S: New Zagreb Classic Futures U20 - Group B

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44 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1626, and top seed was Tomislav Vusak (🇭🇷 CRO, 1676).

Nikola Egon Pesserl (🇭🇷 CRO, 1508) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Josip Abicic (4.5) and Luka Markota Jakopin (4.0). Pesserl shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Erik Mesic (1441) beat Petar Ribic (1660), a +219-point gap.

Location

🇭🇷Zagreb, Croatia

Dates

30 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇷Tomislav Vusak1676

Avg top 10

1,626

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇭🇷Croatia×37

🇲🇰North Macedonia×2

🇸🇮Slovenia×2

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×2

Top 3

🥇
Nikola Egon Pesserl
🇭🇷CRO·1508
4.5pts·1965perf+104.4
🥈
Josip Abicic
🇭🇷CRO·1558
4.5pts·1819perf+38.0
🥉
Luka Markota Jakopin
🇸🇮SLO·1455
4.0pts·1791perf+86.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Pesserl4.5Abicic4.5Markota Jakopin4Stuckle Ostojic4Frouth4Vouk3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Nikola Egon Pesserl held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Pesserl takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Nikola Egon Pesserl won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nikola Egon Pesserl	*	—	½	—
2Josip Abicic	—	*	½	—
3Luka Markota Jakopin	½	½	*	—
4Mihael Stuckle Ostojic	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pesserl, Nikola Egon	1508	CRO	+12B	+14B	+27N	+11N	=3B	4.5	13.0	15.0	13.00	1965	+104.4
2	Abicic, Josip	1558	CRO	+24B	+26N	=3B	+18N	+11B	4.5	12.0	14.0	12.00	1819	+38.0
3	Markota Jakopin, Luka	1455	SLO	+39B	+15B	=2N	+7B	=1N	4.0	15.5	16.5	12.00	1791	+86.4
4	Frouth, Filip	1558	CRO	+9B	F	+16N	+26B	+13N	4.0	11.5	11.5	11.50	2302	+51.2
5	Stuckle Ostojic, Mihael	1473	CRO	+37B	=7B	+40N	=13N	+12B	4.0	11.0	12.0	8.75	1842	+94.4
6	Jejina, Filip	1617	CRO	=18B	+19N	=8B	+28N	=9B	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.25	1670	+14.4
7	Zobundzija, Samuel	1570	CRO	+42B	=5N	+31B	−3N	+21B	3.5	12.0	13.0	7.00	1627	+14.8
8	Perusic, Rafael	1558	CRO	+17N	=33B	=6N	+27B	=14N	3.5	11.5	13.0	9.00	1671	+24.0
9	Vouk, Iva	1426	CRO	−4N	+39N	+35B	+22B	=6N	3.5	11.5	12.5	6.75	1733	+80.4
10	Stankovic, Sonja	1465	CRO	=19B	−13N	+36B	+32B	+18N	3.5	9.5	11.0	6.75	1725	+69.6
11	Vusak, Tomislav	1676	CRO	+32N	+20B	+23N	−1B	−2N	3.0	14.0	15.5	6.50	1605	-16.6
12	Muha, Martin	1610	CRO	−1N	+42B	+20N	+23B	−5N	3.0	13.5	14.5	6.00	1569	-10.4
13	Markovic, Adrian	1637	CRO	=34N	+10B	+33N	=5B	−4B	3.0	13.0	14.5	7.75	1563	-18.0
14	Cupic, Andrej	1596	CRO	+41B	−1N	=21B	+31N	=8B	3.0	12.0	13.0	5.50	1584	-2.8
15	Telalovic, Nedim	1560	BIH	+16B	−3N	−26B	+30N	+28B	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.00	1601	+6.4
16	Mesic, Erik	1441	CRO	−15N	+36N	−4B	+40B	+27N	3.0	10.5	11.5	4.50	1670	+61.6
17	Babic, Matija	0	SLO	−8B	+29N	−28B	+39N	+38N	3.0	9.0	10.0	4.50	1590	0.0
18	Manola, David	1507	CRO	=6N	+34B	+25N	−2B	−10B	2.5	14.0	15.5	5.75	1549	+11.6
19	Puhalo, Damir	1578	CRO	=10N	−6B	=34N	=20B	+33N	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.25	1512	-18.0
20	Nevistic, Rafaella	1522	CRO	+38B	−11N	−12B	=19N	+35B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.25	1608	+23.6
21	Holiga, Benjamin	1506	CRO	−40N	+43B	=14N	+25B	−7N	2.5	10.0	11.0	5.00	1501	-1.6
22	Vukashinovikj, Jovan	1631	MKD	−23B	=41N	+24B	−9N	+31B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.50	1398	-51.2
23	Domislovic, Helena	1524	CRO	+22N	+40B	−11B	−12N	=37B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.25	1623	+27.6
24	Hodzic, Fran	0	CRO	−2N	=32B	−22N	+41N	+39B	2.5	9.5	10.5	2.75	1560	0.0
25	Loncaric, Leo	1583	CRO	+44B	=31N	−18B	−21N	+32B	2.5	8.0	8.5	2.75	1507	-21.2
26	Atikovic, Leon	0	CRO	F	−2B	+15N	−4N	+29B	2.0	13.5	13.5	5.00	1560	0.0
27	Ribic, Petar	1660	CRO	+28B	+35N	−1B	−8N	−16B	2.0	13.0	14.5	3.50	1446	-57.6
28	Puhalo, Robert	1533	CRO	−27N	+30B	+17N	−6B	−15N	2.0	11.5	13.5	5.00	812	-46.8
29	Kubanovic, Vilka	1565	CRO	−33N	−17B	+43N	+34B	−26N	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.50	1479	-9.2
30	Znidaric, Fran	0	CRO	−35B	−28N	+44N	−15B	+40N	2.0	7.5	8.0	1.50	1471	0.0
31	Kovac, Faust	1496	CRO	+36B	=25B	−7N	−14B	−22N	1.5	11.5	13.0	2.75	1448	-12.4
32	Vidichek, Filip	1545	MKD	−11B	=24N	+41B	−10N	−25N	1.5	11.5	12.5	2.25	1361	-40.4
33	Gal, Ema	1440	CRO	+29B	=8N	−13B	−37N	−19B	1.5	11.0	12.5	3.75	1436	+0.8
34	Sinkovic, Maksim	1526	CRO	=13B	−18N	=19B	−29N	=36B	1.5	10.0	11.5	3.50	1429	-26.0
35	Doko, Marin	1550	CRO	+30N	−27B	−9N	=38B	−20N	1.5	10.0	11.5	2.75	1238	-57.6
36	Loncar, Nino	1605	CRO	−31N	−16B	−10N	+42B	=34N	1.5	9.5	10.5	1.75	1329	-74.4
37	Frouth, Robert	1591	CRO	−5N	F	F	+33B	=23N	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.75	1476	-18.8
38	Bezjak, Dominik	1627	CRO	−20N	+44B	F	=35N	−17B	1.5	7.5	7.5	1.25	1514	-18.4
39	Emrovic, Lamija	1565	BIH	−3N	−9B	+42N	−17B	−24N	1.0	13.0	14.0	1.00	1323	-38.8
40	Katusic, Alan	1605	CRO	+21B	−23N	−5B	−16N	−30B	1.0	12.0	14.0	2.50	1293	-66.0
41	Ozbolt, Jakov	1491	CRO	−14N	=22B	−32N	−24B	=43N	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.75	1321	-23.2
42	Skrlec Benko, Filip	1461	CRO	−7N	−12N	−39B	−36N	+44B	1.0	9.0	9.5	0.50	1324	-32.4
43	FIDE 79328610	0	—	F	−21N	−29B	=44N	=41B	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.75	1315	0.0
44	Kuzmanovic, Borna	1468	CRO	−25N	−38N	−30B	=43B	−42N	0.5	7.0	8.0	0.50	757	-45.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pesserl, Nikola EgonCRO
+104.4
4.5 pts · #1
2Stuckle Ostojic, MihaelCRO
+94.4
4.0 pts · #3
3Markota Jakopin, LukaSLO
+86.4
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Loncar, NinoCRO
-74.4
1.5 pts · #32
2Katusic, AlanCRO
-66.0
1.0 pts · #36
3Ribic, PetarCRO
-57.6
2.0 pts · #25

Biggest upsets

R5+219 Elo gap
Mesic, Erik1441 beat Ribic, Petar1660
R4+205 Elo gap
Vouk, Iva1426 beat Vukashinovikj, Jovan1631
R4+168 Elo gap
Pesserl, Nikola Egon1508 beat Vusak, Tomislav1676