IM RR 114 Putnik
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 9 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2219, and top seed was Yurii N. Khodko (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2316).
Apaar Saxena (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2185) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Artem Sadovsky (5.5) and Timofei Pereverzev (5.5). Saxena won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Olga Mikhailina (WFM, 1918) beat Yurii N. Khodko (FM, 2316), a +398-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Apaar Saxena led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Apaar Saxena never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
FM Apaar Saxena opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Timofei Pereverzev); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Apaar Saxena drew with Timofei Pereverzev (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 | 🇮🇳FMApaar Saxena | 2185 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.75 | 38.0 | +60.2 | 2443 |
| 3 | IMSadovsky, Artem | 2273 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 24.75 | 39.5 | +3.6 | 2293 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Pereverzev, Timofei | 2122 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 39.5 | +92.0 | 2310 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸GMDrazic, Sinisa | 2239 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.00 | 40.5 | -2.0 | 2217 |
| 6 | 🇧🇾GMPodolchenko, Evgeniy | 2294 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.00 | 40.5 | -9.2 | 2211 |
| 5 | WFMMikhailina, Olga | 1918 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +134.8 | 2252 |
| 8 | 🇨🇷IMDuran Vega, Sergio | 2298 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.75 | 41.0 | -14.5 | 2167 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺FMKhodko, Yurii N. | 2316 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.50 | 41.0 | -34.0 | 2165 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸FMRemecki, Sinisa | 2267 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.50 | 42.0 | -41.2 | 2089 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸FMPajcin, Lav | 2277 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.50 | 42.5 | -54.2 | 2046 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mikhailina, OlgaWFMFID+134.84.5 pts · #5
- 2Pereverzev, TimofeiRUS+92.05.5 pts · #2
- 3Apaar SaxenaFMIND+60.27.0 pts · #1
- 1Pajcin, LavFMSRB-54.22.5 pts · #10
- 2Remecki, SinisaFMSRB-41.23.0 pts · #9
- 3Khodko, Yurii N.FMRUS-34.04.0 pts · #7
- R7+398 Elo gap
- R9+349 Elo gap
- R9+176 Elo gap