Radnik clinch Serbia’s title as the Olympiad players return to club chess

After Samarkand, Serbia’s internationals continued their season in two strong team competitions: the Serbian Super League and Germany’s Bundesliga. Radnik Surdulica secured the domestic title, while Sirmium and Čast i slava took the women’s contest into the final round. In Belgrade, Tehnička škola kept their perfect record through six matches. Our regional roundup also separates leagues still in progress from those awaiting their next stage.

Review of October 5–11, with a Super League update through round ten, played on October 13. Published October 14, 2026. Results from today’s final round are not included. Regional standings carry their own cutoffs: September results are not presented as developments from last weekend.

Super League: Radnik settle the title with a round to spare

On Sunday, October 11, the title race was still open. Radnik drew 3:3 with Požega, while Crvena zvezda lost to Jelica PEP. With three rounds remaining, the leading group was closely packed. Federation report from round eight

The decisive result arrived before this review went to publication: Radnik beat Crvena zvezda 4½:1½ on October 13 to secure the title. After ten rounds, they had 22 match points, four more than Zvezda, putting first place beyond reach of their rivals. Aleksandar Inđić, Robert Markuš, Ivan Ivanišević and Dušan Popović play for the Surdulica club alongside first-board player Ivan Cheparinov. Federation confirmation · Round-ten results

In the women’s Super League, Čast i slava and Sirmium entered the last round on 22 match points each. The Pirot club had 27 board points to Sirmium’s 25. In round ten, Sirmium beat Polet 3½:½, while Čast i slava drew 2:2 with Osnovac Niš. Teodora Injac won for Sirmium; in the other match, Jovana Rapport beat Alina Bivol and Elif Mehmed beat Suzana Maksimović. The women’s trophy therefore remained undecided going into the final day. Women’s standings · Round ten by board

After the Olympiad: Sarana and Ivić in the Bundesliga

Alexey Sarana played all three rounds of the opening Bundesliga weekend, October 9–11, for Viernheim. He scored an unbeaten 2/3, beating Liam Vrolijk before drawing with Vaclav Finek and Szymon Gumularz. Germany’s defending champions started the season with three team wins. Sarana’s results · Bundesliga standings

Velimir Ivić played first board for Werder Bremen, scoring 1/3. He beat Toms Kantans between losses to Aram Hakobyan and Aravindh Chithambaram. Sarana and Ivić were on opposing teams in round three, but did not play each other. Ivić’s results

The rest of Serbia’s Olympiad squad can be followed in Vrnjačka Banja. Inđić won three consecutive games for Radnik in rounds six to eight, then won again in the match that secured the title. Elif Mehmed stands out with eight points from nine games and no losses. Sofia Pogorelskikh scored 6½/9 on Paraćin’s first board against opponents averaging 2376 in this snapshot, a notable continuation of her Olympiad campaign.

Serbia’s Olympiad players in the Super League: scores through October 13

These are cumulative league scores through round ten, rather than points earned only during October 5–11. The denominator counts games played; byes and rounds in which a player was rested are excluded.

Sources: men’s teams and round results and women’s teams and round results. These pages will continue to update after our cutoff. Completed games are available in the Lichess Super League broadcast, with Open and Women sections.

Among Radnik’s other Serbian grandmasters, Markuš had 6½/10, Ivanišević 6/10 and Popović 7/10. At the same cutoff, Miloš Perunović had 6/10 for PTT and Luka Budisavljević 6/10 for Radnički - Zmaj. Super League individual results

Belgrade Quality League: Tehnička škola move five points clear

The second weekend, October 9–11, left ŠK Tehničke škole N BGD with a perfect 18 match points from six matches. They beat Batajnica 4½:3½ in round six. Beogradski vodovod lost 3:5 to Vidikovac, extending the gap between the top two to five points. Kolubara and Banjica have 11 match points each. Quality League standings · Round six

Play resumes on October 31, according to the newer notice on the tournament page. The organiser will announce the venue for the third and fourth weekends later. This notice takes precedence over the general calendar, which still gives October 30 as the start of the third weekend. Available relayed games can be found on the league’s idChess page.

City leagues: Mala rokada and Mirijevo 2 remain perfect

After round six on October 11, Mala rokada lead the First League on 18 points, ahead of Mladost 2017 on 15 and Tadić on 12. In the Second League, Mirijevo 2 also have a perfect 18, with Ušće close behind on 16. VF Chess team lead the Third League with 16, followed by Grocka on 13. First League · Second League · Third League

Round seven is scheduled for October 18 in the Belgrade federation’s calendar. Before that, the Belgrade Premier League begins on October 15, running through October 25. Premier League schedule

Central Serbia: group leaders await the next stage

This section returns to the latest published standings: the groups checked have no new results from October 5–11. In the Central Serbia Second League, East, Zone 1, Kablovi Jagodina have 15 points from five matches. Balkanski Dimitrovgrad lead Zone 2 with 13, while Sloboda Užice lead the West with 11. All three tables reflect the September stage, completed on September 6. East 1 · East 2 · West

One level below, Lešnica won all five matches in the Central Serbia League North, scoring 15 points to Valjevski ŠK Sveti Nikolaj Srpski’s 12. In South, Zone 2, Crna Trava lead with 15, ahead of Vlasotince on 12. These scores come from the first stage, played on September 11–13; the sources were last updated on September 21 and September 15 respectively. North · South, Zone 2

The higher division now takes its turn: the Central Serbia First League runs from October 17 to 25 in Novi Pazar. Regulations have also been published for the Central Serbia Women’s First League, October 23–25 in Dimitrovgrad. First League announcement · Women’s league announcement

Vojvodina: completed regional races and the Second League ahead

In the Srem League, completed on October 4, Banovci Dunav of Stari Banovci scored 25 points, ahead of Donji Srem Pećinci on 21. Penzioner-Šah Art finished top of the Bačka League Subotica on the same day, also with 25. In the North Banat Zonal League, the final table dated October 3 puts Zadrugar Lazarevo first on 26 points, ahead of Proleter 2 Čoka on 22. These completed September–October campaigns fill out the regional picture. Srem · Bačka, Subotica · North Banat Zonal League

The Serbian Second League, Vojvodina group, starts on October 24 and ends on November 1. The organiser has flagged revised start times for October 25 and 26, so check the current schedule before travelling.

Rapid between league rounds: Radlovački wins in Ćuprija

Jovan Radlovački won the Ćuprija Trophy on October 10, ahead of Luka Vojinović and Sergio Duran Vega. The event attracted around 150 players over nine rounds. Next in the series is the Inđija Trophy on October 17 at the Inđija Sports Centre. Ćuprija report · Inđija announcement

For all ten internationals’ Olympiad results and selected games, revisit our Samarkand special.