S: Zadar IM Norm Tournament 2025
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Zadar, Croatia. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2265, and top seed was Alexander Kovchan (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2427).
Alexander Kovchan (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2427) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Lovro Novosel (7.0) and Aleksandar Savanovic (5.5). Kovchan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Luka Karlusic (FM, 2234) beat Aleksandar Savanovic (IM, 2360), a +126-point gap.
Location
🇭🇷Zadar, Croatia
Dates
07 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 8
GM×1
IM×3
FM×3
WGM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇭🇷Croatia×6
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Alexander Kovchan beat IM Lovro Novosel (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Alexander Kovchan 5 wins (R5–R9)IM Lovro Novosel 4 wins (R1–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦GMKovchan, Alexander | 2427 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7.0 | 29.25 | 37.0 | +12.4 | 2589 |
| 2 | 🇭🇷IMNovosel, Lovro | 2338 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.25 | 37.0 | +15.3 | 2477 |
| 3 | 🇧🇦IMSavanovic, Aleksandar | 2360 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.50 | 38.5 | -2.5 | 2335 |
| 5 | 🇭🇷FMJakic, Ivan | 2323 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 39.0 | -2.7 | 2302 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸WGMManakova, Maria | 2253 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.75 | 39.0 | +13.2 | 2309 |
| 6 | 🇭🇷FMKarlusic, Luka | 2234 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 15.50 | 39.5 | +8.2 | 2269 |
| 7 | 🇭🇷Levacic, Matej | 2131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 11.25 | 41.0 | +4.8 | 2155 |
| 9 | 🇭🇷FMVucenovic, Damian | 2233 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.75 | 41.5 | -31.8 | 2103 |
| 8 | 🇭🇷IMLevacic, Patrick | 2203 | — | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.25 | 41.5 | -9.8 | 2112 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Praveen K B | 2149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 5.50 | 42.0 | -19.8 | 2058 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Novosel, LovroIMCRO+15.37.0 pts · #2
- 2Manakova, MariaWGMSRB+13.25.0 pts · #4
- 3Kovchan, AlexanderGMUKR+12.47.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Vucenovic, DamianFMCRO-31.82.5 pts · #9
- 2Praveen K BIND-19.82.0 pts · #10
- 3Levacic, PatrickIMCRO-9.82.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R8+126 Elo gap
- R7+122 Elo gap
- R2+102 Elo gap