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S: Zadar GM Norm Tournament 2025

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Zadar, Croatia. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2389, and top seed was Ante Saric (🇭🇷 CRO, GM, 2491).

Avinash Ramesh (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2336) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Misa Pap (5.5) and Antoine Bournel (5.5). Ramesh shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Avinash Ramesh (IM, 2336) beat Ante Saric (GM, 2491), a +155-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
Top seed
🇭🇷GMAnte Saric2491
Avg top 10
2,389
Participants
10
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×6
FM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇭🇷Croatia×2
🇷🇸Serbia×2
🇫🇷France×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Avinash Ramesh led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Pap takes leadRamesh takes lead
R3 · LEADER CHANGE09 Jul

GM Misa Pap takes the sole lead (2.5/3).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Avinash Ramesh lost to GM Misa Pap (White).

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

IM Avinash Ramesh won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇮🇳IMAvinash Ramesh2336*00½1½11116.023.2539.0+22.22520
2🇷🇸GMPap, Misa24421*½1½½½½½½5.525.2539.5+2.92463
3🇫🇷IMBournel, Antoine24341½*½½½0½115.523.2539.5+3.92464
5🇿🇦IMLevitan, Caleb Levi2399½0½*½½11½½5.021.2540.0+7.42431
4🇺🇸IMLu, Maximillian23920½½½*½01115.019.2540.0+4.72432
6🇷🇸GMDelchev, Aleksander2426½½½½½*½½½½4.520.2540.5-5.12385
7🇭🇷GMSaric, Ante24910½101½*½½½4.520.0040.5-13.82378
8🇹🇹IMRamoutar, Alan-Safar23120½½00½½*1½3.514.2541.5+0.52318
9🇭🇷IMDjurovic, Goran23100½0½0½½0*13.012.2542.0-4.22273
10🇩🇪FMHirneise, Jens23510½0½0½½½0*2.511.5042.5-29.62228

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets