S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 1
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Zupanja, Croatia. 8 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2263, and top seed was Dragan Kosic (🇲🇪 MNE, GM, 2382).
Petar Kovac (🇭🇷 CRO, FM, 2361) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Dragan Kosic (6.0) and Aleksandar Simic (5.5). Kovac shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi (FM, 2095) beat Petar Kovac (FM, 2361), a +266-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Petar Kovac led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
FM Petar Kovac held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.
FM Petar Kovac drew with GM Dragan Kosic (White).
FM Petar Kovac won 4 in a row (R4–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇭🇷FMKovac, Petar | 2361 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.25 | 38.5 | +14.8 | 2418 |
| 2 | 🇲🇪GMKosic, Dragan | 2382 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.00 | 39.0 | -0.3 | 2375 |
| 3 | 🇧🇦Simic, Aleksandar | 2286 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +14.2 | 2341 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸FMGagic, Milan A | 2248 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +24.2 | 2345 |
| 5 | 🇭🇷GMLeventic, Ivan | 2363 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.00 | 40.0 | -8.0 | 2295 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳Kishore Kumar Jaganathan | 2154 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | +18.6 | 2232 |
| 8 | 🇭🇷IMDjurovic, Goran | 2356 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 16.00 | 41.5 | -22.0 | 2173 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMPavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi | 2095 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 15.75 | 41.5 | +22.2 | 2202 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸FMWilly, Stephen | 2221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | -18.8 | 2143 |
| 10 | 🇭🇷IMGoric, Esad | 2165 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.25 | 42.5 | -7.3 | 2108 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gagic, Milan AFMSRB+24.25.5 pts · #4
- 2Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFMIND+22.23.5 pts · #7
- 3Kishore Kumar JaganathanIND+18.64.0 pts · #6
- 1Djurovic, GoranIMCRO-22.03.5 pts · #8
- 2Willy, StephenFMUSA-18.83.0 pts · #9
- 3Leventic, IvanGMCRO-8.05.0 pts · #5
- R2+266 Elo gap
- R2+135 Elo gap