RUDAR XXXVIB - FM ROUND ROBIN
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2015, and top seed was Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2163).
Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2163) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Toni Milunovic (2.5) and Amit Panchal (2.5). Popchev won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Nebojsa Tosic (1945) beat Alan Bibilov (2048), a +103-point gap.
Location
🇷🇸Pozarevac, Serbia
Dates
02 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
GM×1
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×3
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Milko Popchev led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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5
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE04 Apr
GM Milko Popchev takes the sole lead (2.5/4).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Milko Popchev beat Amit Panchal (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2163 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3.5 | 7.75 | 10.5 | +5.7 | 2315 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸FMMilunovic, Toni | 2074 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2.5 | 5.75 | 11.5 | -9.2 | 2004 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳Amit Panchal | 1846 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2.5 | 5.00 | 11.5 | +25.4 | 2049 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Bibilov, Alan | 2048 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.00 | 12.0 | -26.3 | 1937 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Tosic, Nebojsa | 1945 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 4.00 | 12.0 | +1.2 | 1957 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸Rajkovic, Aleksandar | 2015 | — | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 3.50 | 12.5 | -13.8 | 1892 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Amit PanchalIND+25.42.5 pts · #2
- 2Popchev, MilkoGMBUL+5.73.5 pts · #1
- 3Tosic, NebojsaSRB+1.22.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Bibilov, AlanRUS-26.32.0 pts · #4
- 2Rajkovic, AleksandarSRB-13.81.5 pts · #6
- 3Milunovic, ToniFMSRB-9.22.5 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R2+103 Elo gap