Erasmus 2025

SwissStandard

83 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Beograd, Serbia. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2216, and top seed was Pavle Dimic (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2330).

Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2154) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Danilo Besedes (5.0) and Aleksa Petrovic (5.0). Popchev shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kirill Nikonov (1784) beat Serafym Oliinyk (FM, 2252), a +468-point gap.

Location

🇷🇸Beograd, Serbia

Dates

29 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇸FMPavle Dimic2330

Avg top 10

2,216

Participants

Titled players · 9

GM×1

FM×7

CM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇷🇸Serbia×74

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇲🇪Montenegro×1

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1

Top 3

🥇
GMMilko Popchev
🇧🇬BUL·2154
5.5pts·2380perf+12.0
🥈
FMDanilo Besedes
🇷🇸SRB·2254
5.0pts·2319perf+10.6
🥉
FMAleksa Petrovic
🇷🇸SRB·2265
5.0pts·2364perf+15.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

GM Milko Popchev led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Popchev5.5Milosevic5Besedes5Petrovic5Oliinyk5Lojovic4.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE01 Jun

GM Milko Popchev takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Milko Popchev 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Danilo Besedes 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMMilko Popchev	*	—	½	—
2Aleksandar J Milosevic	—	*	—	½
3FMDanilo Besedes	½	—	*	½
4FMAleksa Petrovic	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Popchev, MilkoGM	2154	BUL	+75N	+11B	+39B	=2N	+28B	+14N	5.5	19.0	20.0	17.50	2380	+12.0
2	Besedes, DaniloFM	2254	SRB	+58N	+30B	+7N	=1B	=3N	+13B	5.0	22.0	24.0	18.75	2319	+10.6
3	Petrovic, AleksaFM	2265	SRB	+33B	+44N	+8B	+12N	=2B	=4N	5.0	21.5	24.0	19.00	2364	+15.2
4	Milosevic, Aleksandar J	2152	SRB	+51B	+18N	=17B	+10B	+9N	=3B	5.0	20.5	22.5	18.25	2272	+19.0
5	Oliinyk, SerafymFM	2252	SRB	−29N	+46B	+22N	+30B	+10N	+19B	5.0	17.0	19.5	16.50	2214	-1.8
6	Dimic, PavleFM	2330	SRB	+27N	+13B	−10N	+21B	=31B	+40N	4.5	18.0	21.0	15.50	2216	-12.2
7	Janjic, Stefan	2036	SRB	+25B	+63N	−2B	=18N	+36B	+28N	4.5	18.0	20.0	13.25	2023	+2.0
8	Lojovic, Matija	2081	SRB	+61N	+43B	−3N	=11B	+49N	+21B	4.5	18.0	20.0	13.00	2148	+11.2
9	Bozanic, Jovan	2040	SRB	=48N	+35B	+70B	+32N	−4B	+17B	4.5	17.0	18.0	11.75	2043	+5.4
10	Krunic, Dusan	2142	SRB	+57N	+16B	+6B	−4N	−5B	+33N	4.0	21.5	23.5	13.50	2165	+7.0
11	Maric, DraganFM	1943	SRB	+53B	−1N	+42B	=8N	+32B	=15B	4.0	20.0	22.0	12.25	2057	+10.6
12	Petkovic, Jovan	2216	SRB	+55B	+26N	+20B	−3B	−13N	+37N	4.0	19.0	21.0	12.00	2107	-12.4
13	Poleksic, Dusan	2000	SRB	+52B	−6N	+50B	+38N	+12B	−2N	4.0	19.0	21.0	11.50	2130	+21.4
14	Karisik, Nenad	2144	MNE	F	+29B	+49N	+19B	+17N	−1B	4.0	18.0	18.0	12.50	2192	+7.0
15	Dimitrijevic, Dusan	2054	SRB	=34B	+62N	+36B	−17N	+20B	=11N	4.0	17.0	19.0	12.00	1965	-10.6
16	Valitov, Ilshat	1938	SRB	+80B	−10N	+52B	−31N	+51B	+41N	4.0	14.0	14.0	7.00	1946	+2.4
17	Zhdanov, Petr	1855	FID	+56N	+47B	=4N	+15B	−14B	−9N	3.5	20.0	22.0	11.00	2086	+28.6
18	Sakotic, Nikola	1940	SRB	+72N	−4B	+25N	=7B	−21N	+57B	3.5	18.5	19.5	8.75	1915	-5.6
19	Stankovic, Andrea	2043	SRB	=35N	+48B	+60B	−14N	+26B	−5N	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.50	1986	-10.0
20	Stosic, Slobodan	2005	SRB	+71N	+23B	−12N	+29B	−15N	=22B	3.5	18.0	19.0	9.25	1966	-3.6
21	Djurasevic, Branislav	1963	SRB	=70N	+64B	+45B	−6N	+18B	−8N	3.5	16.5	17.5	8.00	1892	-7.8
22	Micanovic, Dragutin	1869	SRB	+59N	−32B	−5B	+65N	+45B	=20N	3.5	16.0	17.5	7.75	1914	+2.0
23	Bagas, Ana	1883	SRB	+54B	−20N	+63B	−36N	+34B	=24N	3.5	15.0	17.0	8.75	1838	-10.0
24	Andric, Vladimir	2007	SRB	+65B	−28N	+51B	−43N	+27N	=23B	3.5	15.0	16.5	8.75	1957	-4.4
25	Popova, Polina	1676	SRB	−7N	+56B	−18B	=44N	+70B	+60N	3.5	14.5	15.5	6.25	1870	+22.4
26	Kocalo, Luka	1950	SRB	+67N	−12B	+57N	=47B	−19N	+55B	3.5	14.0	15.5	6.75	1952	+3.2
27	Andrijevic, Dimitrije	1828	SRB	−6B	=69N	+74B	+70N	−24B	+44N	3.5	13.0	14.0	5.25	1863	+6.4
28	Zugic, Dusan	0	SRB	+37N	+24B	+40B	F	−1N	−7B	3.0	19.5	19.5	9.50	2035	0.0
29	Nikonov, Kirill	1784	SRB	+5B	−14N	+44B	−20N	+38B	−32N	3.0	18.5	21.0	10.50	2048	+37.0
30	Tisma, IvanCM	1967	SRB	+69B	−2N	+34B	−5N	−41N	+46B	3.0	18.5	20.0	7.00	1842	-15.8
31	Markovic, Dragan P	2074	SRB	F	=34N	+33B	+16B	=6N	−39B	3.0	17.5	17.5	10.75	2025	-4.8
32	Marjanovic, Ivan D	2083	SRB	+50B	+22N	F	−9B	−11N	+29B	3.0	17.5	17.5	9.00	1943	-15.4
33	Alimov, Fedor	1825	SRB	−3N	+71B	−31N	+52B	+53N	−10B	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.00	1863	+8.4
34	Kulikov, Aleksandr V	1715	SRB	=15N	=31B	−30N	+54B	−23N	+64B	3.0	15.5	17.0	7.00	1802	+12.4
35	Perovic, Luka	1696	SRB	=19B	−9N	+68B	=45N	−37B	+54N	3.0	15.5	17.0	6.50	1781	+5.4
36	Dragic, Dragan	1864	SRB	+77B	F	−15N	+23B	−7N	+48N	3.0	15.0	15.0	6.50	1912	+5.4
37	Demirciler, Erhan	1854	TUR	−28B	−52N	+73N	+66B	+35N	−12B	3.0	13.5	14.5	5.50	1831	-3.2
38	Kuzmanovic, Ratko	1893	SRB	−45N	+65B	+77N	−13B	−29N	+53B	3.0	13.0	13.5	4.00	1735	-14.2
39	Stamatovic, Aleksandar	1957	SRB	+68B	F	−1N	F	+60B	+31N	3.0	13.0	13.0	6.50	2104	+17.2
40	Ivanovic, NikolaFM	2027	SRB	F	+73B	−28N	+62B	+55N	−6B	3.0	12.5	12.5	5.00	2051	+5.0
41	Palamarevic, Mina	1785	SRB	−76N	+66B	−47N	+71N	+30B	−16B	3.0	12.0	13.0	5.50	1896	+15.0
42	Colovic, Vuk	1679	SRB	−47N	+59B	−11N	=77B	=64N	+56B	3.0	12.0	12.5	5.00	1192	-11.2
43	Medic, Relja	1918	SRB	+78B	−8N	+54B	+24B	F	F	3.0	10.5	10.5	6.00	2044	+6.8
44	Djordjevic, Bozidar M	1977	SRB	+66N	−3B	−29N	=25B	+63N	−27B	2.5	17.0	18.5	5.25	1735	-35.6
45	Jozic, Aleksandar	0	SRB	+38B	F	−21N	=35B	−22N	+51N	2.5	15.0	15.0	6.50	1834	0.0
46	Ezdenci, Luka	0	SRB	=49B	−5N	+58N	−55B	+62N	−30N	2.5	14.5	16.5	5.25	1841	0.0
47	Bjelanovic, Mile	2041	SRB	+42B	−17N	+41B	=26N	F	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	7.75	1912	-11.4
48	Mijalcic, Nikola	1676	SRB	=9B	−19N	−64N	+81B	+77N	−36B	2.5	13.0	13.0	2.75	1709	+1.6
49	Zoric, Savo	1925	SRB	=46N	+81B	−14B	+69N	−8B	F	2.5	12.5	12.5	2.75	1799	-8.4
50	Milojevic, Dunja	1721	SRB	−32N	+78B	−13N	−53B	=67N	+74B	2.5	11.5	12.0	2.25	1570	-43.2
51	Tutynin, Viacheslav	1748	SRB	−4N	+72B	−24N	+67B	−16N	−45B	2.0	16.5	17.5	2.50	1707	-6.2
52	Stanojevic, Marko	1622	SRB	−13N	+37B	−16N	−33N	+72B	−59B	2.0	16.0	17.0	4.00	1711	+6.6
53	White, Carson	1462	USA	−11N	−75B	+61N	+50N	−33B	−38N	2.0	14.5	15.5	4.50	1669	+48.8
54	Mirkovic, Andrija M	0	SRB	−23N	+61B	−43N	−34N	+73B	−35B	2.0	14.5	15.5	3.00	1641	0.0
55	Petric, Bogdan	1775	SRB	−12N	+67B	F	+46N	−40B	−26N	2.0	14.5	14.5	4.00	1722	-14.4
56	Vigdorovich, Boris	0	RUS	−17B	−25N	F	+80N	+71B	−42N	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	1522	0.0
57	Kovacevic, Bozidar	1747	SRB	−10B	+80N	−26B	F	+74N	−18N	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	1700	-6.8
58	Gemovic, Marko	1812	SRB	−2B	=68N	−46B	=72N	=66B	=78N	2.0	11.5	12.0	2.25	1657	-13.6
59	Mitrovic, Nemanja T	0	SRB	−22B	−42N	−66N	F	+65B	+52N	2.0	11.5	11.5	3.50	1614	0.0
60	Panic, Viktor	1859	BIH	F	+82B	−19N	+64B	−39N	−25B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1092	-54.8
61	Ivanov, Semen	1715	SRB	−8B	−54N	−53B	+78N	=68B	=70N	2.0	11.0	11.5	1.75	1461	-55.2
62	Pavicevic, Vladimir	1662	SRB	F	−15B	+81N	−40N	−46B	+68N	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.50	1747	+3.0
63	Stojanovic, Mirjan	1599	SRB	+83N	−7B	−23N	F	−44B	+77N	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.50	1153	-6.6
64	Kostic, Denis	0	SRB	F	−21N	+48B	−60N	=42B	−34N	1.5	14.0	14.0	4.00	1629	0.0
65	Smagina, Viktoria	1663	SRB	−24N	−38N	+80B	−22B	−59N	=72B	1.5	13.0	13.0	0.50	1123	-22.8
66	Petrovic, Ivana I	1599	SRB	−44B	−41N	+59B	−37N	=58N	−67B	1.5	12.5	14.0	3.00	1421	-35.6
67	Petrovic, Relja V	1509	SRB	−26B	−55N	F	−51N	=50B	+66N	1.5	12.0	13.5	2.75	1601	+17.2
68	Stojanovic, Neda	1535	SRB	−39N	=58B	−35N	=73B	=61N	−62B	1.5	12.0	13.0	2.50	1554	+2.0
69	Bozic, Stefan	1547	SRB	−30N	=27B	+82N	−49B	F	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	1.75	1627	+6.8
70	Omic, Aleksandar	1537	SRB	=21B	F	−9N	−27B	−25N	=61B	1.0	17.0	17.5	2.75	1579	+4.4
71	Bogdanic, Vuk D	1651	SRB	−20B	−33N	+78N	−41B	−56N	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.50	1072	-28.0
72	Bulatovic, Itana	0	SRB	−18B	−51N	F	=58B	−52N	=65N	1.0	11.0	11.0	1.75	1517	0.0
73	Tomanovic, Eleonora	1665	SRB	=79B	−40N	−37B	=68N	−54N	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1667	-5.2
74	Djuric, Lazar D	1539	SRB	F	F	−27N	+82B	−57B	−50N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	965	-26.0
75	Bozic, Sasa	1773	SRB	−1B	+53N	F	F	F	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	2.00	1809	+1.0
76	Jocev, MilanFM	2254	SRB	+41B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	6.0	6.0	3.00	2654	+1.6
77	Santini, Ana	0	SRB	−36N	F	−38B	=42N	−48B	−63B	0.5	13.5	13.5	1.50	1376	0.0
78	Gemovic, Maksim	0	SRB	−43N	−50N	−71B	−61B	F	=58B	0.5	10.5	10.5	1.00	1397	0.0
79	Danilovic, Dalibor	2023	SRB	=73N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	2.0	2.0	0.50	1665	-8.0
80	Djurdjevic, Teodor	0	SRB	−16N	−57B	−65N	−56B	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	982	0.0
81	Stankovic, Sasa S	0	SRB	F	−49N	−62B	−48N	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	954	0.0
82	FIDE 9236575	0	—	F	−60N	−69B	−74N	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	848	0.0
83	FIDE 9255537	0	—	−63B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	799	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1White, CarsonUSA
+48.8
2.0 pts · #40
2Nikonov, KirillSRB
+37.0
3.0 pts · #29
3Zhdanov, PetrFID
+28.6
3.5 pts · #34

Top rating losers

1Ivanov, SemenSRB
-55.2
2.0 pts · #53
2Panic, ViktorBIH
-54.8
2.0 pts · #82
3Milojevic, DunjaSRB
-43.2
2.5 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R1+468 Elo gap
Nikonov, Kirill1784 beat FMOliinyk, Serafym2252
R4+259 Elo gap
White, Carson1462 beat Milojevic, Dunja1721
R3+253 Elo gap
White, Carson1462 beat Ivanov, Semen1715