17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players

SwissStandard

110 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Jun 2025 to 25 Jun 2025 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. 22 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2297, and top seed was Marcin Tazbir (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2504).

Daniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2479) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Oleksandr Ridzel (7.0) and Stefan Janjic (6.5). Pulvett Marin shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Nurgisa Kuanyshuly (1679) beat Mile Bjelanovic (2031), a +352-point gap.

Location

🇷🇸Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia

Dates

17 Jun 2025 → 25 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 120 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱GMMarcin Tazbir2504

Avg top 10

2,297

Participants

110

Titled players · 22

GM×1

IM×6

FM×7

CM×7

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇷🇸Serbia×11

🇸🇪Sweden×6

🇺🇦Ukraine×6

🇭🇺Hungary×6

🇵🇱Poland×6

🇸🇰Slovakia×5

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×5

🇲🇰North Macedonia×5

Top 3

🥇
IMDaniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin
🇪🇸ESP·2479
7.5pts·2467perf+1.5
🥈
Oleksandr Ridzel
🇺🇦UKR·1925
7.0pts·2287perf+131.6
🥉
Stefan Janjic
🇷🇸SRB·2042
6.5pts·2106perf+17.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Daniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Pulvett Marin7.5Ridzel7Selkovski6.5Rivas Cabrera6.5Janjic6.5Novikovas6— ex-leaders:Rodriguez Pirelaled R5, #7Atabayevled R7, #13

R7 · LEADER CHANGE23 Jun

CM Aydogdy Atabayev takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Daniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin 5 wins (R5–R9)Oleksandr Ridzel 4 wins (R5–R8)Zarko Selkovski 4 wins (R1–R4)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pulvett Marin, Daniel EduardoIM	2479	ESP	+107N	+16B	−10N	=36B	+17N	+24N	+76B	+58B	+47N	7.5	36.5	36.5	28.25	2467	+1.5
2	Ridzel, Oleksandr	1925	UKR	+23B	F	+73B	=33N	+75B	+6B	+13B	+72N	=22B	7.0	37.0	37.0	31.75	2287	+131.6
3	Janjic, Stefan	2042	SRB	+51B	+81N	=61B	=26N	+30B	=42N	+34B	=6N	=33N	6.5	38.0	40.0	28.00	2106	+17.6
4	Rivas Cabrera, EdgarCM	1987	VEN	+54B	−6N	+69N	+63B	=43N	=11B	+91B	+26N	=64N	6.5	35.5	37.0	24.00	2115	+32.4
5	Selkovski, Zarko	1903	MKD	+102N	+29B	+68N	+95B	F	=51B	−82N	+77N	+52B	6.5	22.0	22.0	18.00	2071	+32.8
6	Clemente Llamero, Roberto	2067	ESP	F	+4B	=11N	+32B	+81N	−2N	+26B	=3B	+68N	6.0	41.0	41.0	27.75	2113	+11.6
7	Vulevic, VjekoslavFM	2082	MNE	=9B	+8N	+48B	+56N	=28N	−12B	+49B	−25N	+83B	6.0	40.0	42.0	25.50	2130	+12.4
8	Jandric, DamjanCM	2177	SRB	+84N	−7B	=62N	+35B	−21N	=48B	+40N	+28B	+11B	6.0	39.0	41.0	25.75	2179	+1.6
9	Novikovas, Anatolijus	1846	LTU	=7N	=38B	+77N	=25B	−12B	+31N	+39B	+83N	=21N	6.0	39.0	41.0	24.50	2085	+55.4
10	Tazbir, MarcinGM	2504	POL	F	F	+1B	=24N	+76B	+16N	+27B	+37N	=58B	6.0	39.0	39.0	29.25	2543	+3.6
11	Stachanczyk, JacekIM	2123	POL	+60N	+89B	=6B	=61N	=26B	=4N	+69B	+48B	−8N	6.0	37.5	39.0	22.50	2108	-0.6
12	Mueller, Dominik	2225	GER	=35N	+60B	=18N	F	+9N	+7N	+80B	+62B	F	6.0	31.5	31.5	26.50	2371	+22.2
13	Rodriguez Pirela, Luis Anibal	1975	VEN	+45N	=71B	+65B	+97N	+98B	=33N	−2N	=22B	=90B	6.0	31.0	32.0	17.50	1980	+2.8
14	Atabayev, AydogdyCM	2102	TKM	=58N	+85B	+55N	=27B	+47B	+94N	+107N	F	F	6.0	19.5	19.5	15.25	2353	+39.4
15	Patev, Petko	1917	BUL	F	=103B	+70N	+101B	+88B	=73N	+44B	F	+43B	6.0	18.0	18.0	16.25	2183	+42.2
16	Abiad Parra, VictorCM	1958	VEN	+41B	−1N	−27N	+59B	+49N	−10B	+24B	+76N	=19N	5.5	41.0	43.5	22.25	2223	+57.0
17	Nikac, PredragIM	2229	MNE	+50N	=58B	=37N	+107B	−1B	−27N	+36N	=19B	+85N	5.5	36.5	36.5	17.25	2228	+1.8
18	Otero Munelo, Harlen JoseCM	2065	VEN	=77N	=28B	=12B	=52N	=32B	+80N	=62N	+35B	=25B	5.5	35.5	38.0	22.50	2134	+17.6
19	Zambo, Zoltan IstvanFM	2283	HUN	F	=36B	+83N	+50B	=24B	+76N	=20B	=17N	=16B	5.5	34.5	34.5	21.50	2216	-4.4
20	Magnusson, JorgenFM	2216	SWE	+85N	F	F	+37B	=58N	+36B	=19N	=47B	+50N	5.5	34.0	34.0	21.50	2333	+20.8
21	Johansson, William	2026	SWE	+83B	F	=59N	+102N	+8B	=49N	=25B	=39N	=9B	5.5	31.5	31.5	20.00	2086	+25.6
22	Kuanyshuly, Nurgisa	1679	KAZ	F	+23N	F	+73N	=33B	+92N	+71B	=13N	=2N	5.5	31.0	31.0	22.00	2157	+163.2
23	Meyer, Eric	1817	FRA	−2N	−22B	−66N	+106N	+79B	+99B	+78N	+101B	=96N	5.5	23.5	23.5	7.00	1804	-2.2
24	Molyboha, Volodymyr	2248	UKR	+47N	=37B	+58N	=10B	=19N	−1B	−16N	+27B	=35N	5.0	42.5	46.0	22.75	2267	+4.6
25	Csuri, Szilveszter	1976	HUN	+59N	−49N	+53B	=9N	=62N	−35B	=21N	+7B	=18N	5.0	39.0	42.5	23.75	2043	+15.4
26	Nurhayev, Erlan	1689	KAZ	=72B	+68B	+43B	=3B	=11N	+90B	−6N	−4B	=61B	5.0	39.0	40.5	18.50	2025	+142.0
27	Eichstaedt, MirkoCM	2232	GER	−76B	=87N	+16B	=14N	+50B	+17B	−10N	−24N	+56B	5.0	38.5	40.5	23.00	2151	-17.8
28	Fernandez Lago, David	2076	ESP	+56B	=18N	−80B	=49N	=7B	+61B	=35N	−8N	+39B	5.0	38.0	40.5	22.00	2091	+3.6
29	Rutkauskas, Gediminas	1792	LTU	=81B	−5N	+54B	=64N	+69N	+67B	−68N	+53B	−30B	5.0	32.5	34.5	17.25	1927	+31.6
30	Johansson, Tage	1968	SWE	+95N	F	=52B	+42B	−3N	+32B	=64N	−68B	+29N	5.0	32.5	32.5	19.25	1989	+5.8
31	Gradisek, Bor	1823	SLO	=71B	=45N	+60N	=81N	=38N	−9B	+51B	+82B	−69B	5.0	30.5	32.5	16.50	1897	+35.2
32	Dima, Mihai	1947	ROU	+82B	F	+108B	−6N	=18N	−30N	+81B	+40N	=42B	5.0	29.5	29.5	13.50	2018	+14.8
33	Racis, Michal	2127	POL	+86B	+101N	F	=2B	=22N	=13B	F	+102N	=3B	5.0	28.0	28.0	15.50	2033	-23.2
34	Petrovic, Vladan	1900	SRB	F	F	F	+45N	+44B	+88N	−3N	+43N	+106B	5.0	22.0	22.0	15.50	2079	+26.0
35	Jumadullayev, Kuanishbek	2080	KAZ	=12B	=39N	+49B	−8N	=80B	+25N	=28B	−18N	=24B	4.5	41.0	43.5	20.50	2088	+2.0
36	Pribeanu, Mihail-DacianFM	2124	ROU	+55B	=19N	=76B	=1N	F	−20N	−17B	+60N	+37B	4.5	38.5	38.5	19.75	2204	+16.2
37	Nizam, RasimIM	2149	BUL	+94B	=24N	=17B	−20N	+59N	=58B	+83N	−10B	−36N	4.5	35.5	36.5	13.50	2164	+3.0
38	Kostadinovski, Zoran	1846	MKD	=48B	=9N	=39B	=53N	=31B	+84N	+100B	−41B	−59N	4.5	33.5	34.0	14.25	1910	+15.2
39	Dufort, Mathieu	1993	FRA	=62N	=35B	=38N	+100N	+84B	=77B	−9N	=21B	−28N	4.5	33.5	34.0	12.75	1953	-9.6
40	Bulatovic, Luka	1892	SRB	=104B	+72N	=46B	+54B	−53N	+63B	−8B	−32B	=82N	4.5	32.0	32.5	14.00	1904	+2.2
41	Deniz, Ugur	1965	TUR	−16N	+107B	=50N	=87N	=55B	−47B	−59N	+38N	+84B	4.5	29.5	29.5	11.50	1958	-1.6
42	Angelov, KostaIM	1984	BUL	+74N	−91N	=81B	−30N	F	=3B	+95N	+57N	=32N	4.5	28.0	28.0	14.75	1950	-4.4
43	Morariu, Ionel	1948	ROU	+106N	+64N	−26N	+96B	=4B	+101B	F	−34B	−15N	4.5	27.5	27.5	8.25	1866	-14.8
44	Murin, Miroslav	1741	SVK	+89N	+79B	+90N	+66B	−34N	F	−15N	F	=70N	4.5	23.0	23.0	10.50	1933	+36.6
45	Saltik, Suleyman	1732	TUR	−13B	=31B	+78B	−34B	F	F	+97B	+66B	+109N	4.5	23.0	23.0	9.50	1867	+21.8
46	Muri, Emil	1854	SLO	F	F	=40N	F	=66N	+78B	+79N	+106N	=72B	4.5	16.0	16.0	10.50	1950	+15.6
47	Thevenet, Yann	2007	FRA	−24B	+76N	=94B	=55B	−14N	+41N	=50B	=20N	−1B	4.0	39.0	40.0	14.25	2050	+7.6
48	Minchev, Valentin	2068	BUL	=38N	=61B	−7N	F	=52B	=8N	+53B	−11N	+49B	4.0	38.0	38.0	17.00	1987	-16.2
49	Bratu, Gheorghe	1848	ROU	+100N	+25B	−35N	=28B	−16B	=21B	−7N	+86B	−48N	4.0	37.5	38.0	12.75	1939	+20.6
50	Grybas, Gintaras	1957	LTU	−17B	+94N	=41B	−19N	−27N	+56B	=47N	+85B	−20B	4.0	36.0	37.0	11.25	2039	+16.6
51	Bashymow, Oraz	1912	TKM	−3N	=53B	+82N	−65B	+68B	=5N	−31N	−63N	+77B	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.75	1831	-38.4
52	Vrioni, Bersan	1966	ITA	−64N	+100B	=30N	=18B	=48N	=86B	+77N	−84N	−5N	4.0	31.0	31.5	11.25	1873	-21.8
53	Horbal, Jozef	1816	SVK	F	=51N	−25N	=38B	+40B	+82N	−48N	−29N	+81B	4.0	31.0	31.0	12.75	1880	+13.0
54	Selcuk, Umit	1781	TUR	−4N	F	−29N	−40N	+82B	+68B	+63N	−74N	+79B	4.0	30.0	30.0	11.00	1826	+9.6
55	Cajzler, Hinko	1998	CRO	−36N	−59B	−14B	=47N	=41N	=85B	+94B	+107N	=60B	4.0	29.0	29.0	8.00	1947	-12.2
56	Turicnik, Vlado	1967	SLO	−28N	=77B	=87B	−7B	+94B	−50N	+84N	+100N	−27N	4.0	27.5	28.0	5.75	1935	-7.4
57	Wolanski, Michal	1971	POL	F	+110B	+71N	F	F	F	+65N	−42B	+93N	4.0	12.5	12.5	8.00	2110	+18.8
58	Dimic, PavleFM	2322	SRB	=14B	=17N	−24B	−76N	=20B	=37N	+86B	−1N	=10N	3.5	42.5	44.5	15.75	2124	-44.6
59	Casadei, Marco	2010	ITA	−25B	+55N	=21B	−16N	−37B	−60N	+41B	F	+38B	3.5	37.0	37.0	15.75	1941	-15.8
60	Avram, Veso	1952	SRB	−11B	−12N	−31B	+77N	+83B	+59B	F	−36B	=55N	3.5	33.5	33.5	10.00	1954	-1.4
61	Shepelev, Igor	2035	UKR	+68N	=48N	=3N	=11B	F	−28N	F	=65B	=26N	3.5	33.0	33.0	15.50	1977	-9.0
62	Wassin, SergejFM	2227	UKR	=39B	F	=8B	=80N	=25B	F	=18B	−12N	+108B	3.5	29.5	29.5	11.75	2068	-26.8
63	Badano, Giancarlo	1859	ITA	=75B	=82N	+89B	−4N	=102B	−40N	−54B	+51B	−74B	3.5	28.5	29.0	8.25	1786	-18.6
64	Elo, Istvan	1949	HUN	+52B	−43B	F	=29B	=91B	F	=30B	=81N	=4B	3.5	28.5	28.5	14.00	1937	-2.0
65	Schellmann, FrankCM	1982	GER	+108B	F	−13N	+51N	F	=70N	−57B	=61N	=67B	3.5	24.0	24.0	9.00	1931	-10.0
66	Arsov, Filip	1817	MKD	F	F	+23B	−44N	=46B	F	+106B	−45N	+88B	3.5	21.0	21.0	9.75	1809	-0.2
67	Mlacnik, Janez	1888	SLO	=96N	+99B	+86B	=70B	−74B	−29N	F	F	=65N	3.5	18.5	18.5	6.75	1817	-13.2
68	Deville, Olivier	1863	FRA	−61B	−26N	−5B	+82B	−51N	−54N	+29B	+30N	−6B	3.0	39.0	41.0	12.00	1755	-26.0
69	Mueller, Thorsten	2007	GER	F	=86N	−4B	=84B	−29B	+81B	−11N	F	+31N	3.0	28.5	28.5	9.00	1840	-31.0
70	Ivanovic, Milan	1883	MNE	+78B	−73N	−15B	=67N	−71N	=65B	=98B	−92N	=44B	3.0	27.5	28.5	8.75	1733	-35.2
71	Arnedo Vigueras, Miguel	1841	ESP	=31N	=13N	−57B	F	+70B	+103B	−22N	−73N	F	3.0	27.0	27.0	9.00	1853	+3.2
72	Dobierzin, Olaf	1959	GER	=26N	−40B	F	+79B	+78N	F	F	−2B	=46N	3.0	26.0	26.0	9.75	1770	-27.2
73	Bjelanovic, Mile	2031	SRB	F	+70B	−2N	−22B	F	=15B	=105N	+71B	F	3.0	25.0	25.0	9.25	1836	-29.2
74	Melnik, Stefan	1820	MKD	−42B	−78N	F	F	+67N	−79N	F	+54B	+63N	3.0	20.5	20.5	11.00	1795	-7.6
75	Szilagyi, Samuel Attila	1955	HUN	=63N	F	+95N	+78N	−2N	F	=89N	F	F	3.0	15.5	15.5	6.00	1844	-11.8
76	Bibikov, Yuriy	1984	KAZ	+27N	−47B	=36N	+58B	−10N	−19B	−1N	−16B	F	2.5	41.5	41.5	10.75	2071	+11.2
77	Donmez, Unal	1805	TUR	=18B	=56N	−9B	−60B	+100N	=39N	−52B	−5B	−51N	2.5	38.0	38.5	7.50	1763	-11.0
78	Berginas, Sigitas	1640	LTU	−70N	+74B	−45N	−75B	−72B	−46N	−23B	+95N	=89N	2.5	28.0	29.0	4.75	1663	+2.0
79	Bayramalyyev Shyhmammet	1619	TKM	−93B	−44N	+106B	−72N	−23N	+74B	−46B	=88B	−54N	2.5	28.0	28.0	4.00	1647	+5.2
80	Dukaczewski, PiotrIM	2185	POL	=87B	F	+28N	=62B	=35N	−18B	−12N	F	F	2.5	26.5	26.5	10.00	2059	-21.0
81	Damjanovic, Radovan	1780	MNE	=29N	−3B	=42N	=31B	−6B	−69N	−32N	=64B	−53N	2.0	39.5	42.5	9.00	1716	-14.4
82	Madjeric, Miroslav	1773	CRO	−32N	=63B	−51B	−68N	−54N	−53B	+5B	−31N	=40B	2.0	36.5	39.5	10.50	1646	-54.4
83	Minarcak, Pavol	1865	SVK	−21N	+84B	−19B	F	−60N	+100B	−37B	−9B	−7N	2.0	33.5	33.5	2.50	1806	-14.8
84	Amangeldiyev, Meredgeldy	1912	TKM	−8B	−83N	=100B	=69N	−39N	−38B	−56B	+52B	−41N	2.0	32.5	33.0	5.75	1729	-83.2
85	Mikulec, Martin	1880	SVK	−20B	−14N	F	=94N	+87B	=55N	F	−50N	−17B	2.0	28.0	28.0	4.50	1911	+2.4
86	Ilic, Sladjan	1816	SRB	−33N	=69B	−67N	F	F	=52N	−58N	−49N	+100B	2.0	23.5	23.5	4.00	1815	-4.2
87	Avram, SretkoFM	2022	SRB	=80N	=27B	=56N	=41B	−85N	F	F	F	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	8.00	1974	-7.2
88	Vandelli, Jiazhuang	1756	ITA	F	+106B	=101N	F	−15N	−34B	F	=79N	−66N	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.50	1653	-33.2
89	Thomsson, Hakan	1833	SWE	−44B	−11N	−63N	F	=93B	F	=75B	F	=78B	1.5	21.0	21.0	3.50	1689	-22.8
90	Vojan, Istvan	1845	HUN	+97B	F	−44B	F	F	−26N	F	F	=13N	1.5	16.5	16.5	4.00	1690	-17.2
91	Zsiltzova-Lisenko, LubovWIM	2121	UKR	F	+42B	F	F	=64N	F	−4N	F	F	1.5	14.5	14.5	6.25	1973	-11.8
92	Vilics, Hanna	1825	HUN	F	=98N	F	F	F	−22B	F	+70B	F	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.50	1806	-2.8
93	Mitrovic, Stefan	1972	SRB	+79N	F	F	F	=89N	F	F	F	−57B	1.5	8.0	8.0	3.25	1808	-11.6
94	Capanov, Mile	1957	MKD	−37N	−50B	=47N	=85B	−56N	−14B	−55N	F	F	1.0	28.5	28.5	3.00	1700	-40.6
95	Lorincz, Robert	1604	SVK	−30B	F	−75B	−5N	F	+106B	−42B	−78B	F	1.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	1571	-7.8
96	Sanchez Ruiz, Piedad Esmeralda	1731	ESP	=67B	F	F	−43N	F	F	F	F	=23B	1.0	13.5	13.5	4.50	1759	+2.2
97	Poli, Diego	1705	ITA	−90N	F	F	−13B	F	F	−45N	+109B	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	1051	-18.8
98	Strete, Ciprian-Iulian	1858	ROU	F	=92B	F	F	−13N	F	=70N	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.25	1769	-7.2
99	Aksu, Mumin	1695	TUR	F	−67N	F	F	+106N	−23N	F	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1648	-3.8
100	Culjak, Miso	1756	CRO	−49B	−52N	=84N	−39B	−77B	−83N	−38N	−56B	−86N	0.5	27.5	29.5	1.00	1447	-48.0
101	Gransmark, Patrik	1798	SWE	F	−33B	=88B	−15N	F	−43N	F	−23N	F	0.5	23.0	23.0	1.00	1547	-25.8
102	Ivanov, Ljubomir	1841	BUL	−5B	F	F	−21B	=63N	F	F	−33B	F	0.5	20.5	20.5	1.75	1657	-16.0
103	Yatsishin, Ivan	1960	UKR	F	=15N	F	F	F	−71N	F	F	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	3.00	1686	-14.4
104	Falkowski, Dawid	1973	POL	=40N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	4.5	4.5	2.25	1892	-2.2
105	Bozic, Sasa	1773	SRB	F	F	F	F	F	F	=73B	F	F	0.5	3.0	3.0	1.50	2031	+6.4
106	Matanovic, Franjo	1614	CRO	−43B	−88N	−79N	−23B	−99B	−95N	−66N	−46B	−34N	0.0	28.5	29.5	0.00	979	-106.4
107	Znuderl, Matej	1910	SLO	−1B	−41N	F	−17N	F	F	−14B	−55B	F	0.0	27.5	27.5	0.00	1321	-25.2
108	Kabyzhanov, Bulat	1855	KAZ	−65N	F	−32N	F	F	F	F	F	−62N	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	1252	-16.0
109	FIDE 14019345	0	—	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	−97N	−45B	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	919	0.0
110	Atterberg, David	1547	SWE	F	−57N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1147	-1.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kuanyshuly, NurgisaKAZ
+163.2
5.5 pts · #17
2Nurhayev, ErlanKAZ
+142.0
5.0 pts · #31
3Ridzel, OleksandrUKR
+131.6
7.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Matanovic, FranjoCRO
-106.4
0.0 pts · #105
2Amangeldiyev, MeredgeldyTKM
-83.2
2.0 pts · #81
3Madjeric, MiroslavCRO
-54.4
2.0 pts · #86

Biggest upsets

R4+352 Elo gap
Kuanyshuly, Nurgisa1679 beat Bjelanovic, Mile2031
R4+338 Elo gap
Bibikov, Yuriy1984 beat FMDimic, Pavle2322
R7+290 Elo gap
CMAbiad Parra, Victor1958 beat Molyboha, Volodymyr2248