S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025"

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85 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Jun 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Solta (CRO), Grohote, Croatia. 27 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2340, and top seed was Sanjin Culum (🇧🇦 BIH, IM, 2450).

Jovan Milovic (🇲🇪 MNE, FM, 2274) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Zaur Mammadov (7.5) and Vladimir Jr. Bukal (6.5). Milovic shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Beren Kalyoncu (WCM, 1652) beat Robert Soldo (2101), a +449-point gap.

Location

🇭🇷Solta (CRO), Grohote, Croatia

Dates

29 Jun 2025 → 06 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇦IMSanjin Culum2450

Avg top 10

2,340

Participants

Titled players · 27

GM×3

IM×5

FM×10

CM×6

WGM×1

WIM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇷Croatia×36

🇸🇮Slovenia×11

🇵🇱Poland×9

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×6

🇲🇪Montenegro×4

🇹🇷Turkiye×3

🇷🇸Serbia×2

🇮🇪Ireland×2

Top 3

🥇
FMJovan Milovic
🇲🇪MNE·2274
7.5pts·2430perf+35.0
🥈
GMZaur Mammadov
🇦🇿AZE·2418
7.5pts·2499perf+9.3
🥉
IMVladimir Jr. Bukal
🇭🇷CRO·2338
6.5pts·2342perf+2.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Milovic7.5Mammadov7.5Zaja6.5Bukal6.5Simsek6.5Veleski6.5

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Jovan Milovic held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Milovic takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Jovan Milovic drew with GM Zaur Mammadov (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMJovan Milovic	*	½	—	1
2GMZaur Mammadov	½	*	—	—
3GMIvan Zaja	—	—	*	½
4IMVladimir Jr. Bukal	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Milovic, JovanFM	2274	MNE	+28B	=36N	+21B	+13N	+7B	+3B	=2N	+6B	=5N	7.5	49.5	54.0	44.75	2430	+35.0
2	Mammadov, ZaurGM	2418	AZE	+61B	=21N	+29B	+19N	+11B	+9N	=1B	=8N	+7B	7.5	47.5	51.0	41.50	2499	+9.3
3	Bukal, Vladimir Jr.IM	2338	CRO	+25B	+20N	=11B	+35N	+37B	−1N	=13B	=4N	+17B	6.5	47.0	51.5	34.75	2342	+2.0
4	Zaja, IvanGM	2421	CRO	+15N	=17B	=52N	+40B	+20N	=6B	=10N	=3B	+8B	6.5	46.5	50.5	36.25	2336	-5.7
5	Simsek, Ayaz	1935	TUR	−10N	+58B	+43N	+42B	=12B	+19N	+27B	=7N	=1B	6.5	45.0	49.0	33.25	2325	+173.6
6	Veleski, RobertFM	2096	MKD	=71B	+62N	=18B	+75N	+51B	=4N	+9B	−1N	+22B	6.5	41.5	43.5	28.50	2223	+29.8
7	Kovacevic, BlazimirGM	2384	CRO	+50N	+33B	+24N	=8B	−1N	+12B	+11N	=5B	−2N	6.0	50.0	54.0	32.75	2319	-4.7
8	Culum, SanjinIM	2450	BIH	+73B	+14N	+12B	=7N	−9B	+18N	+31B	=2B	−4N	6.0	48.5	51.5	32.25	2381	-5.7
9	Mazi, LeonIM	2288	SLO	=41B	+66N	+17B	+16N	+8N	−2B	−6N	+13B	=10N	6.0	48.0	51.5	32.25	2291	+2.1
10	Mrozowski, PatrykCM	2245	POL	+5B	+53N	=13B	−11N	+17B	+30N	=4B	=22N	=9B	6.0	47.0	51.0	33.00	2267	+6.6
11	Polok, KacperFM	2168	POL	+54N	+49B	=3N	+10B	−2N	+37N	−7B	+35B	=19N	6.0	45.0	49.0	29.50	2321	+38.8
12	Cupic, LovroFM	2196	CRO	+60N	+56B	−8N	+38B	=5N	−7N	+39B	=30N	+29B	6.0	41.5	45.5	27.75	2214	+6.2
13	Debevec, BlazCM	2136	SLO	+79N	+83B	=10N	−1B	+50N	+32B	=3N	−9N	+27B	6.0	41.5	41.5	21.75	2266	+29.6
14	Poljak, Stipe	2109	CRO	+34N	−8B	=41N	+66B	−27B	+48N	=15B	+45N	+32B	6.0	40.5	44.0	27.75	2175	+16.2
15	Mimica, Matija	1984	CRO	−4B	+64N	+82B	=18N	−16B	+42B	=14N	+55B	+35N	6.0	40.5	42.0	23.75	2276	+134.0
16	Jelcic, MarkoCM	2179	BIH	=63B	+65N	+70B	−9B	+15N	=27N	−22B	+28N	+30B	6.0	39.5	42.5	26.75	2147	-2.4
17	Siraj, Svit	2102	SLO	+64B	=4N	−9N	+46B	−10N	+34B	+23N	+37B	−3N	5.5	44.5	48.0	26.25	2174	+20.8
18	Tymrakiewicz, RafalFM	2206	POL	+47N	=38B	=6N	=15B	+33N	−8B	+40N	=20B	=21N	5.5	43.5	48.0	28.00	2161	-9.2
19	Lauda, AlexandrCM	2215	MDA	+46N	+40B	+23N	−2B	=36N	−5B	=53N	+38B	=11B	5.5	43.5	47.5	26.25	2143	-14.4
20	Drozdowski, Konrad	2069	POL	+80N	−3B	+49N	+23B	−4B	=45N	+51B	=18N	=24B	5.5	42.5	44.0	23.25	2135	+17.2
21	Sisic, MuhamedFM	2092	BIH	+85N	=2B	−1N	+63B	=32N	+73B	=35N	=31N	=18B	5.5	41.5	41.5	20.25	2196	+55.2
22	Kurtovic, Darko	2185	CRO	+57N	−23B	−50N	+54B	+28N	+56B	+16N	=10B	−6N	5.5	41.0	45.0	26.00	2083	-38.0
23	Labrovic, Jakov	1956	CRO	+82B	+22N	−19B	−20N	+29B	=53N	−17B	+39N	+56B	5.5	39.5	41.0	22.50	2196	+56.0
24	Zelic, MladenFM	2199	CRO	+59B	+39N	−7B	=25N	=53B	−38N	+50B	+36B	=20N	5.5	38.5	42.5	24.50	2123	-15.2
25	Develi, Kemal CaganCM	1971	TUR	−3N	+85B	+67N	=24B	=52N	−35B	=26N	+44B	+41N	5.5	38.5	38.5	20.00	2123	+74.8
26	Sesar, Ivan	2138	BIH	=62B	+71N	+27B	−37N	−30B	=50N	=25B	+51N	+46B	5.5	36.0	39.0	23.00	2049	-14.6
27	Biti, OzrenIM	2291	CRO	=48N	+44B	−26N	+61B	+14N	=16B	−5N	+43B	−13N	5.0	43.5	47.0	23.75	2087	-21.3
28	Strzalkowski, Damian	1951	POL	−1N	+80B	=33N	=29N	−22B	+57B	+67N	−16B	+54N	5.0	40.5	42.0	18.00	2068	+26.6
29	Kosmac, Blaz	2144	SLO	=69N	+48B	−2N	=28B	−23N	+59B	+73N	+54B	−12N	5.0	40.0	43.0	19.75	2030	-23.4
30	Bezhenar, Georgy	2002	FID	+75N	−35B	=44N	+62B	+26N	−10B	+52N	=12B	−16N	5.0	40.0	42.0	20.25	2064	+14.2
31	Wu, DerekFM	2232	USA	−49N	+57B	=38N	+41B	+55N	+36B	−8N	=21B	F	5.0	37.5	37.5	22.00	2153	-13.6
32	Sajin, MirkoFM	2212	BIH	=65B	+63N	=36B	=73N	=21B	−13N	+56B	+53B	−14N	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.75	2061	-32.8
33	Milovic, AleksandraWIM	2075	MNE	+74B	−7N	=28B	+70N	−18B	−46N	+58B	+63N	=34B	5.0	36.5	39.0	18.00	1942	-25.4
34	Rehak, Bozidar	1734	CRO	−14B	−61N	+81B	+59N	=39B	−17N	+65B	+40B	=33N	5.0	36.5	38.0	18.25	2001	+113.2
35	Sipic, Hrvoje	2187	CRO	+51B	+30N	=37B	−3B	=73N	+25N	=21B	−11N	−15B	4.5	43.0	46.0	21.00	2072	-25.4
36	Bedic, Zeljko	2067	CRO	+58N	=1B	=32N	+47B	=19B	−31N	=45B	−24N	=52B	4.5	41.5	45.5	21.75	2087	+7.2
37	Begus, DraskoFM	2260	SRB	+45N	+43B	=35N	+26B	−3N	−11B	+38B	−17N	F	4.5	41.5	41.5	21.25	2165	-18.0
38	Boric, Jakov	2033	CRO	+72B	=18N	=31B	−12N	+75B	+24B	−37N	−19N	=47B	4.5	39.5	41.5	18.00	2060	+6.8
39	Firi, Kazimir	2011	CRO	+76N	−24B	−47N	+57B	=34N	+44B	−12N	−23B	+69N	4.5	38.5	40.5	16.50	1868	-29.6
40	Djakovac, Enes	2048	SRB	+81B	−19N	+59B	−4N	+49B	=51N	−18B	−34N	+63B	4.5	38.5	40.0	15.50	1962	-18.4
41	Kapechun, MikhailoCM	1963	UKR	=9N	=42B	=14B	−31N	=68B	=64N	+74B	+52N	−25B	4.5	38.0	40.5	18.25	2009	+21.6
42	Maier, ChristianIM	2224	GER	=66B	=41N	=61B	−5N	+60B	−15N	+70B	=46N	=45B	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.25	1919	-31.8
43	Simoncic, Silvo	2068	SLO	+78B	−37N	−5B	+71N	−45B	+68N	+47B	−27N	=49B	4.5	36.0	37.5	14.75	1926	-29.0
44	Kalyoncu, BerenWCM	1652	TUR	+55B	−27N	=30B	−53N	+65B	−39N	+60B	−25N	+61N	4.5	35.5	39.0	17.50	1980	+133.2
45	Medvesek, Janez	1945	SLO	−37B	+78N	−55B	+76N	+43N	=20B	=36N	−14B	=42N	4.5	35.5	37.0	15.25	2006	+16.8
46	Stochnialek, Dominika	1903	POL	−19B	+81N	=53B	−17N	+78B	+33B	=55N	=42B	−26N	4.5	35.5	37.0	14.25	2007	+24.4
47	Petric, Roko	1880	CRO	−18B	+72N	+39B	−36N	−61N	+75B	−43N	+50B	=38N	4.5	34.0	36.0	15.75	1943	+24.8
48	Novak, Ivo	1970	CRO	=27B	−29N	−51B	+79N	+63N	−14B	−54N	+70B	+64N	4.5	34.0	35.5	14.00	1909	-14.4
49	Nimac-Kalcina, Vito	1927	CRO	+31B	−11N	−20B	+83N	−40N	−54B	+76N	+75B	=43N	4.5	33.5	33.5	11.25	1884	-16.0
50	Ilijas, Dejan	1971	CRO	−7B	+74N	+22B	=55N	−13B	=26B	−24N	−47N	+71B	4.0	40.0	42.5	15.75	1989	+4.2
51	White, Nicole	1835	IRL	−35N	+76B	+48N	+52B	−6N	=40B	−20N	−26B	=60N	4.0	39.0	41.0	14.75	1959	+52.8
52	Milovic, Ilija	2162	MNE	+68B	=70N	=4B	−51N	=25B	+61N	−30B	−41B	=36N	4.0	37.0	40.0	16.75	1930	-82.2
53	Basaric, Srdjan	2038	CRO	+84N	−10B	=46N	+44B	=24N	=23B	=19B	−32N	F	4.0	36.5	36.5	15.00	2003	-3.6
54	Tomas, Niksa	1790	CRO	−11B	−55N	+80B	−22N	+83B	+49N	+48B	−29N	−28B	4.0	36.0	36.0	10.50	1923	+40.0
55	Soldo, Robert	2101	CRO	−44N	+54B	+45N	=50B	−31B	+70N	=46B	−15N	F	4.0	35.5	35.5	15.75	1908	-36.0
56	Wydmanski, Szymon	2003	POL	+77B	−12N	−75B	+72N	+64B	−22N	−32N	+57B	−23N	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.50	1911	-29.2
57	Pavicevic, Zlatko	1829	CRO	−22B	−31N	+74B	−39N	+76B	−28N	+64B	−56N	+72B	4.0	33.0	35.0	11.00	1821	-3.6
58	Planinic, Ivo	1581	BIH	−36B	−5N	=68B	−65N	+69N	+80B	−33N	=62B	+79B	4.0	31.5	33.0	10.00	1783	+83.2
59	Mihokovic, Borna	1847	CRO	−24N	+84B	−40N	−34B	+62N	−29N	−72B	+80B	+75N	4.0	30.0	30.0	7.00	1742	-49.6
60	Benko, Bostjan	1841	SLO	−12B	=77N	=71B	=82N	−42N	+62B	−44N	+79N	=51B	4.0	29.0	30.5	10.25	1816	-9.2
61	Kelbl, Jakob	1973	SLO	−2N	+34B	=42N	−27N	+47B	−52B	−63N	+72N	−44B	3.5	38.5	41.5	14.75	1888	-42.8
62	White, George	1752	IRL	=26N	−6B	+65B	−30N	−59B	−60N	+78B	=58N	=68B	3.5	36.0	37.5	11.50	1783	+6.0
63	Biti, Filip	1827	CRO	=16N	−32B	+77N	−21N	−48B	+78N	+61B	−33B	−40N	3.5	36.0	37.5	10.00	1874	+16.0
64	Mirosevic, Lovre	1697	CRO	−17N	−15B	+84N	+67B	−56N	=41B	−57N	+65N	−48B	3.5	35.5	35.5	9.25	1853	+57.6
65	Bedic, Slavko	1888	SLO	=32N	−16B	−62N	+58B	−44N	+79B	−34N	−64B	+78N	3.5	33.0	34.5	9.50	1716	-42.2
66	Paulina, Pavol	1905	SVK	=42N	−9B	+69N	−14N	−70B	=74N	+71B	=67B	F	3.5	32.0	32.0	11.75	1895	-5.2
67	Lasanda, Michal	2112	SVK	−70B	+68N	−25B	−64N	+72B	+71N	−28B	=66N	F	3.5	30.0	30.0	11.25	1765	-64.4
68	Biti, Tin	1764	CRO	−52N	−67B	=58N	+77B	=41N	−43B	−75N	+81B	=62N	3.5	28.0	29.5	9.50	1786	+1.6
69	Lovrincevic, Sime	1753	CRO	=29B	−82N	−66B	−78N	−58B	+83N	+77B	+74N	−39B	3.5	24.5	24.5	7.00	1667	-21.8
70	Prkic, Marko	1740	CRO	+67N	=52B	−16N	−33B	+66N	−55B	−42N	−48N	=77B	3.0	35.0	37.0	10.00	1876	+21.8
71	Bezic, Angelo	1644	CRO	=6N	−26B	=60N	−43B	+80N	−67B	−66N	+76B	−50N	3.0	33.5	35.0	8.75	1768	+37.2
72	Donocik, Jan	1551	POL	−38N	−47B	+85N	−56B	−67N	+81B	+59N	−61B	−57N	3.0	29.5	29.5	5.50	1719	+53.6
73	Krnic, Ivan	1999	CRO	−8N	+79B	+83N	=32B	=35B	−21N	−29B	F	F	3.0	27.5	27.5	6.25	2005	-1.2
74	Lipari, Alberto	1635	ITA	−33N	−50B	−57N	+84B	+81N	=66B	−41N	−69B	F	2.5	26.0	26.0	3.25	1682	+4.4
75	Bonaventure, Olivier-Cesar	0	CRO	−30B	F	+56N	−6B	−38N	−47N	+68B	−49N	−59B	2.0	36.5	36.5	7.50	1751	0.0
76	Gligo, Marko	1507	CRO	−39B	−51N	F	−45B	−57N	+84N	−49B	−71N	+83N	2.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	1490	-9.6
77	Laskowicz, Jerzy	1430	POL	−56N	=60B	−63B	−68N	−79B	F	−69N	+83B	=70N	2.0	23.0	23.0	3.50	1502	0.0
78	Milovic, Sofija	1607	MNE	−43N	−45B	=79N	+69B	−46N	−63B	−62N	F	−65B	1.5	29.0	29.0	4.25	1602	-6.4
79	Kulundzic, Dominik	1745	CRO	−13B	−73N	=78B	−48B	+77N	−65N	F	−60B	−58N	1.5	28.5	28.5	2.75	1556	-78.4
80	Pardovicki, Duje	1635	CRO	−20B	−28N	−54N	F	−71B	−58N	+84B	−59N	=81B	1.5	27.0	27.0	0.75	1497	-59.6
81	Debevec, Katarina	1568	SLO	−40N	−46B	−34N	F	−74B	−72N	+83B	−68N	=80N	1.5	24.5	24.5	0.75	1320	-31.2
82	Mammadova, NarminWGM	2275	AZE	−23N	+69B	−15N	=60B	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	19.0	19.0	5.50	1836	-41.2
83	FIDE 79333362	0	—	F	−13N	−73B	−49B	−54N	−69B	−81N	−77N	−76B	0.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	964	0.0
84	Mazi Petric, Tjob	1563	SLO	−53B	−59N	−64B	−74N	F	−76B	−80N	F	F	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	914	-77.6
85	Baran, Petar	1639	CRO	−21B	−25N	−72B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1056	-32.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Simsek, AyazTUR
+173.6
6.5 pts · #5
2Mimica, MatijaCRO
+134.0
6.0 pts · #6
3Kalyoncu, BerenWCMTUR
+133.2
4.5 pts · #39

Top rating losers

1Milovic, IlijaMNE
-82.2
4.0 pts · #47
2Kulundzic, DominikCRO
-78.4
1.5 pts · #78
3Mazi Petric, TjobSLO
-77.6
0.0 pts · #83

Biggest upsets

R1+449 Elo gap
WCMKalyoncu, Beren1652 beat Soldo, Robert2101
R4+415 Elo gap
Mirosevic, Lovre1697 beat Lasanda, Michal2112
R1+372 Elo gap
Prkic, Marko1740 beat Lasanda, Michal2112