S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 3
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Jun 2025 to 23 Jun 2025 in Zupanja, Croatia. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2240, and top seed was Ivan Leventic (🇭🇷 CRO, GM, 2363).
Bryan Xie (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2312) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Koby Kalavannan (7.0) and Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi (5.5). Xie shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi (FM, 2095) beat Branko Rogulj (IM, 2258), a +163-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Bryan Xie led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Bryan Xie held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
IM Bryan Xie beat FM Koby Kalavannan (White).
FM Koby Kalavannan won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
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 | 🇺🇸IMXie, Bryan | 2312 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 29.25 | 37.0 | +15.4 | 2452 |
| 2 | 🇬🇧FMKalavannan, Koby | 2303 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.75 | 37.0 | +33.2 | 2453 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳FMPavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi | 2095 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.75 | 38.5 | +58.2 | 2336 |
| 4 | 🇭🇷GMLeventic, Ivan | 2363 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.75 | 39.5 | -16.1 | 2227 |
| 6 | 🇭🇷FMGal, Andrej | 2258 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 4.0 | 17.00 | 40.0 | -3.4 | 2242 |
| 5 | 🇭🇷IMGoric, Esad | 2165 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 15.25 | 40.0 | +5.3 | 2206 |
| 7 | 🇭🇷IMRogulj, Branko | 2258 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 15.25 | 40.0 | -7.4 | 2195 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸FMWilly, Stephen | 2221 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 12.50 | 41.0 | -25.0 | 2117 |
| 9 | 🇭🇷FMPandurevic, Miro | 2221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 10.25 | 41.0 | -25.0 | 2117 |
| 10 | 🇧🇦IMRunic, Zoran | 2207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 7.75 | 42.0 | -16.2 | 2049 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFMIND+58.25.5 pts · #3
- 2Kalavannan, KobyFMENG+33.27.0 pts · #2
- 3Xie, BryanIMUSA+15.47.0 pts · #1
- 1Pandurevic, MiroFMCRO-25.03.0 pts · #9
- 2Willy, StephenFMUSA-25.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Runic, ZoranIMBIH-16.22.0 pts · #10
- R9+163 Elo gap
- R4+126 Elo gap
- R6+112 Elo gap