RADNICKICHESS IM Round Robin 2026 April
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2026 in Beograd, Serbia. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2257, and top seed was Branko Damljanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2369).
Zhauynbay Aldiyar (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2243) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Branko Damljanovic (5.5) and Omer Akkara (5.0). Aldiyar took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Omer Akkara (CM, 2115) beat Branko Damljanovic (GM, 2369), a +254-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Zhauynbay Aldiyar led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Omer Akkara takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
FM Zhauynbay Aldiyar opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Branko Damljanovic); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Zhauynbay Aldiyar drew with GM Branko Damljanovic (Black).
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 | 🇰🇿FMZhauynbay Aldiyar | 2243 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 36.0 | +54.0 | 2479 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸GMDamljanovic, Branko | 2369 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 21.75 | 37.5 | -4.8 | 2325 |
| 3 | 🇹🇷CMAkkara, Omer | 2115 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 38.0 | +71.8 | 2379 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸FMJocev, Milan | 2238 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.50 | 39.0 | -4.6 | 2216 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸FMMartic, Ivan | 2288 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.25 | 39.0 | -9.2 | 2211 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸GMTodorovic, Goran M | 2244 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 15.50 | 39.0 | -3.0 | 2216 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMApaar Saxena | 2185 | 0 | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 39.0 | +21.4 | 2284 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸IMMilosevic, Milos | 2277 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | — | 3.5 | 15.75 | 39.5 | -8.1 | 2205 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸FMStefanovic, Bosko | 2298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | 13.00 | 39.5 | -61.6 | 2173 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺FMKhodko, Yurii N. | 2316 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | — | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.50 | 40.5 | -45.0 | 2107 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Akkara, OmerCMTUR+71.85.0 pts · #3
- 2Zhauynbay AldiyarFMKAZ+54.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Apaar SaxenaFMIND+21.44.0 pts · #6
- 1Stefanovic, BoskoFMSRB-61.63.5 pts · #9
- 2Khodko, Yurii N.FMRUS-45.02.5 pts · #10
- 3Martic, IvanFMSRB-9.24.0 pts · #4
- R6+254 Elo gap
- R3+201 Elo gap
- R1+183 Elo gap