FM IV Round Robin
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 05 Jun 2026 in Kovin, Serbia. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2011, and top seed was Petar Ratkovic (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2200).
Ekin Ipek (🇹🇷 TUR, 1973) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Milko Popchev (5.0) and Djordje Lukic (3.5). Ipek won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ekin Ipek (1973) beat Petar Ratkovic (FM, 2200), a +227-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsEkin Ipek led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Ekin Ipek takes the sole lead (3.5/5).
Ekin Ipek lost to GM Milko Popchev (White).
Ekin Ipek 3 wins (R5–R7)GM Milko Popchev 3 wins (R5–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇹🇷Ipek, Ekin | 1973 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 12.75 | 19.5 | +47.8 | 2247 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2167 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.00 | 20.0 | -0.7 | 2147 |
| 3 | 🇧🇦Lukic, Djordje | 1899 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 9.00 | 21.5 | +45.2 | 2027 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸Zivkovic, Momcilo | 1994 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | — | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 8.00 | 22.0 | -2.0 | 1983 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸FMRatkovic, Petar | 2200 | 0 | 1 | ½ | — | * | — | 1 | — | 2.5 | 8.75 | 22.5 | -8.0 | 2116 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸Saponja, Vladimir | 1917 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | — | * | ½ | ½ | 2.0 | 6.00 | 23.0 | -7.8 | 1871 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸CMAndrejevic, Milorad | 2044 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 5.00 | 23.0 | -37.0 | 1849 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸Vojinovic, Sasa | 1897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | ½ | * | 1.5 | 3.50 | 23.5 | -14.2 | 1806 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ipek, EkinTUR+47.85.5 pts · #1
- 2Lukic, DjordjeBIH+45.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Popchev, MilkoGMBUL-0.75.0 pts · #2
- 1Andrejevic, MiloradCMSRB-37.02.0 pts · #7
- 2Vojinovic, SasaSRB-14.21.5 pts · #8
- 3Ratkovic, PetarFMSRB-8.02.5 pts · #5
- R6+227 Elo gap