R: "Pozega, grad saha"

SwissRapid

60 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 15 Jun 2025 in Pozega, Croatia. 24 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2492, and top seed was Sasa Martinovic (🇭🇷 CRO, GM, 2555).

Mladen Palac (🇭🇷 CRO, GM, 2530) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Zdenko Kozul (7.0) and Evgeny Postny (7.0). Palac took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Ivano Milos (1625) beat Alan Staresina (2086), a +461-point gap.

Location

🇭🇷Pozega, Croatia

Dates

15 Jun 2025

Time control

Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 5 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇷GMSasa Martinovic2555

Avg top 10

2,492

Participants

Titled players · 24

GM×11

IM×2

FM×9

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇭🇷Croatia×49

🇷🇸Serbia×6

🇸🇮Slovenia×2

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×2

🇮🇱Israel×1

Top 3

🥇
GMMladen Palac
🇭🇷CRO·2530
7.5pts·2672perf+15.9
🥈
GMZdenko Kozul
🇭🇷CRO·2484
7.0pts·2573perf+11.0
🥉
GMEvgeny Postny
🇮🇱ISR·2495
7.0pts·2615perf+15.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Mladen Palac led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Palac7.5Kozul7Postny7Brkic6.5Pajcin6.5Mohr6.5

R5 · LEADER CHANGE15 Jun

GM Mladen Palac takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Mladen Palac drew with GM Zdenko Kozul (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Mladen Palac 3 wins (R4–R6)GM Evgeny Postny 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMMladen Palac	*	½	1	—
2GMZdenko Kozul	½	*	½	—
3GMEvgeny Postny	0	½	*	1
4GMAnte Brkic	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Palac, MladenGM	2530	CRO	+34B	+15N	=28B	+7N	+3B	+20N	=2B	=8N	+12B	7.5	47.0	51.0	42.25	2672	+15.9
2	Kozul, ZdenkoGM	2484	CRO	+33B	+14N	=7B	=4N	+6B	+9N	=1N	+19B	=3B	7.0	50.0	54.0	40.50	2573	+11.0
3	Postny, EvgenyGM	2495	ISR	+37N	+22B	+21N	+9B	−1N	=19B	+5N	+7B	=2N	7.0	48.0	52.0	38.50	2615	+15.4
4	Mohr, GeorgGM	2343	SLO	+47N	+44B	=19N	=2B	−5N	+14B	+11N	+13N	=6B	6.5	46.0	49.5	33.75	2461	+13.8
5	Brkic, AnteGM	2539	CRO	+27B	+17N	−9B	+23N	+4B	=13N	−3B	+29N	+20B	6.5	45.5	50.0	34.25	2493	-1.7
6	Pajcin, LavFM	2311	SRB	+30B	+20N	=10B	=8N	−2N	+25B	+22N	+21B	=4N	6.5	45.5	50.0	33.75	2496	+46.6
7	Djokic, MihailoFM	2382	SRB	+55N	+16B	=2N	−1B	+32N	+28N	+9B	−3N	=8B	6.0	48.0	50.5	29.50	2442	+10.5
8	Stevic, HrvojeGM	2532	CRO	+46N	+11B	=13N	=6B	+22N	=21B	=19N	=1B	=7N	6.0	46.5	50.0	32.25	2473	-5.3
9	Pap, MisaGM	2450	SRB	+38N	+29B	+5N	−3N	+15B	−2B	−7N	+41N	+22B	6.0	45.5	49.5	29.50	2414	-1.0
10	Cvitan, OgnjenGM	2473	CRO	+26N	+31B	=6N	−13B	=14N	−29B	+28B	+23N	+21N	6.0	41.5	46.0	30.00	2349	-11.4
11	Stanojevic, IlijaFM	2276	SRB	+49B	−8N	+36B	+41N	−20B	+23N	−4B	+17N	+19N	6.0	41.0	44.0	26.50	2350	+19.8
12	Rogulj, BrankoIM	2346	CRO	+39B	−36N	−24B	+48N	+34B	+18N	+16B	+20N	−1N	6.0	40.5	43.5	27.00	2229	-8.1
13	Culum, SanjinIM	2412	BIH	+40B	+23N	=8B	+10N	=19N	=5B	=21N	−4B	=14N	5.5	45.5	49.5	29.00	2404	+1.9
14	Kristovic, MarijanFM	2139	CRO	+35N	−2B	+43N	=36B	=10B	−4N	+39B	+34N	=13B	5.5	41.0	45.0	23.75	2191	+14.0
15	Drmic, TomislavFM	2275	CRO	+51N	−1B	+38N	+35B	−9N	+43B	−20B	=16N	+29B	5.5	40.5	43.5	22.25	2207	-7.4
16	Kiseleva, ArinaWCM	2015	CRO	+57B	−7N	+39B	+17N	−21N	+36B	−12N	=15B	+31N	5.5	40.5	42.0	22.25	2235	+41.8
17	Cop, TomislavFM	2279	CRO	+45N	−5B	+37N	−16B	+33N	+35B	=29N	−11B	+30N	5.5	39.0	43.0	22.75	2118	-26.6
18	Staresina, Alan	2086	CRO	+53N	−19B	−35N	+31B	+26N	−12B	=33N	+36B	+28B	5.5	37.0	40.0	23.00	2126	+11.8
19	Zelcic, RobertGM	2454	CRO	+42B	+18N	=4B	+28N	=13B	=3N	=8B	−2N	−11B	5.0	48.0	52.0	26.50	2384	-6.5
20	Martinovic, SasaGM	2555	CRO	+24N	−6B	+46N	+29B	+11N	−1B	+15N	−12B	−5N	5.0	47.5	51.0	24.50	2348	-20.6
21	Drazic, SinisaGM	2386	SRB	+48B	+41N	−3B	+25N	+16B	=8N	=13B	−6N	−10B	5.0	45.5	48.5	23.25	2295	-7.0
22	Dutina, DarioFM	2249	CRO	+54B	−3N	+34B	+24N	−8B	+30N	−6B	+27N	−9N	5.0	44.0	47.0	21.50	2179	-9.8
23	Drmic, Bozo	2023	CRO	+50N	−13B	+44N	−5B	+38N	−11B	+26N	−10B	+34N	5.0	41.0	44.0	20.00	2104	+12.2
24	Dejanovic, Dragan	1924	CRO	−20B	+30N	+12N	−22B	−35N	−38B	+51N	+40B	+42B	5.0	36.5	39.5	21.50	2004	+14.2
25	Dusper, Ranko	2021	CRO	+59B	−28N	+48B	−21B	+40N	−6N	−30B	+43B	+33N	5.0	35.5	36.5	16.00	2040	+2.6
26	Zoric, Rade	1890	CRO	−10B	=32N	+57B	=33N	−18B	+52N	−23B	+48N	+41B	5.0	35.0	36.5	15.75	1965	+14.2
27	Fadljevic, Ivan	1918	CRO	−5N	F	F	+50B	+51N	+40B	+43N	−22B	+35N	5.0	29.5	29.5	18.00	2040	+23.2
28	Besedes, DaniloFM	2397	SRB	+43N	+25B	=1N	−19B	+36N	−7B	−10N	+32B	−18N	4.5	43.5	47.5	21.25	2216	-33.4
29	Tomerlin, SinisaFM	2083	CRO	+56B	−9N	+40B	−20N	+42B	+10N	=17B	−5B	−15N	4.5	42.5	45.0	19.25	2211	+24.4
30	Juric, Branko	1779	CRO	−6N	−24B	+50N	+37B	+31N	−22B	+25N	=33B	−17B	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.50	1983	+41.8
31	Popovic, Bozidar	2114	CRO	+32B	−10N	=33B	−18N	−30B	+56N	+46B	+37N	−16B	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.50	1945	-36.2
32	Domislovic, Helena	1616	CRO	−31N	=26B	+47N	+55B	−7B	=39N	=37B	−28N	+46B	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.00	1909	+121.2
33	Busic, Matej	1894	CRO	−2N	+51B	=31N	=26B	−17B	+42N	=18B	=30N	−25B	4.0	41.0	44.0	16.75	1963	+12.0
34	Mihevc-Mohr, NarcisaWFM	1903	SLO	−1N	+45B	−22N	+59B	−12N	+44B	+35N	−14B	−23B	4.0	41.0	42.0	13.00	1903	-4.6
35	Milos, Ivano	1625	CRO	−14B	+42N	+18B	−15N	+24B	−17N	−34B	+52N	−27B	4.0	40.0	43.0	17.50	1923	+116.4
36	Horcicka, Jan	1942	CRO	+58B	+12B	−11N	=14N	−28B	−16N	+55B	−18N	=39B	4.0	39.5	40.5	14.25	2016	+16.4
37	Grgic, Branko	1901	CRO	−3B	+54N	−17B	−30N	+59N	+45B	=32N	−31B	=38N	4.0	37.0	38.0	12.25	1839	-16.0
38	Paulic, Mario	1880	CRO	−9B	+56N	−15B	+49N	−23B	+24N	−41B	=39N	=37B	4.0	36.5	39.0	14.50	1896	+4.0
39	Martic, Pejo	1807	CRO	−12N	+60B	−16N	=46B	+55N	=32B	−14N	=38B	=36N	4.0	35.5	36.5	11.50	1854	+5.2
40	Grubisic, Frano	1880	BIH	−13N	+53B	−29N	+44B	−25B	−27N	+49B	−24N	+51N	4.0	35.0	38.0	13.00	1810	-34.0
41	Leskovar, Vinko	2019	CRO	+60N	−21B	+58N	−11B	−43N	+46B	+38N	−9B	−26N	4.0	34.5	35.5	9.50	1934	-21.0
42	Tucakovic, Zdravko	1884	CRO	−19N	−35B	+53N	+45B	−29N	−33B	+50N	+44B	−24N	4.0	33.5	36.5	14.00	1735	-30.8
43	Kudlacek, Luka	1879	CRO	−28B	+59N	−14B	+58N	+41B	−15N	−27B	−25N	+49B	4.0	33.5	34.5	9.00	1897	-0.8
44	Lalic, Ivan	0	CRO	+52B	−4N	−23B	−40N	+49B	−34N	+56B	−42N	+48B	4.0	32.5	35.0	11.50	1851	0.0
45	Loncar, Ivan	1778	CRO	−17B	−34N	+54B	−42N	+58B	−37N	−52B	+55N	+50B	4.0	29.0	30.0	9.50	1762	-6.0
46	Matokovic, Ivica	1916	CRO	−8B	+49N	−20B	=39N	+56B	−41N	−31N	+47B	−32N	3.5	34.5	37.0	11.00	1836	-21.4
47	Muraja, Zeljko	1799	CRO	−4B	=52N	−32B	−56N	+57B	−49N	+59B	−46N	+55B	3.5	27.0	28.0	6.50	1627	-35.6
48	Domazet, Zvonko	1828	CRO	−21N	+50B	−25N	−12B	+60N	−55B	+53N	−26B	−44N	3.0	33.5	34.5	7.00	1720	-22.2
49	Raguz, Frano	1741	CRO	−11N	−46B	+60N	−38B	−44N	+47B	−40N	+53B	−43N	3.0	32.0	33.0	7.50	1699	-10.0
50	Nemet, Alen	1460	CRO	−23B	−48N	−30B	−27N	+54B	+58N	−42B	+57B	−45N	3.0	30.0	31.0	5.50	1499	+7.6
51	Ilic, Mario	1705	CRO	−15B	−33N	=56B	=52N	−27B	+59N	−24B	+58N	−40B	3.0	30.0	31.0	4.75	1629	-17.2
52	Culjak, Miroslav	1962	CRO	−44N	=47B	−55N	=51B	+53N	−26B	+45N	−35B	F	3.0	29.0	29.0	10.25	1689	-47.6
53	Vojvodic, Filip	1501	CRO	−18B	−40N	−42B	+57N	−52B	+60N	−48B	−49N	+58B	3.0	25.0	26.0	3.50	1056	-26.8
54	Akmacic, Josip	1689	CRO	−22N	−37B	−45N	−60B	−50N	+57N	−58B	+59B	+56N	3.0	22.0	23.0	5.00	1562	-43.2
55	Balicevic, Pavo	1816	CRO	−7B	=57N	+52B	−32N	−39B	+48N	−36N	−45B	−47N	2.5	32.0	33.5	6.75	1676	-61.2
56	Sertic, Antonio	1483	CRO	−29N	−38B	=51N	+47B	−46N	−31B	−44N	+60B	−54B	2.5	30.0	31.0	6.00	1587	+23.6
57	Cokrlic, Gabriel	0	CRO	−16N	=55B	−26N	−53B	−47N	−54B	+60B	−50N	−59N	1.5	26.5	27.5	2.25	1254	0.0
58	Tomasko, Matej	0	CRO	−36N	F	−41B	−43B	−45N	−50B	+54N	−51B	−53N	1.0	28.0	28.0	3.00	1425	0.0
59	Sestric, Dominik	1410	CRO	−25N	−43B	F	−34N	−37B	−51B	−47N	−54N	+57B	1.0	28.0	28.0	1.50	976	-28.8
60	Mumic, Andrija	0	CRO	−41B	−39N	−49B	+54N	−48B	−53B	−57N	−56N	F	1.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	1415	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Domislovic, HelenaCRO
+121.2
4.5 pts · #28
2Milos, IvanoCRO
+116.4
4.0 pts · #36
3Pajcin, LavFMSRB
+46.6
6.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Balicevic, PavoCRO
-61.2
2.5 pts · #53
2Culjak, MiroslavCRO
-47.6
3.0 pts · #46
3Akmacic, JosipCRO
-43.2
3.0 pts · #48

Biggest upsets

R3+461 Elo gap
Milos, Ivano1625 beat Staresina, Alan2086
R3+422 Elo gap
Dejanovic, Dragan1924 beat IMRogulj, Branko2346
R2+404 Elo gap
Horcicka, Jan1942 beat IMRogulj, Branko2346