S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- GM Tournament 2
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Jun 2025 to 16 Jun 2025 in Zupanja, Croatia. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2394, and top seed was Ruben Gideon Koellner (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2503).
Adelard Bai (🇹🇼 TPE, IM, 2401) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Ruben Gideon Koellner (6.0) and Aarav Dengla (5.5). Bai shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.
Location
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·Zupanja, Croatia
Dates
10 Jun 2025 → 16 Jun 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 · 10
GM×5
IM×3
FM×2
Federations · 7 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×3
🇮🇳India×2
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×1
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·Croatia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇲🇪Montenegro×1
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Adelard Bai led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE14 Jun
IM Adelard Bai takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Adelard Bai drew with IM Ruben Gideon Koellner (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Adelard Bai 4 wins (R3–R6)GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇼IMBai, Adelard | 2401 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.00 | 37.5 | +19.0 | 2560 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪IMKoellner, Ruben Gideon | 2503 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.50 | 38.0 | +0.6 | 2507 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳GMAarav Dengla | 2366 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5.5 | 23.00 | 38.5 | +37.8 | 2543 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳GMHarikrishnan.A.Ra | 2467 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 38.5 | +0.2 | 2466 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸GMDelchev, Aleksander | 2444 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.75 | 39.5 | -6.8 | 2389 |
| 5 | 🇲🇪GMKosic, Dragan | 2382 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 39.5 | +1.8 | 2396 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸GMSedlak, Nikola | 2432 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.25 | 39.5 | -5.0 | 2390 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸IMPanic, Nenad | 2311 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 12.75 | 40.0 | +6.2 | 2361 |
| 9 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·FMKovac, Petar | 2361 | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 8.00 | 42.0 | -31.2 | 2209 |
| 10 | 🇸🇮FMGombac, Jan | 2277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 3.25 | 43.0 | -38.6 | 2056 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aarav DenglaGMIND+37.85.5 pts · #4
- 2Bai, AdelardIMTPE+19.06.5 pts · #1
- 3Panic, NenadIMSRB+6.24.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Gombac, JanFMSLO-38.61.0 pts · #10
- 2Kovac, PetarFMCRO-31.22.0 pts · #9
- 3Delchev, AleksanderGMSRB-6.84.5 pts · #6