SILVER LAKE 2025 OPEN A
18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Silver Lake, Serbia. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2189, and top seed was Mikhail M Ivanov (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2258).
Yuxu Zhou (🇨🇳 CHN, CM, 2113) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Milan Jocev (6.5) and Mikhail M Ivanov (5.5). Zhou won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Zhansaya Sholpanbek (WCM, 1750) beat Dejan Brankovic (IM, 2219), a +469-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Yuxu Zhou led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Yuxu Zhou held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
CM Yuxu Zhou drew with FM Milan Jocev (White).
FM Milan Jocev won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1CMYuxu Zhou | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2FMMilan Jocev | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3GMMikhail M Ivanov | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4FMFrank Belke | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhou, YuxuCM | 2113 | CHN | +14N | +13B | =4N | +5B | =9N | =2B | +6N | +3B | =7N | 7.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 32.00 | 2282 | +84.0 |
| 2 | Jocev, MilanFM | 2230 | SRB | −11N | +18B | +13N | +15B | =4N | =1N | +9B | +5N | =6B | 6.5 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 24.50 | 2212 | +1.2 |
| 3 | Ivanov, Mikhail MGM | 2258 | SRB | −9B | =12N | +18B | =10N | +7N | =4B | +8B | −1N | +14B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 19.75 | 2199 | -5.4 |
| 4 | Govedarica, RadovanIM | 2256 | SRB | +15N | F | =1B | =9N | =2B | =3N | +5B | =6B | =8N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 24.75 | 2204 | -4.3 |
| 5 | Sholpanbek, ZhansayaWCM | 1750 | KAZ | +8N | +6B | =7N | −1N | +11B | =9B | −4N | −2B | +16N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 20.75 | 2129 | +152.8 |
| 6 | Brankovic, DejanIM | 2219 | SRB | +16B | −5N | −9B | +13N | +10B | +11N | −1B | =4N | =2N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 18.75 | 2084 | -13.6 |
| 7 | Belke, Frank, Dr.FM | 2230 | AUT | +17B | =9N | =5B | =11N | −3B | −8N | +10B | +14N | =1B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 18.50 | 2076 | -31.2 |
| 8 | Milosevic, Aleksandar J | 2151 | SRB | −5B | +17N | −11B | =16N | +15B | +7B | −3N | +9N | =4B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 17.75 | 2084 | -13.0 |
| 9 | Brankovic, UrosCM | 2035 | SRB | +3N | =7B | +6N | =4B | =1B | =5N | −2N | −8B | =10B | 4.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 23.50 | 2154 | +54.0 |
| 10 | Madjar, Stanislav | 2179 | SRB | −13N | +14B | =15N | =3B | −6N | +16B | −7N | =12B | =9N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 13.75 | 2004 | -37.4 |
| 11 | Gunesli, Eymen Giray | 1936 | TUR | +2B | F | +8N | =7B | −5N | −6B | −14N | +16N | F | 3.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 16.50 | 2033 | +31.6 |
| 12 | Djokic, NebojsaFM | 2096 | SRB | =18N | =3B | F | F | =16N | =14B | =15N | =10N | =13B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 2017 | -12.6 |
| 13 | Gafurov, Aidan | 1867 | FID | +10B | −1N | −2B | −6B | =14N | =17N | =16B | F | =12N | 3.0 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 9.25 | 1970 | +31.2 |
| 14 | Bibilov, Alan | 1716 | RUS | −1B | −10N | −16B | +17N | =13B | =12N | +11B | −7B | −3N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 8.25 | 1904 | +66.4 |
| 15 | Atharv Bansal | 2008 | IND | −4B | +16N | =10B | −2N | −8N | +18B | =12B | F | F | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 6.75 | 2093 | +29.2 |
| 16 | Valitov, Ilshat | 1936 | SRB | −6N | −15B | +14N | =8B | =12B | −10N | =13N | −11B | −5B | 2.5 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 8.75 | 1825 | -28.0 |
| 17 | Zivkovic, Momcilo | 1963 | SRB | −7N | −8B | F | −14B | +18N | =13B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1874 | -12.6 |
| 18 | Djukic, Slobodan DFM | 2154 | SRB | =12B | −2N | −3N | F | −17B | −15N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.75 | 1745 | -45.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sholpanbek, ZhansayaWCMKAZ+152.85.0 pts · #5
- 2Zhou, YuxuCMCHN+84.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Bibilov, AlanRUS+66.43.0 pts · #15
- 1Djukic, Slobodan DFMSRB-45.80.5 pts · #18
- 2Madjar, StanislavSRB-37.44.0 pts · #10
- 3Belke, Frank, Dr.FMAUT-31.25.0 pts · #4
- R2+469 Elo gap
- R1+401 Elo gap
- R1+312 Elo gap