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28. memorial Vasje Pirca

SwissBlitz

128 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 10 May 2025 in Maribor, Slovenia. 25 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2433, and top seed was Zoran Jovanovic (🇭🇷 CRO, GM, 2551).

Evgeny Postny (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2524) won with 9.5/11, ahead of Zoran Jovanovic (8.5) and Jan Subelj (8.5). Postny shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 9.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Eman Celikovic (1638) beat Evald Ule (2223), a +585-point gap.

Location
🇸🇮Maribor, Slovenia
Dates
10 May 2025
Time control
Blitz: 5 minutes for game with 3 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇭🇷GMZoran Jovanovic2551
Avg top 10
2,433
Participants
128
Titled players · 25
GM×6
IM×5
FM×12
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇸🇮Slovenia×95
🇭🇷Croatia×13
🇦🇹Austria×8
🇷🇸Serbia×4
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
🇲🇪Montenegro×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

GM Evgeny Postny led from R9; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
64
29
9
4
1
2
6
3
1
1
1
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Postny takes lead
Postny9.5Jovanovic8.5Palac8.5Subelj8.5Ivic8Lavrencic8— ex-leaders:Kokolled R5, #24
R9 · LEADER CHANGE10 May

GM Evgeny Postny takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Evgeny Postny drew with GM Zoran Jovanovic (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Evgeny Postny 4+3 wins (R3–R6, R8–R10)GM Zoran Jovanovic 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Mladen Palac 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMEvgeny Postny*
½
1
2GMZoran Jovanovic
½
*
½
½
3GMMladen Palac
½
*
0
4GMJan Subelj
0
½
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Postny, EvgenyGM2524ISR+63B=46N+78B+10N+18B+5B=2N+27B+11N+3N=6B9.573.578.567.252604+11.1
2Jovanovic, ZoranGM2551CRO+54N+32B+7N+16B=4N+27B=1B+6N=3B=5N=9B8.578.584.563.252553+3.1
3Subelj, JanGM2514SLO+58N+38B+19N+6B27N+7B+16N+4B=2N1B+11N8.577.082.562.252526+5.0
4Palac, MladenGM2509CRO+64B+29N+34B+28N=2B=17N+31B3N+45B=6N+5B8.572.077.557.252497+2.3
5Goroshkov, MaksymFM2424SLO+70N+66B+15N=14B+43B1N+18B+9N+8B=2B4N8.076.081.555.502470+8.7
6Lavrencic, MaticIM2258SLO+93B+44N+45B3N+29B+12N+17B2B+27N=4B=1N8.074.579.053.002433+89.3
7Djuric, StefanGM2214SRB+74N+53B2B+48N+59B3N+29B8N+21B+16N+17B8.070.075.550.502333+18.5
8Rogulj, BrankoIM2321CRO+69N+39B=56N+30B=20N+15B27N+7B5N+47B+25N8.068.574.053.252305-0.2
9Ivic, MatijaFM2338SRB+77B=55N+46B27N+60B+14N+13B5B+44N+19B=2N8.068.073.051.502351+4.7
10Buzeti, JernejFM2234SLO+75N+24B=57N1B+76N=23B+47N=12B=33N+44B+27N8.067.072.049.252242+5.8
11Brinovec, DavidFM2321SLO+68B57N=21B+36N+32B+47B+43N+17N1B+12N3B7.570.075.548.5022870.0
12Stojanovic, Djordje2150SRB+112N+91B16N+24B+35N6B+49N=10N+22B11B+31N7.568.072.045.502231+28.8
13Bakalarz, MietekIM2290LUX+101B=21N+55B20N+65N+56B9N=25B+26N+24B=14N7.567.071.545.752178-21.6
14Plaskan, Jure2219SLO+82B+36N+48B=5N17B9B+66N+55N=28B+45N=13B7.566.571.545.502270+20.2
15Golubovic, ErikFM2163CRO+81B+37N5B+78N+90B8N=55B=18N=29B+61N+32B7.563.568.042.502169+16.4
16Skuhala, JernejFM2418SLO+83B+50N+12B2N+45B+22N3B44N+20B7B+30N7.071.076.045.002282-14.1
17Mohr, GeorgGM2414SLO+71N+47B=30N+56B+14N=4B6N11B+35N+33B7N7.070.576.045.002275-15.3
18Golubovic, BorisIM2311CRO+84N+35B=23N+57B1N+19B5N=15B47N+76N+46B7.068.073.042.252215-9.8
19Breznik, Kristijan2186SLO+122B+62N3B=37N+46B18N+72B+61N+43B9N=23B7.065.568.538.252193+5.8
20Centrih, Aleks2066SLO+121N+80B=43N+13B=8B31N=28B=30N16N+49B+44N7.065.068.041.002196+40.2
21Sostaric, Marko1960SLO+123N=13B=11N+49B31N58B+69N+41B7N+51B+43N7.065.067.540.002082+27.2
22Ule, Evald2223SLO80N+121B+58N+26B+39N16B+35N=33B12N=38B+47N7.064.067.041.002108-25.2
23Brinovec, DusanCM2097SLO+88N+65B=18B43N+63B=10N=61B=34N+58N=27B=19N7.063.068.041.752154+20.6
24Belyaletdinov, Leonard1927SLO+109B10N+98B12N+93B28N+68B+67N+34B13N+56B7.061.565.536.002084+71.6
25Prevolsek, Mihec2145SLO+98B78N+83B59N+70B=33B+57N=13N+76B+28N8B7.060.064.539.002098-5.8
26Leitner, Kevin1943AUT+108B28N+82B22N+77B90N+64B+102N13B+70N+45B7.056.560.535.001966+9.2
27Kokol, PeterFM2257SLO+41N+76B+60N+9B+3B2N+8B1N6B=23N10B6.577.582.545.002311+18.2
28Leitgeb, JulianFM2270AUT+51N+26B+33N4B47N+24B=20N+56B=14N25B=38N6.569.074.542.502150-42.3
29Serdt, SimonFM2040SLO+94N4B+70N+91B6N+65B7N+49B=15N=43B=33N6.566.070.536.002111+21.8
30Zupe, MiranIM2127SLO+95N+42B=17B8N=55B+48N44B=20B+57N+36N16B6.565.069.538.752118-0.6
31Suta, AndrazFM2224SLO+96B48N+64B+62N+21B+20B4N45N=32B+55N12B6.565.069.538.252093-18.6
32Faukovic, Matija2062CRO+103B2N=77B+68N11N+42B=37N+91B=31N+39B15N6.564.568.536.002067+4.0
33Sliepcevic, Mladen2093CRO+104B+73N28B=63N+37B=25N+90B=22N=10B17N=29B6.564.068.037.502091+5.4
34Skuhala, BarbaraWFM2168SLO+105N+72B4N=76B+57N43B+39N=23B24N+59B=35N6.563.067.036.252083-20.2
35Sahinovic, Fikret1963SLO+119B18N+96B+67N12B+64N22B+37N17B+77N=34B6.562.065.033.252058+22.0
36Crnjakovic, Tom1914SLO+118N14B=51N11B+97N52B+75N+40B+60N30B+66N6.561.064.534.001941+11.8
37Goelles, Herbert1895AUT+99N15B+80N=19B33N+60N=32B35B=74N+90B+57N6.560.064.534.501967+20.6
38Vukmirovic, Dusan2042SRB+102B3N=68B=77N+83B=72N+59B43N+71B=22N=28B6.560.064.034.752033+0.8
39Grbovic, Dino1992MNE+127B8N+113B+85N22B=59N34B+63N+92B32N+62B6.557.559.528.751962-7.6
40Sega, Jost1478SLO46B63N+109B+113N+62B44N+78B36N+64B=50N+76B6.555.058.531.501881+178.4
41Heric, Meta1674SLO27B115N52N+109B+107B+79N+48B21N=62B+91N+61B6.554.057.531.751915+108.4
42Gricnik, Tine1888SLO+124B30N79B+104N=92B32N+81B48N+96B+82N+55B6.552.555.028.751826-10.0
43Marakovits, NicoFM2251AUT+113B+61N=20B+23B5N+34N11B+38B19N=29N21B6.068.572.035.752135-30.2
44Solmajer, Luka1941SLO+111N6B69N+84B+51N+40B+30N+16B9B10N20B6.067.571.535.002005+13.8
45Kovac, Hrvoje2086CRO+86N+49B6N+72B16N+91B+58N+31B4N14B26N6.066.571.033.002103+4.4
46Mitrovic, Boris2060SLO+40N=1B9N+69B19N=73B+52N=65B=59N+58B18N6.066.071.536.502035-2.9
47Marovt, Nejc1999SLO+114B17N+93B+79N+28B11N10B+62N+18B8N22B6.066.069.532.002114+31.6
48Konopatskyi, Aleksandr1920SLO+97N+31B14N7B+80N30B41N+42B51N+81B+84N6.062.567.032.501896-12.8
49Zoric, Rade1863CRO+85B45N+87B21N+67B+50N12B29N+80B20N+77B6.060.565.531.501911+10.4
50Mujacic, Haris2000BIH+89N16B+71N65B+69N49B+51N58B+84N=40B=53N6.058.563.533.251854-38.4
51Kokol, Maks Mai1684SLO28B+108N=36B=61N44B+115N50B+86N+48B21N+78B6.057.561.029.501866+47.5
52Pihler, Damjan1852SLO67B=106N+41B55N+84B+36N46B60N=81B+104N+86B6.054.558.531.501809-9.2
53Stukelj, Gasper1916SLO+79B7N90B+98N=81B92N+96B71N+93B+68N=50B6.053.057.529.501802-22.8
54Simic Pusnik, Vito1841SLO2B+103N85B+102N+87B55N67B=93N+98B=60B+79N6.053.057.027.501816-4.0
55Simic, DraganFM1997SLO+110N=9B13N+52B=30N+54B=15N14B+65N31B42N5.567.571.532.502038+7.5
56Maravic, Ivan2127CRO+90B+59N=8B17N+73B13N+92B28N61B+65N24N5.562.567.029.502013-27.6
57Danicic, Anze1978SLO+120N+11B=10B18N34B+71N25B+113N30B+92N37B5.562.565.528.001991+0.4
58Satler, Ales1824SLO3B+102N22B+107N+85B+21N45B+50N23B46N=67B5.562.066.028.751908+19.4
59Vaupot, Kajetan1866SLO+128N56B+105N+25B7N=39B38N+66B=46B34N=71B5.561.063.027.501977+52.0
60Sostaric, Denis2069SLO+106B+67N27B=73N9N37B+94N+52B36B=54N=64B5.560.564.528.501908-19.0
61Svab, Robert1935SLO+126N43B=84N=51B+75N+94B=23N19B+56N15B41N5.560.563.027.001873-14.6
62Meixner, Helmut1907AUT+100N19B+75N31B40N+81N+93B47B=41N+74B39N5.559.564.028.251793-28.2
63Bajraktarevic, Bajro1825SLO1N+40B+100N=33B23N66B+95N39B97N+98B+90N5.559.564.027.751857+8.4
64Gorse Pihler, Miha1808SLO4N+94B31N+95B+89N35B26N+88B40N+102B=60N5.559.563.525.751758-12.6
65Vizovisek, Slavko1886SLO+87B23N+92B+50N13B29N+82B=46N55B56B+95N5.558.563.028.001897+0.3
66Jug, Simon2031SLO+107B5N+101B90N=71B+63N14B59N+67B+73N36B5.558.562.527.751882-39.2
67Zaitcev, Aleksandr0SLO+52N60B+106N35B49N+74B+54N24B66N+105B=58N5.557.561.528.251827-13.6
68Grobotek, Liam1748SLO11N+120B=38N32B+106N=76B24N=97B+95N53B+99N5.556.059.024.001805+12.8
69Skarlovnik, Aljaz1750SLO8B+127N+44B46N50B+86N21B82N=94B+114N+92B5.555.557.523.251714-22.8
70Colic, Tami1796CRO5B+107N29B+114N25N=95B=106N+94B+102N26B=72N5.555.058.523.001738-14.0
71Grudinin, Vladislav1766UKR17B+114N50B+127N=66N57B+103N+53B38N=72B=59N5.555.057.023.751848+38.4
72Kodric, Vladimir1914SLO+125B34N+104B45N+86B=38B19N92N+113B=71N=70B5.554.056.523.751866-7.3
73Ivanusa, Bogomir1858SLO+116N33B+95N=60B56N=46N102B+105B=90N66B+97N5.550.554.024.501759-21.2
74Borovinsek, Anej1612SLO7B79N+120B92N+127B67N+119B+78N=37B62N+91B5.550.552.520.751758+40.0
75Srebre, Beno1663SLO10B+109N62B+119N61B=87N36B=103N=114B+117N+94B5.550.053.021.251585-7.3
76Ringbauer, Daniel1940AUT+115B27N+81B=34N10B=68N+77B+90N25N18B40N5.061.565.024.001858-41.6
77Markovcic, Gregor1764SLO9N+110B=32N=38B26N+88B76N+106B+79N35B49N5.059.563.524.501783+9.6
78Skube, Zan1888SLO+117N+25B1N15B94N+105B40N74B+106N+97B51N5.059.062.523.001651-98.8
79Kaloh, Edvard0SLO53N+74B+42N47B91N41B+89N+101B77B+80N54B5.056.060.526.501717+79.1
80Celikovic, Eman1638SLO+22B20N37B+115N48B+85N91N+83B49N79B+102N5.056.059.524.501700+17.2
81Veber, Tibor1588SLO15N+99B76N+100B=53N62B42N+116B=52N48N+108B5.055.559.022.501684+25.6
82Cervek Roskaric, Erik1620SLO14N+118B26N89B+123N+99B65N+69B=91N42B=87N5.054.557.020.751601-6.0
83Kovacic, Niko1768SLO16N+89B25N+88B38N102B+87B80N+103B86N+106N5.053.557.523.001629-38.8
84Cervek Roskaric, Leonard1712SLO18B+119N=61B44N52N+116B=97N+110B50B+85N48B5.053.556.520.501653-22.4
85Vranesic, Vito0CRO49N+86B+54N39B58N80B123N+89B+88N84B+105N5.053.055.525.0016970.0
86Zupanic, Tit1536SLO45B85N+111B+101N72N69B+99N51B+119N+83B52N5.052.055.021.001640+26.4
87Svab, Stas0SLO65N+88B49N+105B54N=75B83N95B+100N+96N=82B5.051.555.523.2516550.0
88Feldhofer, Elias1545AUT23B87N+108B83N+111B77N+120B64N85B+119N+107N5.047.550.518.001503-14.4
89Smodis, Jaka1427SLO50B83N+124B+82N64B93N79B85N+115B+109N+104B5.047.550.019.001525+23.2
90Krajnc, Jakob1556SLO56N+128B+53N+66B15N+26B33N76B=73B37N63B4.560.562.523.251806+100.4
91Pranjic, Mitja1902SLO+92B12N+115B29N+79B45N+80B32N=82B41B74N4.558.061.520.501658-54.8
92Kuster, August0CRO91N+112B65N+74B=42N+53B56N+72B39N57B69N4.556.560.524.2518020.0
93Dujic, Roko1678SLO6N+111B47N+121B24N+89B62N=54B53N94N+117B4.555.558.518.501619-36.0
94Cokl Volmajer, Klemen1457SLO29B64N+125B+96N+78B61N60B70N=69N+93B75N4.553.556.019.251668+83.6
95Daic, Jakob1570SLO30B+124N73B64N+119B=70N63B+87N68B+101N65B4.552.054.517.751571-3.2
96Brumec, Anze1653SLO31N+97B35N94B+110N=100B53N+123B42N87B+116B4.551.554.016.751527-48.8
97Iuso, Jakob0SLO48B96N+103B+122N36B=113N=84B=68N+63B78N73B4.551.054.019.5016890.0
98Varga, Tomaz1574SLO25N+117B24N53B=116N103B+122N+100B54N63N+113B4.550.553.516.251638+8.6
99Loth, Vitaliy0SLO37B81N107B+108N+122B82N86B+120N=121B+113N68B4.544.547.515.0014560.0
100Krosel, Gregor0SLO62B+122N63B81N+104B=96N113B98N87B+124N+114B4.544.046.515.251562-24.8
101Markota Jakopin, Luka1690SLO13N+123B66N86B102N+127B=114N79N+124B95B+110N4.544.046.012.751382-126.8
102Sternad Lopic, Nik1470SLO38N58B+118N54B+101B+83N+73N26B70B64N80B4.056.059.518.501647+65.6
103Williams, Thomas1506SLO32N54B97N=110B+112N+98N71B=75B83N108N+119B4.049.552.516.251602+28.8
104Jug, Ana1543SLO33N+116B72N42B100N=123B+117N=114B+110N52B89N4.048.551.014.001432-54.0
105Oereg, Hunor1588AUT34B+125N59B87N+120B78N+115B73N+108B67N85B4.048.551.013.001097-28.8
106Kodric, Rene1532SLO60N=52B67B+128N68B+125N=70B77N78B+120N83B4.048.550.513.251507-9.6
107Kostanjevec, Lan1431SLO66N70B+99N58B41N+128B110N119B+116N+111N88B4.047.049.014.00882-52.8
108Cecelja, Tjasa0SLO26N51B88N99B+118N114B+128N+112B105N+103B81N4.046.548.513.5014130.0
109Iuso, Ema0SLO24N75B40N41N124B112B+126N+128B+127N89B+123N4.044.046.09.008240.0
110Grudinin, Yurii1419UKR55B77N=128B=103N96B+111N+107B84N104B+121N101B4.043.545.514.001459+7.6
111Crepinko, Matic0SLO44B93N86N+117B88N110B112N+126B+122N107B+120B4.042.044.512.0012690.0
112Rac, Uros1576SLO12B92N119B125N103B+109N+111B108N120B+122N+121B4.040.042.514.001648+10.4
113Potocki, Silvo1672SLO43N+126B39N40B+114N=97B+100N57B72N99B98N3.551.554.012.751561-26.6
114Heric, Lucka1420SLO47N71B+117N70B113B+108N=101B=104N=75N69B100N3.548.552.014.501427-2.4
115Grobotek, Vanessa Eva0SLO76N+41B91N80B+121N51B105N117B89N=118B+125N3.546.048.513.7514770.0
116Yeremets, Andrii0SLO73B104N127B+126N=98B84N+125B81N107B+123B96N3.540.042.09.7512010.0
117Rutar, Timotej0SLO78B98N114B111N=126B+124N104B+115N+123N75B93N3.539.542.09.758270.0
118Kaloh, Frida0SLO36B82N102B120N108B+126N121N122B+125B=115N+124B3.537.039.59.258220.0
119Breznik, Marko0SLO35N84B+112N75B95N+121B74N+107N86B88B103N3.049.052.011.0014270.0
120Brecl, Tanay Ian0SLO57B68N74N+118B105N+122B88N99B+112N106B111N3.045.548.510.5014540.0
121Znidaric, Lin1510SLO20B22N+126B93N115B119N+118B=124N=99N110B112N3.043.546.09.50899-58.8
122Koletnik, Tevz1599SLO19N100B+123N97B99N120N98B+118N111B112B+128N3.042.044.08.00888-65.2
123Cecelja, Gordan0SLO21B101N122B+124N82B=104N+85B96N117B116N109B2.544.046.59.5012760.0
124Lovrencic, Jakob0SLO42N95B89N123B+109N117B+127N=121B101N100B118N2.541.543.57.5012130.0
125Klobucar, Gasper0SLO72N105B94N+112B=128N106B116N127B118N+126N115B2.537.039.07.5013730.0
126FIDE 14681366061B113N121N116B=117N118B109B111N+128N125B+127B2.535.037.05.759060.0
127FIDE 14681676039N69B+116N71B74N101N124B+125N109B128B126N2.042.544.56.009610.0
128Viher, Vasja0SLO59B90N=110N106B=125B107N108B109N126B+127N122B2.038.040.05.2511640.0

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28. memorial Vasje Pirca (2025) — Maribor, Slovenia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats