29. Battle of Senta 2025 - Open A
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45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Jul 2025 to 31 Jul 2025 in Senta, Serbia. 31 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2309, and top seed was Gombosuren Munkhgal (🇲🇳 MGL, GM, 2406).
Esshan Wadhawan (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2115) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Raul Claverie (6.5) and Gombosuren Munkhgal (6.0). Wadhawan shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Ivan Kudrin (FM, 2015) beat Mikhail Gusev (FM, 2297), a +282-point gap.
Location
🇷🇸Senta, Serbia
Dates
24 Jul 2025 → 31 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 31
GM×4
IM×6
FM×13
CM×2
WGM×1
WIM×1
WFM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×21
🇲🇳Mongolia×5
🇮🇳India×4
FIDE (no federation)×3
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇸🇾Syria×2
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Wadhawan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (41.0).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Raul Claverie drew with FM Esshan Wadhawan (Black).
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
FM Esshan Wadhawan won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMRaul Claverie | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2FMEsshan Wadhawan | ½ | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3GMGombosuren Munkhgal | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4WIMBayanmunkh Amin-Erdene | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esshan WadhawanFM | 2115 | IND | −3N | +43B | +19N | =11B | +37N | +15N | +9B | =5N | =2B | 6.5 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 27.75 | 2359 | +58.2 |
| 2 | Claverie, RaulIM | 2274 | ARG | −12N | +36B | =40N | +23B | +10N | =7B | +11N | +3B | =1N | 6.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 30.25 | 2319 | +6.5 |
| 3 | Munkhgal, GombosurenGM | 2406 | MGL | +1B | +27N | =13B | +4N | =15B | =9N | +14B | −2N | =7B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 31.75 | 2348 | -6.0 |
| 4 | Indzhiev, Aldar | 2122 | RUS | +43N | +11B | =38N | −3B | =7N | +16B | =8N | +24B | =9N | 6.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 25.25 | 2346 | +53.6 |
| 5 | Amin-Erdene, BayanmunkhWIM | 2286 | MGL | =23N | +25B | +24N | =13B | =8N | =11B | =30N | =1B | +12N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 27.25 | 2286 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Kudrin, IvanFM | 2015 | FID | +28N | =35B | =16N | −15B | +19N | =20B | +13N | =8B | +14B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 26.75 | 2317 | +139.2 |
| 7 | Ljepic, AndrejIM | 2321 | SRB | =25N | =40B | +32B | =20N | =4B | =2N | +35B | +17N | =3N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 24.75 | 2286 | -6.6 |
| 8 | Gaivoronskii, Andrei | 2185 | SRB | +33B | +18N | =30B | =9N | =5B | =14N | =4B | =6N | =10B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 26.75 | 2242 | +14.8 |
| 9 | Drazic, SinisaGM | 2252 | SRB | +31N | =24B | +35N | =8B | +13N | =3B | −1N | =12B | =4B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 23.75 | 2228 | -2.2 |
| 10 | Osetrov, DmitrijFM | 2097 | RUS | −11N | +34B | =14B | +21N | −2B | +27N | =16N | +20B | =8N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 23.25 | 2244 | +36.6 |
| 11 | Nestorovic, DejanIM | 2312 | SRB | +10B | −4N | +26B | =1N | +20B | =5N | −2B | −14N | +23B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 23.75 | 2210 | -11.6 |
| 12 | Bulgankhan GanzorigFM | 2021 | MGL | +2B | −13N | =17B | −14N | +29B | +21N | +15B | =9N | −5B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 24.75 | 2250 | +52.0 |
| 13 | Garifulin, YuryFM | 2185 | SRB | +36N | +12B | =3N | =5N | −9B | =17N | −6B | =23B | +24N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 22.00 | 2183 | -1.9 |
| 14 | Gusev, MikhailFM | 2297 | SRB | =40N | =23B | =10N | +12B | +24N | =8B | −3N | +11B | −6N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 22.50 | 2183 | -31.0 |
| 15 | Pikula, DejanGM | 2286 | SRB | −18B | +39N | +33B | +6N | =3N | −1B | −12N | +25B | =17B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 20.00 | 2127 | -17.2 |
| 16 | Gagic, Milan AFM | 2280 | SRB | =32B | +19N | =6B | =30N | =17B | −4N | =10B | +35N | =18B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 21.00 | 2139 | -30.6 |
| 17 | Tuguldur, SoninbayarFM | 2121 | MGL | +34N | −38B | =12N | +31B | =16N | =13B | +28N | −7B | =15N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 19.50 | 2200 | +37.2 |
| 18 | Volchkova, AlenaWFM | 2044 | FID | +15N | −8B | =28N | −35B | −22N | +39B | +37N | +27B | =16N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 17.25 | 2215 | +80.0 |
| 19 | Iderjavkhlan, Tumursukh | 1905 | MGL | +37N | −16B | −1B | +26N | −6B | +29N | −24N | +31B | =20N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 14.75 | 2124 | +92.7 |
| 20 | Sredojevic, IvanIM | 2164 | SRB | =39B | =26N | +44B | =7B | −11N | =6N | +31B | −10N | =19B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 15.50 | 2072 | -10.5 |
| 21 | Sovetbekova, NuraiWFM | 2007 | KGZ | −38N | =28B | +22N | −10B | =23N | −12B | =39N | +37B | +26B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 15.25 | 2110 | +24.0 |
| 22 | Al Saleh, Mohammad | 2109 | SYR | =26B | −32N | −21B | +39N | +18B | −28B | −23N | +36N | +25B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 14.75 | 2059 | -12.2 |
| 23 | Djoric, DusanFM | 2041 | SRB | =5B | =14N | =27B | −2N | =21B | =33N | +22B | =13N | −11N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 18.00 | 2136 | +10.5 |
| 24 | Luong Phuong HanhWGM | 2121 | VIE | +41B | =9N | −5B | +32N | −14B | =31N | +19B | −4N | −13B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 13.75 | 2061 | -13.4 |
| 25 | Kecskemeti, ArpadFM | 2100 | SRB | =7B | −5N | =45B | =29N | +32B | −35N | +33B | −15N | −22N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 11.00 | 2064 | -10.2 |
| 26 | Bokan, DankoFM | 2108 | SRB | =22N | =20B | −11N | −19B | −31N | +43B | =34N | +32B | −21N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 10.50 | 1942 | -39.2 |
| 27 | Pantelic, SasaFM | 2160 | SRB | +44N | −3B | =23N | =40B | =28N | −10B | =36B | −18N | =29B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 9.25 | 2030 | -32.4 |
| 28 | Kosanovic, Goran AGM | 2257 | SRB | −6B | =21N | =18B | +33N | =27B | +22N | −17B | F | F | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 14.00 | 2062 | -17.2 |
| 29 | Vranic, Ljubomir | 2159 | SRB | −30N | F | +41B | =25B | −12N | −19B | +44N | =34B | =27N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 8.50 | 1973 | -37.4 |
| 30 | Husari, SateaIM | 2366 | SYR | +29B | F | =8N | =16B | +35N | F | =5B | F | F | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 14.25 | 2365 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Novodvorskiy, Dmitriy Al | 2012 | FID | −9B | =41N | +39B | −17N | +26B | =24B | −20N | −19N | F | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 8.50 | 1973 | -20.0 |
| 32 | Girgis, Lazar | 2027 | SRB | =16N | +22B | −7N | −24B | −25N | =34B | =42B | −26N | =43N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 10.25 | 1961 | -33.2 |
| 33 | Aydogan, AryaWCM | 1981 | TUR | −8N | +37B | −15N | −28B | +43N | =23B | −25N | =39B | F | 3.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 7.00 | 2017 | +8.4 |
| 34 | Rajkumar, Daniel | 1802 | TTO | −17B | −10N | =36N | =42B | =41B | =32N | =26B | =29N | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 8.25 | 1967 | +57.2 |
| 35 | Runic, ZoranIM | 2167 | BIH | F | =6N | −9B | +18N | −30B | +25B | −7N | −16B | F | 2.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.50 | 2095 | -7.2 |
| 36 | Fernandez Manrique, AgustinCM | 1995 | ESP | −13B | −2N | =34B | +41N | F | =37B | =27N | −22B | F | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 1973 | -5.4 |
| 37 | Sadbhav Rautela | 2148 | IND | −19B | −33N | +43B | +44N | −1B | =36N | −18B | −21N | F | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 4.25 | 1838 | -128.4 |
| 38 | Remecki, SinisaFM | 2251 | SRB | +21B | +17N | =4B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 12.50 | 2356 | +7.0 |
| 39 | Shriman KCM | 1955 | IND | =20N | −15B | −31N | −22B | F | −18N | =21B | =33N | =44B | 2.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.75 | 1873 | -17.6 |
| 40 | Aamuktha GuntakaWFM | 2065 | IND | =14B | =7N | =2B | =27N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 2263 | +40.0 |
| 41 | Marta, Daniele | 1852 | ITA | −24N | =31B | −29N | −36B | =34N | =44B | =43N | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1823 | -7.4 |
| 42 | Vlajkovic, Goran | 2076 | SRB | F | F | F | =34N | +44B | F | =32N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 2041 | -2.2 |
| 43 | Aleksic, Zvonimir | 1864 | SRB | −4B | −1N | −37N | F | −33B | −26N | =41B | =44N | =32B | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.25 | 1783 | -15.8 |
| 44 | Sakic, Simeon | 1922 | SRB | −27B | F | −20N | −37B | −42N | =41N | −29B | =43B | =39N | 1.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 2.75 | 1796 | -24.8 |
| 45 | Lorinc, Sandor | 1957 | SRB | F | F | =25N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 2100 | +3.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kudrin, IvanFMFID+139.26.0 pts · #7
- 2Iderjavkhlan, TumursukhMGL+92.74.5 pts · #20
- 3Volchkova, AlenaWFMFID+80.05.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Sadbhav RautelaIND-128.42.5 pts · #38
- 2Bokan, DankoFMSRB-39.23.5 pts · #27
- 3Vranic, LjubomirSRB-37.43.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R9+282 Elo gap
- R7+265 Elo gap
- R6+254 Elo gap