S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 2
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Jun 2025 to 16 Jun 2025 in Zupanja, Croatia. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2256, and top seed was Ivan Leventic (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡· CRO, GM, 2363).
Adharsh K (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2331) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Koby Kalavannan (6.0) and Stephen Willy (6.0). K took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi (FM, 2095) beat Zoran Runic (IM, 2207), a +112-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Adharsh K led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
FM Adharsh K takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
FM Adharsh K opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Stephen Willy); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Adharsh K beat FM Stephen Willy (White).
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 | 🇮🇳FMAdharsh K | 2331 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.5 | 32.50 | 37.5 | +39.8 | 2520 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧FMKalavannan, Koby | 2303 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | +17.2 | 2375 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸FMWilly, Stephen | 2221 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 39.0 | +39.2 | 2385 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸IMXie, Bryan | 2312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 19.50 | 39.0 | +7.6 | 2374 |
| 5 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·GMLeventic, Ivan | 2363 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -14.0 | 2244 |
| 6 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·IMDjurovic, Goran | 2356 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.25 | 41.0 | -18.0 | 2202 |
| 7 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·Konjevic, Nikola | 2204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.25 | 41.0 | +7.6 | 2218 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMPavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi | 2095 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.75 | 41.5 | +21.4 | 2194 |
| 9 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·IMGoric, Esad | 2165 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 8.00 | 43.0 | -12.9 | 2046 |
| 10 | 🇧🇦IMRunic, Zoran | 2207 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 7.00 | 43.5 | -23.4 | 1988 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Adharsh KFMIND+39.87.5 pts · #1
- 2Willy, StephenFMUSA+39.26.0 pts · #2
- 3Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFMIND+21.43.5 pts · #8
- 1Runic, ZoranIMBIH-23.41.5 pts · #10
- 2Djurovic, GoranIMCRO-18.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Leventic, IvanGMCRO-14.04.5 pts · #5
- R8+112 Elo gap