Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2025 U16
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Jun 2025 to 21 Jun 2025 in Strumica, North Macedonia. Top 10 Elo average was 1761, and top seed was Michael Burns (🇲🇰 MKD, 2036).
Nikola Radonjanin (🇲🇰 MKD, 1795) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Michael Burns (5.5) and Nikola Smilevski (4.5). Radonjanin shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Nikola Smilevski (1531) beat Andrey Ivanov (1910), a +379-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsNikola Radonjanin led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Nikola Radonjanin held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
Nikola Radonjanin beat Michael Burns (White).
Nikola Radonjanin 4 wins (R3–R6)Michael Burns 3 wins (R1–R3)Nikola Smilevski 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nikola Radonjanin | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Michael Burns | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Nikola Smilevski | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Kristijan Kavazov | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radonjanin, Nikola | 1795 | MKD | +16B | =6N | +4B | +7N | +5B | +2B | =3N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 22.25 | 2088 | +91.6 |
| 2 | Burns, Michael | 2036 | MKD | +8B | +4N | +7B | =5N | +3B | −1N | +6B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 31.0 | 23.00 | 2012 | -2.4 |
| 3 | Smilevski, Nikola | 1531 | MKD | −6B | +16N | +13B | +11N | −2N | +5B | =1B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1817 | +93.2 |
| 4 | Kavazov, Kristijan | 1707 | MKD | +15N | −2B | −1N | +14B | +10N | +11B | =5N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1738 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Ivanov, Andrey | 1910 | MKD | +10B | +9N | +6B | =2B | −1N | −3N | =4B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 15.50 | 1786 | -34.8 |
| 6 | Nikolovski, Kiril | 1936 | MKD | +3N | =1B | −5N | +10B | +9N | =7B | −2N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 16.00 | 1807 | -36.4 |
| 7 | Simonovski, Dimitar | 1849 | MKD | +13N | +11B | −2N | −1B | +8N | =6N | =10B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.25 | 1723 | -32.0 |
| 8 | Jakimov, Dragi | 1541 | MKD | −2N | +15B | −11N | +12B | −7B | +14N | +13N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1649 | +27.6 |
| 9 | Andonovski, Vojdan | 1629 | MKD | +14N | −5B | −10N | +13B | −6B | +12N | +15B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1649 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Angjelovski, Luka | 1517 | MKD | −5N | +14B | +9B | −6N | −4B | F | =7N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1602 | +36.4 |
| 11 | Dodevski, Milan | 1463 | MKD | +12N | −7N | +8B | −3B | =13N | −4N | F | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1576 | +29.6 |
| 12 | Achkoski, Petar | 1679 | MKD | −11B | F | +15N | −8N | F | −9B | +14B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1336 | -70.8 |
| 13 | Petkovski, Filip | 1485 | MKD | −7B | F | −3N | −9N | =11B | +15N | −8B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.25 | 1390 | -33.2 |
| 14 | Gjorgiev, Darko | 0 | MKD | −9B | −10N | F | −4N | +15B | −8B | −12N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Atanasovski, Ivan | 1478 | MKD | −4B | −8N | −12B | F | −14N | −13B | −9N | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 809 | -65.6 |
| 16 | Ivanovski, Jovan | 1479 | MKD | −1N | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 865 | -22.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Smilevski, NikolaMKD+93.24.5 pts · #3
- 2Radonjanin, NikolaMKD+91.66.0 pts · #1
- 3Angjelovski, LukaMKD+36.42.5 pts · #12
- 1Achkoski, PetarMKD-70.82.0 pts · #14
- 2Atanasovski, IvanMKD-65.60.0 pts · #15
- 3Nikolovski, KirilMKD-36.44.0 pts · #4
- R6+379 Elo gap
- R6+241 Elo gap
- R1+216 Elo gap