FM III Round Robin
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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in Kovin, Serbia. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2015, and top seed was Nenad Panic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2205).
Nenad Panic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2205) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Edibe Eylul Cengel (5.5) and Milko Popchev (5.0). Panic shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Muhammet Emir Avseren (1694) beat Petar Ratkovic (FM, 2200), a +506-point gap.
Location
🇷🇸Kovin, Serbia
Dates
23 May 2026 → 29 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 4
GM×1
IM×1
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×6
🇹🇷Turkiye×3
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Edibe Eylul Cengel lost to IM Nenad Panic (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Edibe Eylul Cengel 3 wins (R7–R9)IM Nenad Panic 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇷🇸IMPanic, Nenad | 2205 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 23.75 | 36.5 | -4.3 | 2142 |
| 1 | 🇹🇷Cengel, Edibe Eylul | 1967 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.75 | 36.5 | +32.8 | 2100 |
| 4 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2167 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 5.0 | 21.25 | 37.0 | -3.6 | 2122 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸FMRatkovic, Petar | 2200 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | — | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.50 | 37.0 | -16.6 | 2103 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Mitrovic, Zivadin | 1989 | 0 | 1 | ½ | — | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 18.00 | 37.5 | +12.0 | 2038 |
| 6 | 🇹🇷Avseren, Muhammet Emir | 1694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 38.0 | +55.6 | 1975 |
| 7 | 🇹🇷Ipek, Ekin | 1973 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 15.00 | 38.5 | -9.0 | 1939 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸CMAndrejevic, Milorad | 2044 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 12.50 | 38.5 | -20.6 | 1944 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸Milojevic, Dusan | 2069 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 11.25 | 39.0 | -42.4 | 1884 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸Radevic, Jovan | 1840 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 11.00 | 39.5 | +4.0 | 1877 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Avseren, Muhammet EmirTUR+55.64.0 pts · #6
- 2Cengel, Edibe EylulTUR+32.85.5 pts · #1
- 3Mitrovic, ZivadinSRB+12.04.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Milojevic, DusanSRB-42.43.0 pts · #9
- 2Andrejevic, MiloradCMSRB-20.63.5 pts · #8
- 3Ratkovic, PetarFMSRB-16.65.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R2+506 Elo gap
- R6+375 Elo gap
- R9+365 Elo gap