNE	−7B	+50N	=23B	−9N	+45B	+20B	=31N	+30B	−13N	−19N	+43B	6.0	59.5	64.0	31.25	2154	+54.2
23	Vujacic, IgorCM	2108	MNE	=51N	=26B	=22N	+45B	−11N	−30B	+53N	+33B	+18N	=8B	−9N	6.0	59.5	63.5	32.25	2089	-4.0
24	Abramovic, Dragoljub	2001	MNE	−2B	+40N	+25B	−15N	−19B	+57N	=43B	−16N	=34B	+36N	+27B	6.0	59.5	63.0	30.00	2132	+33.6
25	Vujosevic, VladimirIM	2246	MNE	+53N	−1B	−24N	+58B	−33N	+56B	+39N	+27B	=15B	=11N	−8N	6.0	59.0	62.5	28.25	2140	-12.2
26	Djukanovic, Mitar	1961	MNE	=13B	=23N	−19B	+47N	=30B	−21B	+51N	=43N	=28B	=35N	+37B	6.0	55.5	60.0	30.75	2084	+34.0
27	Djokovic, Mirsad	2063	MNE	+59B	=9N	+15B	+21N	=8N	−1B	−10B	−25N	+37B	=12N	−24N	5.5	66.0	68.5	30.25	2187	+33.2
28	Rovcanin, Zeljko	2060	MNE	+61N	+3B	−6B	+19N	−13B	−10N	=34B	=37N	=26N	+41B	−14N	5.5	64.0	66.0	30.25	2105	+9.6
29	Vujovic, Dimitrije	2003	MNE	−1N	+41B	+53N	+16B	−12N	=31B	−11N	=19N	=43B	−20B	+48N	5.5	61.5	65.5	28.25	2112	+55.2
30	Ratkovic, Milorad	2099	MNE	+50B	−12N	+47B	−7B	=26N	+23N	=16B	−22N	+49B	−9B	=33N	5.5	59.5	64.0	28.50	2067	-7.2
31	Nikac, PredragIM	2240	MNE	+46B	−2N	+52B	+36N	−6B	=29N	=22B	=49N	+38B	−15N	−20B	5.5	59.5	63.5	26.50	2092	-18.8
32	Musovic, ArminFM	2190	MNE	+47B	=15N	−13B	=34N	+37B	−5N	=44B	+36N	−16B	+38N	−12B	5.5	58.5	63.0	27.75	2137	-13.8
33	Kandic, Milojko	1993	MNE	−6B	−47N	+50B	+54N	+25B	−18N	=19B	−23N	+46B	=21N	=30B	5.5	57.5	61.5	28.00	2052	+15.0
34	Scepanovic, Dalibor	1993	MNE	−10N	=58B	+41N	=32B	−16N	+40B	=28N	−20B	=24N	=48B	+45N	5.5	56.0	59.5	27.00	2003	+1.2
35	Matovic, Radomir	2087	MNE	=41N	−8B	−45N	+42B	=58N	=53B	=48N	−39B	+55N	=26B	+46N	5.5	49.5	53.0	25.00	1886	-53.2
36	Sijaric, Alvir	1962	MNE	=8N	+51B	=11N	−31B	−17N	=48B	+41N	−32B	=40N	−24B	+47B	5.0	56.5	61.0	25.75	1982	+1.8
37	Popovic, Mateja	1948	MNE	−11N	+48B	−3N	+53B	−32N	=41B	+56N	=28B	−27N	+40B	−26N	5.0	56.5	60.0	22.25	1957	0.0
38	Milovic, Ilija	2004	MNE	−5B	−46N	+51N	+55B	+57B	+19N	−15B	=18B	−31N	−32B	=41N	5.0	56.0	59.5	24.25	2002	-4.0
39	Dedeic, Huso	1984	MNE	−15B	−57N	+61B	−40N	+47B	+46N	−25B	+35N	−19B	+52N	−21B	5.0	52.0	54.0	20.50	1933	-16.2
40	Jankovic, Jovan	1810	MNE	−14N	−24B	+60N	+39B	−43B	−34N	+59B	=46N	=36B	−37N	+52B	5.0	48.5	51.0	18.75	1854	+20.0
41	Popovic, Nikola	1693	MNE	=35B	−29N	−34B	=59N	+54B	=37N	−36B	+61N	+45B	−28N	=38B	5.0	48.0	50.0	19.50	1852	+67.2
42	Lekic, Pavle	1756	MNE	−21B	−56N	−44B	−35N	+60B	+54N	−46B	−52N	+61B	+55B	+57N	5.0	42.0	44.0	16.00	1789	+4.6
43	Mitrovic, Miroslav	2016	MNE	+60N	−16B	+55N	−3B	+40N	−17B	=24N	=26B	=29N	−18B	−22N	4.5	60.5	63.0	20.25	1953	-19.4
44	Bujisic, Milos	1998	MNE	−4N	−53B	+42N	+48B	−10N	+58B	=32N	−21N	+47B	F	−18B	4.5	55.5	59.0	20.25	1995	-4.4
45	Doderovic, Aleksa	1879	MNE	−12B	=59N	+35B	−23N	−22N	+52B	−20N	+48B	−41N	+51B	−34B	4.5	54.0	56.5	19.75	1853	-9.2
46	Pavlovic, David	1831	MNE	−31N	+38B	−20N	−17B	+61N	−39B	+42N	=40B	−33N	+50B	−35B	4.5	54.0	56.0	19.00	1882	+13.2
47	Vesovic, Nebojsa	1802	MNE	−32N	+33B	−30N	−26B	−39N	+61B	=50N	+51B	−44N	+53B	−36N	4.5	50.0	52.0	18.25	1835	+4.6
48	Jeknic, Velimir	1803	MNE	−18B	−37N	+62B	−44N	+52B	=36N	=35B	−45N	+57B	=34N	−29B	4.5	49.5	49.5	15.50	1856	+10.0
49	Marsenic, Lazar	2050	MNE	+62B	−13N	+57B	−18N	+56B	+16B	−17N	=31B	−30N	F	F	4.5	48.5	48.5	16.25	2087	+13.6
50	Lakusic, Zoran	1699	MNE	−30N	−22B	−33N	+62B	+55N	−51N	=47B	=58B	=53N	−46N	+56B	4.5	45.5	45.5	13.50	1770	+14.6
51	Peric, Toman	1730	MNE	=23B	−36N	−38B	−57N	+62N	+50B	−26B	−47N	+60B	−45N	+59N	4.5	44.0	44.0	12.50	1679	-30.0
52	Soc, Bogdan	1860	MNE	−16N	+61B	−31N	−10B	−48N	−45N	+54B	+42B	+58N	−39B	−40N	4.0	50.5	52.5	14.50	1816	-18.6
53	Cadjenovic, Dragan	1836	MNE	−25B	+44N	−29B	−37N	+59B	=35N	−23B	=57N	=50B	−47N	=54N	4.0	49.0	51.5	15.75	1799	-12.6
54	Djukic, Katarina	1840	MNE	−17N	+60B	−14N	−33B	−41N	−42B	−52N	+62B	=59N	+61N	=53B	4.0	43.5	43.5	7.75	1559	-107.6
55	Obadovic, Zeljko	1855	MNE	−9B	+62N	−43B	−38N	−50B	−59N	+60B	+56N	−35B	−42N	+61B	4.0	42.0	42.0	8.00	1573	-52.2
56	Mitric, Nebojsa	1886	MNE	−3N	+42B	+17N	−14B	−49N	−25N	−37B	−55B	+62N	=58B	−50N	3.5	54.0	54.0	13.25	1821	-22.8
57	Kalac, Hajran	1730	MNE	−20N	+39B	−49N	+51B	−38N	−24B	=58N	=53B	−48N	=60N	−42B	3.5	48.5	51.0	14.50	1762	+3.2
58	Vujadinovic, Zeljko	1819	MNE	−19B	=34N	+59B	−25N	=35B	−44N	=57B	=50N	−52B	=56N	F	3.5	46.0	48.5	13.75	1805	-8.0
59	Vukovic, Stefan	1459	MNE	−27N	=45B	−58N	=41B	−53N	+55B	−40N	−60N	=54B	F	−51B	2.5	42.5	42.5	10.75	1645	+59.6
60	Markovic, Janko	0	MNE	−43B	−54N	−40B	−61N	−42N	+62B	−55N	+59B	−51N	=57B	F	2.5	38.5	38.5	4.25	1524	0.0
61	Agic, Zejn	0	MNE	−28B	−52N	−39N	+60B	−46B	−47N	+62N	−41B	−42N	−54B	−55N	2.0	44.0	44.0	2.50	1054	0.0
62	Dedic, Nebojsa	0	MNE	−49N	−55B	−48N	−50N	−51B	−60N	−61B	−54N	−56B	F	F	0.0	36.5	36.5	0.00	1038	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Popovic, NikolaMNE
+67.2
5.0 pts · #44
2Vukovic, StefanMNE
+59.6
2.5 pts · #56
3Milovic, JovanFMMNE
+57.6
8.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Djukic, KatarinaMNE
-107.6
4.0 pts · #60
2Matovic, RadomirMNE
-53.2
5.5 pts · #28
3Obadovic, ZeljkoMNE
-52.2
4.0 pts · #59

Biggest upsets

R6+396 Elo gap
Vukovic, Stefan1459 beat Obadovic, Zeljko1855
R3+386 Elo gap
Mitric, Nebojsa1886 beat FMSukovic, Andrej2272
R4+284 Elo gap
Vujovic, Dimitrije2003 beat FMVlatkovic, Milos2287