B: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI BRZOPOTEZNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. BLITZ HVAR 2025

SwissBlitz

75 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held on 24 Oct 2025 in Hvar, Croatia. 25 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2408, and top seed was Casper Schoppen (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2556).

Casper Schoppen (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2556) won with 8.5/10, ahead of Ante Saric (7.5) and Florian Kaczur (7.5). Schoppen shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 9.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Marko Malaric (CM, 1894) beat Srdjan Sale (IM, 2366), a +472-point gap.

Location

🇭🇷Hvar, Croatia

Dates

24 Oct 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 10 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇱GMCasper Schoppen2556

Avg top 10

2,408

Participants

Titled players · 25

GM×4

IM×7

FM×8

CM×4

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇷Croatia×43

🇦🇱Albania×7

🇩🇪Germany×7

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×5

🇺🇸United States of America×2

🇲🇪Montenegro×2

🇵🇱Poland×2

🇸🇩Sudan×1

Top 3

🥇
GMCasper Schoppen
🇳🇱NED·2556
8.5pts·2638perf+9.5
🥈
GMAnte Saric
🇭🇷CRO·2516
7.5pts·2517perf+2.2
🥉
IMFlorian Kaczur
🇭🇺HUN·2491
7.5pts·2482perf+2.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 10 rounds

GM Casper Schoppen led from R9; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Schoppen8.5Kaczur7.5Saric7.5Plenkovic7.5Drasko7Rezan7

R9 · LEADER CHANGE24 Oct

GM Casper Schoppen takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Casper Schoppen drew with IM Florian Kaczur (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Casper Schoppen 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Florian Kaczur 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Ante Saric 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMCasper Schoppen	*	½	½	½
2IMFlorian Kaczur	½	*	½	0
3GMAnte Saric	½	½	*	1
4IMZdenko Plenkovic	½	1	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Schoppen, CasperGM	2556	NED	+41N	+27B	+7N	+13B	=2N	+6B	=3N	+5B	+16N	=4B	8.5	61.5	66.5	55.25	2638	+9.5
2	Saric, AnteGM	2516	CRO	+35B	+20N	+11B	+16N	=1B	=3N	+4B	=9B	=6N	=8N	7.5	63.5	68.5	50.00	2517	+2.2
3	Kaczur, FlorianIM	2491	HUN	+53N	+32B	+26N	+6B	+5N	=2B	=1B	+8N	−4B	=12N	7.5	62.5	66.5	47.50	2482	+2.2
4	Plenkovic, ZdenkoIM	2335	CRO	+45N	+19B	+33N	−5B	+39N	+7B	−2N	+26B	+3N	=1N	7.5	59.0	63.5	44.75	2435	+15.4
5	Rezan, SasaIM	2432	CRO	+47B	+10N	=8B	+4N	−3B	+14N	+25B	−1N	=7B	+17N	7.0	62.5	67.0	44.00	2412	0.0
6	Drasko, MilanGM	2352	MNE	+30B	+37N	+40B	−3N	+10B	−1N	+20B	=7N	=2B	+18N	7.0	60.0	65.0	41.75	2370	+5.4
7	Zenelaj, SamuelFM	2224	BIH	+44B	+43N	−1B	+21N	+16B	−4N	+38B	=6B	=5N	+25B	7.0	57.5	62.5	39.50	2354	+36.8
8	Nikcevic, NebojsaGM	2246	MNE	+56N	+36B	=5N	+25B	=13N	+17B	=9N	−3B	+34N	=2B	7.0	57.0	61.0	39.50	2425	+24.7
9	Sale, SrdjanIM	2366	CRO	−33N	+57B	+18B	+40N	+26N	+34B	=8B	=2N	=12B	=10N	7.0	55.0	59.0	39.75	2291	-5.4
10	Jiang, BrandonFM	2074	USA	+60N	−5B	+73N	+12B	−6N	=46B	+13N	+15B	+25N	=9B	7.0	55.0	57.0	37.25	2270	+100.8
11	Gal, AndrejFM	2264	CRO	+73N	+15B	−2N	+36B	−27N	+21B	−12N	+37B	+38N	+16B	7.0	53.5	55.5	35.50	2233	-4.4
12	Mihasi, Lime	1985	ALB	+71B	−14N	+74B	−10N	+58B	+37N	+11B	+17B	=9N	=3B	7.0	52.0	53.0	32.25	2239	+57.0
13	Mis, MieszkoIM	2374	POL	+54B	+22N	+14B	−1N	=8B	−16N	−10B	+35N	+29B	+28N	6.5	57.0	61.0	36.00	2251	-10.5
14	Vucenovic, DamianFM	2187	CRO	+59N	+12B	−13N	=15B	+19N	−5B	+31N	−25B	+32N	+27B	6.5	55.0	59.0	36.75	2203	+6.8
15	Simunic, Krunoslav	2001	CRO	+63B	−11N	+28B	=14N	=29B	+23N	=18B	−10N	+30B	+26B	6.5	54.5	58.0	35.00	2151	+41.0
16	Niedbala, BartlomiejIM	2381	POL	+46N	+24B	+39N	−2B	−7N	+13B	+27N	+34B	−1B	−11N	6.0	58.0	62.5	32.50	2316	-5.8
17	Zovko, MarioFM	2281	CRO	+42B	−40N	+35B	+29N	+22B	−8N	+19B	−12N	+23B	−5B	6.0	54.5	59.5	33.50	2145	-14.2
18	Eltigani, OmarIM	2213	SUD	+64N	=31B	−9N	+45B	−25N	+53B	=15N	+19N	+20B	−6B	6.0	52.0	55.5	30.00	2142	-13.4
19	Petric, Roko	2013	CRO	+48B	−4N	+44B	+65N	−14B	+35N	−17N	−18B	+53N	+34B	6.0	49.5	52.5	26.50	2114	+54.8
20	Djuric, Leon	2136	CRO	+50N	−2B	−45N	+57B	+54N	+36B	−6N	+33B	−18N	+38B	6.0	48.5	52.5	27.50	2096	-13.6
21	Guxho, Clirim	1999	ALB	+55N	+34B	−25N	−7B	+45N	−11N	−28B	+60B	+33N	+39B	6.0	48.5	52.5	27.50	2073	+21.8
22	Mrkic, Simun	2055	CRO	+62N	−13B	+56N	+46B	−17N	+33B	−34N	−38B	+41N	+36B	6.0	46.0	49.5	27.00	2094	+22.4
23	Kosta, Kelvin	2171	ALB	+57N	−33B	−46N	+59B	+31N	−15B	+54N	+36B	−17N	+37B	6.0	45.5	49.5	27.50	2034	-59.2
24	Palic, Pavle	2045	CRO	+66B	−16N	−42B	+51N	+30B	−38N	+58B	−28N	+35B	+43N	6.0	45.5	48.5	27.00	1988	-13.2
25	Mandalinic, DavidCM	2198	CRO	+28B	=29N	+21B	−8N	+18B	+27B	−5N	+14N	−10B	−7N	5.5	57.5	63.0	32.25	2160	-15.2
26	Novak, RatkoCM	2181	CRO	+51B	+38N	−3B	+30N	−9B	+43N	+29B	−4N	=28B	−15N	5.5	55.0	59.5	28.25	2098	-12.9
27	Mihasi, EraldCM	2078	ALB	+52B	−1N	+54B	+42N	+11B	−25N	−16B	=29N	+47B	−14N	5.5	52.5	56.5	27.25	2132	+12.8
28	Danduprolu, Ridhi VarmaWCM	1802	USA	−25N	+67B	−15N	+32B	+41N	−31B	+21N	+24B	=26N	−13B	5.5	52.0	54.5	27.75	2053	+120.4
29	Frouth, Vibor	1987	CRO	+67N	=25B	+31N	−17B	=15N	+39B	−26N	=27B	−13N	+45B	5.5	50.5	53.0	26.25	2107	+62.8
30	Roneet Das	1883	IND	−6N	+72B	+32N	−26B	−24N	+57B	=41N	+31B	−15N	+53B	5.5	49.0	51.0	23.50	2027	+35.8
31	Rempe, JonasFM	1988	GER	+70B	=18N	−29B	+52N	−23B	+28N	−14B	−30N	+50B	+47N	5.5	48.0	50.5	24.00	1961	-8.0
32	Rama, LorencFM	2059	ALB	+61B	−3N	−30B	−28N	+66B	+52N	=47B	+42N	−14B	+48N	5.5	47.0	50.0	22.75	1929	-29.2
33	Malaric, MarkoCM	1894	CRO	+9B	+23N	−4B	−37N	+40B	−22N	+43B	−20N	−21B	+52N	5.0	53.5	57.5	27.00	2073	+83.6
34	Peterson, Emery	2259	GER	+58B	−21N	+47B	+43N	+37B	−9N	+22B	−16N	−8B	−19N	5.0	52.5	56.5	24.50	2089	-39.8
35	Bedekovic, Jakov	1953	CRO	−2N	+50B	−17N	+62B	+55N	−19B	+39N	−13B	−24N	+60B	5.0	49.5	53.0	21.00	1996	+16.0
36	Mueller, Reinhard	1994	GER	+69B	−8N	+51B	−11N	+42B	−20N	+61B	−23N	+55B	−22N	5.0	49.5	52.0	20.00	1947	-9.4
37	Haidinger, Erik	2038	CRO	+72N	−6B	+59N	+33B	−34N	−12B	+46N	−11N	+52B	−23N	5.0	49.5	51.5	19.50	2008	-6.8
38	Petricevic, Mateo	1982	CRO	+75N	−26B	+71N	−39B	+44N	+24B	−7N	+22N	−11B	−20N	5.0	49.5	50.0	19.50	2006	+7.4
39	Ramaj, ErgitFM	2140	ALB	+65B	+74N	−16B	+38N	−4B	−29N	−35B	+44N	+58B	−21N	5.0	47.0	48.0	18.00	1964	-77.2
40	Omerkic, Ahmed	2012	BIH	+49N	+17B	−6N	−9B	−33N	−44B	−55N	+71B	+66N	+56B	5.0	45.5	47.5	19.50	1914	-19.0
41	Mikic, Ivana	1968	BIH	−1B	−65N	+69B	+61N	−28B	+51N	=30B	=52N	−22B	+58N	5.0	45.0	47.5	19.75	1854	-30.0
42	Nielsen, Michael	1871	DEN	−17N	+49B	+24N	−27B	−36N	=55B	+67N	−32B	=60N	+59B	5.0	44.5	47.0	21.00	1877	+1.2
43	Kurtovic, Darko	1991	CRO	+68N	−7B	+55N	−34B	+73N	−26B	−33N	+56B	+54N	−24B	5.0	43.0	45.0	16.50	1944	-19.2
44	Zenaj, Aleksander	1816	ALB	−7N	+68B	−19N	+74B	−38B	+40N	−53N	−39B	+62N	+54B	5.0	42.0	43.0	16.00	1899	+16.8
45	Dubokovic, Francesko	1878	CRO	−4B	+66N	+20B	−18N	−21B	=48N	−52B	+61N	+49B	−29N	4.5	48.0	51.0	19.75	1869	-5.8
46	Mirosevic, Lovre	1941	CRO	−16B	+61N	+23B	−22N	+65B	=10N	−37B	−47N	−48B	+55N	4.5	47.0	50.0	20.50	1903	-21.2
47	Zenelaj, Fisnik	1945	BIH	−5N	+60B	−34N	−55B	+62N	+59B	=32N	+46B	−27N	−31B	4.5	45.0	48.5	18.75	1915	-9.8
48	Kuzmicic, Nikola	1664	CRO	−19N	−73B	−57N	+50B	+56N	=45B	−60N	+64B	+46N	−32B	4.5	40.5	42.5	18.75	1824	+75.2
49	Vucenovic, Diara	1657	CRO	−40B	−42N	+50N	+56B	−52B	−58N	=51B	+65N	−45N	+64B	4.5	39.0	42.0	17.25	1790	+66.0
50	Domancic, Josip	1741	CRO	−20B	−35N	−49B	−48N	=68B	+75N	+63B	+67N	−31N	+62B	4.5	37.5	38.0	11.25	1678	-18.8
51	Zaninovic, Mario	1766	CRO	−26N	+75B	−36N	−24B	+71N	−41B	=49N	−62B	+68B	+67N	4.5	36.5	37.0	9.75	1709	-16.8
52	Knezovic, Stipe	1737	CRO	−27N	=53B	+64N	−31B	+49N	−32B	+45N	=41B	−37N	−33B	4.0	44.5	48.0	17.00	1860	+27.0
53	Kovacek, Pavlo	1951	CRO	−3B	=52N	−65B	+69N	+64B	−18N	+44B	=55N	−19B	−30N	4.0	44.5	47.0	15.00	1812	-38.0
54	Saravanja, Matija	1909	CRO	−13N	+62B	−27N	+71B	−20B	+65N	−23B	+57N	−43B	−44N	4.0	44.5	46.5	12.50	1850	-17.4
55	Tolj, David	1643	CRO	−21B	+58N	−43B	+47N	−35B	=42N	+40B	=53B	−36N	−46B	4.0	44.0	48.0	18.00	1878	+102.0
56	Radja, Josko	1839	CRO	−8B	+63N	−22B	−49N	−48B	+70N	+65B	−43N	+57B	−40N	4.0	42.5	45.0	13.00	1763	-22.8
57	Tomasovic, Nino	1764	CRO	−23B	−9N	+48B	−20N	+70B	−30N	+71N	−54B	−56N	+66B	4.0	42.5	44.5	12.00	1776	-1.6
58	Mulic, Sulejman	1847	BIH	−34N	−55B	+72N	+75B	−12N	+49B	−24N	+59B	−39N	−41B	4.0	42.5	43.0	11.00	1782	-18.4
59	Paulic, Franka	1800	CRO	−14B	+70N	−37B	−23N	+63B	−47N	+72B	−58N	+61B	−42N	4.0	41.0	43.0	12.00	1793	-13.6
60	Rauhut, Kenny	1704	GER	−10B	−47N	−63B	+68N	=67B	+69N	+48B	−21N	=42B	−35N	4.0	40.5	43.0	13.25	1714	-4.0
61	Cagalj, Karlo	1699	CRO	−32N	−46B	+68N	−41B	+75N	+73B	−36N	−45B	−59N	+72B	4.0	35.0	35.5	7.00	1735	+10.4
62	Karkovic, Juraj	1689	CRO	−22B	−54N	+70B	−35N	−47B	=63N	+69B	+51N	−44B	−50N	3.5	39.5	42.0	11.25	1691	-3.4
63	Mihaljevic, Stipe	1647	CRO	−15N	−56B	+60N	−64B	−59N	=62B	−50N	+74B	−67B	+65N	3.5	35.5	36.5	9.75	1597	-27.6
64	Wynarczyk, Raymond	1805	ENG	−18B	=69N	−52B	+63N	−53N	−67B	+68B	−48N	+70B	−49N	3.5	34.0	36.5	9.75	1603	-54.8
65	Prvinic, Igor	1761	CRO	−39N	+41B	+53N	−19B	−46N	−54B	−56N	−49B	+71N	−63B	3.0	40.5	42.5	11.00	1706	-16.8
66	Franulovic, Jure	1684	CRO	−24N	−45B	+67N	−73B	−32N	−71B	+75B	+72N	−40B	−57N	3.0	33.5	34.0	5.00	1591	-48.8
67	Bubalo, Daniel	1523	CRO	−29B	−28N	−66B	F	=60N	+64N	−42B	−50B	+63N	−51B	2.5	39.0	39.0	9.00	1606	+27.2
68	Vekic, Roko	1570	CRO	−43B	−44N	−61B	−60B	=50N	F	−64N	+69B	−51N	+70N	2.5	35.5	35.5	7.25	1576	-1.8
69	Rempe, Lennik	1616	GER	−36N	=64B	−41N	−53B	+74N	−60B	−62N	−68N	−72B	+75B	2.5	30.5	31.0	3.25	1351	-74.0
70	Malaric, Josip	1563	CRO	−31N	−59B	−62N	+72B	−57N	−56B	=74N	+75B	−64N	−68B	2.5	30.0	30.5	3.00	1441	-42.4
71	Rauhut, Max	1486	GER	−12N	F	−38B	−54N	−51B	+66N	−57B	−40N	−65B	+74N	2.0	36.5	36.5	4.00	1492	-2.4
72	Malaric, Nikola	1678	CRO	−37B	−30N	−58B	−70N	F	+74B	−59N	−66B	+69N	−61N	2.0	31.5	31.5	3.50	1444	-86.0
73	Sholpanbek, ZhansayaWCM	1854	KAZ	−11B	+48N	−10B	+66N	−43B	−61N	F	F	F	F	2.0	30.5	30.5	7.50	1769	-32.4
74	Rauhut, Christian	0	GER	F	−39B	−12N	−44N	−69B	−72N	=70B	−63N	=75N	−71B	1.0	30.0	30.0	1.50	1298	0.0
75	Bubalo, Ivan	0	CRO	−38B	−51N	F	−58N	−61B	−50B	−66N	−70N	=74B	−69N	0.5	31.0	31.0	0.50	937	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Danduprolu, Ridhi VarmaWCMUSA
+120.4
5.5 pts · #27
2Tolj, DavidCRO
+102.0
4.0 pts · #49
3Jiang, BrandonFMUSA
+100.8
7.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Malaric, NikolaCRO
-86.0
2.0 pts · #70
2Ramaj, ErgitFMALB
-77.2
5.0 pts · #54
3Rempe, LennikGER
-74.0
2.5 pts · #74

Biggest upsets

R1+472 Elo gap
CMMalaric, Marko1894 beat IMSale, Srdjan2366
R7+369 Elo gap
Tolj, David1643 beat Omerkic, Ahmed2012
R4+302 Elo gap
Tolj, David1643 beat Zenelaj, Fisnik1945