PUTNIK AMATER OPEN 2026

Open SwissStandard

16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Jun 2026 to 19 Jun 2026 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1966, and top seed was Sinisa Remecki (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2210).

Sinisa Remecki (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2210) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Zoran N Jakovljevic (7.0) and Daniel Varela (7.0). Remecki won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Dragan Cvetic (1843) beat Zoran N Jakovljevic (2086), a +243-point gap.

Location

🇷🇸Novi Sad, Serbia

Dates

16 Jun 2026 → 19 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇸FMSinisa Remecki2210

Avg top 10

1,966

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇸Serbia×15

🇦🇷Argentina×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSinisa Remecki
🇷🇸SRB·2210
8.5pts·2384perf+24.8
🥈
Zoran N Jakovljevic
🇷🇸SRB·2086
7.0pts·2171perf+21.2
🥉
Daniel Varela
🇦🇷ARG·2051
7.0pts·2150perf+25.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Sinisa Remecki led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Remecki8.5Varela7Jakovljevic7Cerubdzic6Vranjkovic5.5Obradovic5

R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Sinisa Remecki never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Sinisa Remecki beat Daniel Varela (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Sinisa Remecki 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Zoran N Jakovljevic 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSinisa Remecki	*	1	½	1
2Daniel Varela	0	*	½	1
3Zoran N Jakovljevic	½	½	*	1
4Branislav Cerubdzic	0	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Remecki, SinisaFM	2210	SRB	+10B	+6N	+9B	+5N	+3B	=2N	+4B	+7N	+8B	8.5	44.5	49.0	45.50	2384	+24.8
2	Jakovljevic, Zoran N	2086	SRB	+8B	−9N	+10B	+4N	+5B	=1B	=3N	+6N	+11B	7.0	45.5	50.0	37.75	2171	+21.2
3	Varela, Daniel	2051	ARG	+13B	+4N	=5B	+6N	−1N	+8B	=2B	+9N	+10B	7.0	45.5	48.0	33.25	2150	+25.2
4	Cerubdzic, Branislav	2099	SRB	+7N	−3B	+12N	−2B	+11N	+9B	−1N	+5N	+14B	6.0	46.0	48.0	25.50	2046	-5.8
5	Vranjkovic, Marko	2071	SRB	+12N	+11B	=3N	−1B	−2N	+10B	+8N	−4B	+15B	5.5	46.0	47.0	22.00	1990	-11.6
6	Obradovic, Milorad	1880	SRB	+14N	−1B	+7N	−3B	=10N	=11B	+13N	−2B	+12N	5.0	43.0	45.0	18.00	1886	+1.8
7	Dimitrijevic, Viktor	1755	SRB	−4B	+13N	−6B	−8N	+15B	+14N	+12B	−1B	+16N	5.0	33.5	34.0	10.00	1777	+2.4
8	Pavlovic, Radivoj	1744	SRB	−2N	+16B	=11N	+7B	+9B	−3N	−5B	+15N	−1N	4.5	43.0	43.5	13.25	1875	+21.6
9	Cvetic, Dragan	1843	SRB	+16N	+2B	−1N	=11B	−8N	−4N	+14B	−3B	+13N	4.5	42.0	42.5	14.25	1861	+1.0
10	Medan, Vladislav	1784	SRB	−1N	+14B	−2N	+12B	=6B	−5N	+15N	+16B	−3N	4.5	40.0	40.5	10.00	1831	+10.4
11	Pantic, Miroslav	1877	SRB	+15B	−5N	=8B	=9N	−4B	=6N	+16B	+13B	−2N	4.5	36.0	36.5	11.00	1814	-13.0
12	Mijatovic, Luka	1660	SRB	−5B	+15N	−4B	−10N	+13B	+16N	−7N	+14B	−6B	4.0	31.5	32.0	6.00	1690	+0.4
13	Snajder, Peter	1615	SRB	−3N	−7B	=16N	+14B	−12N	+15B	−6B	−11N	−9B	2.5	33.0	33.5	3.25	1568	-25.2
14	Erakovic, Milan	1547	SRB	−6B	−10N	+15B	−13N	+16B	−7B	−9N	−12N	−4N	2.0	32.5	33.0	1.50	1428	-21.8
15	Subic, Dragan	1514	SRB	−11N	−12B	−14N	+16B	−7N	−13N	−10B	−8B	−5N	1.0	32.5	33.0	0.50	937	-74.8
16	Kuzmanovic, Obrad	0	SRB	−9B	−8N	=13B	−15N	−14N	−12B	−11N	−10N	−7B	0.5	31.5	32.5	1.25	1260	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Varela, DanielARG
+25.2
7.0 pts · #2
2Remecki, SinisaFMSRB
+24.8
8.5 pts · #1
3Pavlovic, RadivojSRB
+21.6
4.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Subic, DraganSRB
-74.8
1.0 pts · #16
2Snajder, PeterSRB
-25.2
2.5 pts · #13
3Erakovic, MilanSRB
-21.8
2.0 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R2+243 Elo gap
Cvetic, Dragan1843 beat Jakovljevic, Zoran N2086