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SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 3

SwissBlitz

101 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 17 Jul 2025 in Beograd, Serbia. 42 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2435, and top seed was Evgeny Postny (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2551).

Bojan Maksimovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2506) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Evgeny Postny (9.0) and Nikolay Averin (8.5). Maksimovic shared the lead from round 10, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Deniz Ersin (1487) beat Jovan Filipovic (2073), a +586-point gap.

Location
🇷🇸Beograd, Serbia
Dates
17 Jul 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇱GMEvgeny Postny2551
Avg top 10
2,435
Participants
101
Titled players · 42
GM×7
IM×8
FM×19
CM×2
WGM×2
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×34
🇹🇷Turkiye×18
🇮🇳India×10
🇨🇾Cyprus×4
🇬🇷Greece×4
🇲🇳Mongolia×4
🇷🇺Russia×4
FIDE (no federation)×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 9.0/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
45
22
9
3
2
2
4
1
1
3
2
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11
R8–R11 · LEAD HELD

GM Evgeny Postny held the sole lead from R8 through R11 without losing it.

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 9.0/11. Maksimovic takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (77.0).

R10 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Evgeny Postny lost to GM Bojan Maksimovic (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMEvgeny Postny*
0
1
1
2GMBojan Maksimovic
1
*
½
½
3IMNikolay Averin
0
½
*
4FMSvyatoslav Lisenkov
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Maksimovic, BojanGM2506SRB+29N+59B=5N+11B=6N+17B+15N=3B=4N+2N+8B9.077.082.065.752543+6.3
2Postny, EvgenyGM2551ISR+43B+23N+8B+9N4B+67N+32N+6B+3N1B+5B9.074.579.062.002558+2.6
3Averin, NikolayIM2335FID+83B+99N+25B4B+44N+8N+16B=1N2B+12N+10B8.571.572.551.002496+24.8
4Bryakin, MikhailGM2501SRB+53B+44N+57B+3N+2N=15B6N+10B=1B=8N=7N8.075.580.556.752485+0.7
5Srihari LIM2241IND+87B+27N=1B32N+86B+28N=18B+33N+9B+6B2N8.069.072.549.502355+20.9
6Lisenkov, SvyatoslavFM2304FID=66B+95N+26B+86N=1B+57N+4B2N+16B5N+15N8.067.569.545.752404+32.6
7Vignesh B2173IND+65N=86B45N+43B+36N16B+22B+28N+27B+18N=4B8.063.567.048.752262+19.2
8Arsovic, ZoranIM2247SRB+63N+37B2N+22B+11N3B+19N+32B+15N=4B1N7.575.080.049.502353+16.8
9Itgelt, KhuyagtsogtIM2354MGL+21B+33N+24B2B16N+46N+26B+11B5N=23N+25B7.570.576.048.752268-16.8
10Munkhgal, GombosurenGM2497MGL+52N+47B+17N=19B15N+45B+67N4N+25B+24B3N7.567.071.544.502354-14.2
11Gkavardinas, AntoniosFM2100GRE+70B+100N+13B1N8B+60N+57B9N+39B+16N=14N7.566.567.539.752356+114.7
12Ivanisevic, IvanGM2534SRBF+28N=43B+51N+34B=26N+23B=15B+20N3B+24N7.565.565.547.502376-13.1
13Rychagov, AndreyGM2329RUS+58N+40B11N=36B45N+61B21N+69B+47N+44B+23N7.559.564.041.002180-16.6
14Fomkin, DmitryFM2329RUS+81B25N+53B34N28B+87N+60B+36N+31B+32N=11B7.559.563.040.252129-42.2
15Khripachenko, AlexanderIM2367FID+46B+56N+20B+30N+10B=4N1B=12N8B+19N6B7.073.579.046.752383+4.4
16Hayrapetyan, EdgarFM2155ARM+62N32B+52N+29B+9B+7N3N+21B6N11B+36N7.070.575.545.502194+8.0
17Boci, MateuFM2216ALB+79B+49N10B+31N+33B1N=25B27N+28B=22N+32B7.067.071.041.252193-2.2
18Injac, TeodoraIM2336SRB+76N+75B19N+27B+30N=32B=5N=24B+44N7B=20N7.065.069.040.252208-31.8
19Indzhiev, Aldar2143RUS+98B+31N+18B=10N67B=20N8B+34N+33B15B+37N7.065.066.039.752269+29.3
20Gajcin, MarinaWGM2172SRB+72B+34N15N+61B=46N=19B=27B+43N12B+38N=18B7.063.067.540.002193+8.8
21Bulgankhan GanzorigFM1945MGL9N+80B23B+88N+39N+75B+13B16N+26B25N+33B7.061.565.037.502180+22.6
22Kastis, Fotis2023GRE+92N24B+78N8N+65B=47B7N+48B+58N=17B+35N7.059.562.033.752085+24.0
23Ramaj, ErgitFM2120ALB+85N2B+21N=58B=68N+29B12N+50B+35N=9B13B6.566.070.037.502162+9.6
24Rohit SFM2147IND+51B+22N9N46B+41N+37B+34B=18N+57B10N12B6.565.570.539.002223+27.6
25Alikhanyan, Artak2053ARM+78N+14B3N35B+55N+68B=17N+67B10N+21B9N6.565.569.536.502198+41.8
26Marjanovic, Ivan D2143SRB=97N+41B6N+62B+58N=12B9N+37B21N=50B+34N6.563.564.535.002094-3.0
27Yildirim, Kemal2047TUR+84N5B+65N18N+66B+48B=20N+17B7N35B+50N6.563.067.034.502078+14.6
28Sunyuktha C M NWFM1938IND=45N12B+97N+40B+14N5B+69N7B17N+86B+44N6.563.064.030.752184+66.6
29Petrovic, Danijela1995SRB1B+38N+100B16N+64B23N+65B57N=30B+51N+45N6.560.561.530.752100+31.0
30Makaraci, TunahanFM2146TUR+73N+61B+35N15B18B34N38B+66N=29N+58B+55N6.558.563.033.752087-8.4
31Vilotijevic, Lazar2009USA+96N19B+48N17B50N+80B+68N+59B14N=42B+47N6.557.559.029.001993+2.0
32Durucay, UygarFM2013TUR+91B+16N=67B+5B+35N=18N2B8N+43B14B17N6.069.072.035.252259+34.8
33Dinesh Rajan MFM2060IND+93N9B+63N+54B17N+50B+35N5B19N+41B21N6.064.567.030.502060+1.5
34Milosavljevic, Teodor2032SRB+94N20B+95N+14B12N+30B24N19B+63N+57N26B6.061.063.028.502119+12.8
35Musovic, ArminFM2340MNE+60B+77N30B+25N32B+49N33B+75N23B+27N22B6.059.563.531.502086-65.2
36Granovskiy, AlexandrIM2039KAZ+64B67N+98B=13N7B=54N+66B14B+76N+60N16B6.058.559.526.002057+1.4
37Tuguldur, SoninbayarFM2032MGL+90B8N+70B57N+87B24N+54B26N+83B+39N19B6.056.059.026.502053+2.9
38Elci, ErenFM1711TUR59N29B+84N+77B=61N+86B+30N44B+45N20B=42N6.055.058.529.002060+46.6
39Todorovic, Goran MGM2354SRB=41N+97B86N=68N21B+63B+71N+45B11N37B+48N6.055.056.026.752029-38.2
40Arsenijevic, Ivan2048SRB+88B13N=51B28N43N=62B+85N58B+72N+74B+60B6.053.056.526.751894-39.0
41Hlebec, Darko1950SRB=39B26N+64B=49N24B65N+70B+79N+75B33N+77B6.052.556.527.252012+17.8
42Gajic, Aleksandar2062SRB95B98N=66B+97N51B+81B+55N+46N=59B=31N=38B6.045.546.527.001890-44.2
43Xu, ZiyuanFM1997CHN2N+73B=12N7N+40B+58B+47N20B32N48B+65N5.564.068.529.252036+5.8
44Li, XueyiWGM2100CHN+50N4B+83N+87B3B=52N+46B+38N18B13N28B5.564.067.527.252050-7.7
45Mrudul DehankarWIM2095IND=28B+66N+7B67N+13B10N+52B39N38B+65N29B5.562.567.033.252087-2.6
46Melamed, DanielFM1968AUS15N+50B+59N+24N=20B9B44N42B55N+73B+86N5.560.063.528.502063+20.4
47Trifunovic, Novica2116SRB+89B10N60B+98N+83B=22N43B+52N13B+54N31B5.557.558.523.001997-32.6
48Ersin, Deniz1487TUR49B+79N31B+81N+53B27N+56B22N=86B+43N39B5.556.059.526.251881+68.7
49Kosanovic, DraganFM2036SRB+48N17B=62N=41B+63N35B50N+87N60B+68B=54N5.555.058.526.751884-30.9
50Koyuncu, Omer Arda1699TUR44B46N+101B+99N+31B33N+49B23N+52B=26N27B5.555.055.522.252009+33.4
51Skouroupathis, Kyriakos1782CYP24N+92B=40N12B+42N69B61N+82B+71N29B+75N5.554.557.024.001940+31.4
52Aydogan, AryaWCM1974TUR10B+89N16B+70N+96N=44B45N47B50N+71B+69N5.553.555.021.251951-2.6
53Ilbasmis, Kayra1986TUR4N+85B14N+95B48N+90B59N54N+62B+75B=56N5.553.055.020.751922-8.0
54Ivanovic, Milan J1848BIH57B+82N+99B33N=69N=36B37N+53B+61N47B=49B5.553.054.023.502003+68.8
55Stefanatos, Nikolaos1876GRE67B64N+90B+92N25B=89N42B+62N+46B+59N30B5.550.553.022.751876+2.2
56Filipovic, Jovan2073SRB+80N15B58N65B+62N+70B48N63B+79N+76B=53B5.550.054.024.251860-53.6
57Antoniou, RafailFM2230CYP+54N+69B4N+37B+75N6B11N+29B24N34BF5.063.567.526.502104-26.2
58Gavriel, Adam1898ISR13B+88N+56B=23N26B43N+89B+40N22B30N=59B5.059.563.024.251988+13.1
59Markovic, Jevrem2124SRB+38B1N46B+72N60B+79N+53B31N=42N55B=58N5.058.562.525.501924-55.0
60Yildiz, Ali ArasCM1908TUR35N+93B+47N75B+59N11B14N+72B+49N36B40N5.057.560.023.002019+14.4
61Brankovic, UrosCM2007SRB+101B30N+96B20N=38B13N+51B=86N54B+64NF5.053.053.517.251865-19.0
62Mijalcic, Nikola1788SRB16B+101N=49B26N56B=40N+77N55B53N+92B+76N5.052.052.516.751901+21.3
63Sushrutha, Reddy1857IND8B+90N33B+91N49B39N+92B+56N34B77N+80B5.050.553.018.0018640.0
64Sayan, Uzay1554TUR36N+55B41N+71B29N+77B86N76B+81N61B+79N5.049.553.022.001892+41.9
65Kakurin, Artem1809RUS7B+91N27B+56N22N+41B29N=71B+69N45B43B4.559.562.521.251919+19.4
66Marjanovic, Marko1865BIH=6N45B=42N+78B27N+96B36N30B74N+82B=68N4.555.557.018.751785-13.0
67Milosevic, MilosIM2317SRB+55N+36B=32N+45B+19N2B10B25NFFF4.553.053.027.002206-18.2
68Timurkutluk, Yagizalp1617TUR75N+76B+69N=39B=23B25N31B83N+87B49N=66B4.552.055.520.501900+35.8
69Laban, Zoran2024MNE+82B57N68B+89N=54B+51N28B13N65B+88N52B4.552.055.519.251797-30.0
70Mikael Vivek Joseph1689IND11N+71B37N52B+92B56N41N=78B82N+93N+88B4.549.051.515.001736+7.1
71Babic, Zdravko1915SRB100B70N+80B64N+88B+72N39B=65N51B52N+78N4.547.048.018.251764-45.6
72Milenkovic, Marko1802SRB20N+94B75N59B+78N71B+96N60N40B+84B=74N4.546.548.014.251740-37.6
73Jablanovic, Branislav1776SRB30B43N82B84N+94B=88N78B+101N+93B46N+89B4.541.542.010.751609-44.8
74Saridis, Pantelis1618CYP99B83N79B+76B77N+91N87B+92N+66B40N=72B4.540.041.016.251756+17.4
75Mihopoulos, Konstantinos2055GRE+68B18N+72B+60N57B21N+83B35B41N53N51B4.056.060.018.001883-48.6
76Cirkovic, Vuk1905SRB18B68N88B74N+97B+78N+80B+64N36B56N62B4.049.050.014.001679-126.0
77Kostic, Milos N2059SRBF35B87N38N+74B64N62B+89N+80B+63B41N4.048.548.517.001746-63.1
78Durucay, Ethem1612TUR25B+81N22B66N72B76B+73N=70N=89B+87N71B4.047.551.016.001753+24.2
79Kamenov, Valentin1827BUL17N48B+74N96B+93N59B+90N41B56B+91N64B4.047.048.513.001673-20.0
80Pica, EleniWCM1685CYP56B21N71N+94B+91B31N76N+90B77N+85B63N4.046.549.012.5016910.0
81Milovanovic, Marica1885SRB14N78B+93N48B=84B42N=88B+91N64B=89N=82B4.046.048.513.001556-81.8
82Ozkoccatli, Erkin1466TUR69N54B+73N83B89B=97N+84B51N+70B66N=81N4.044.545.515.501671+27.4
83Ristic, Slobodan B1904SRB3N+74B44B+82N47N+95B75N+68B37NFF4.044.544.515.001848-11.8
84Cevher, Gokhan Hulki1589TUR27B87N38B+73B=81N85B82N+94N=88B72N+90B4.043.546.013.751599-1.2
85Aayiu Atindrya Shetty1704IND23B53N91B90N+101B+84N40B88N+96B80N+93B4.039.540.08.501573-18.6
86Arjun, Satheesh2020INDF=7N+39B6B5N38N+64B=61B=48N28N46B3.563.563.520.251884-34.0
87Jozic, Aleksandar1850SRB5N+84B+77B44N37N14B+74N49B68N78B=92N3.553.556.013.751740-19.7
88Basarir, Furkan1590TUR40N58B+76N21B71N=73B=81N+85B=84N69B70N3.548.052.014.251712+12.9
89Toksun, Utku1701TUR47N52B+94N69B+82N=55B58N77B=78N=81B73N3.546.549.013.251696-4.9
90Gavriel, Oren1470ISR37N63B55N+85B+98B53N79B80N91B+101B84N3.042.042.55.501560+7.1
91Sivri, Kerem Ege0TUR32N65B+85N63B80N74B+101N81B+90N79BF3.041.542.07.5015410.0
92Lenoks, Martin Jr.1456USA22B51NF55B70N+93B63N74B+94N62N=87B2.545.545.56.751551+10.4
93Davidovic, Nikolina1674SRB33B60N81B+101N79B92N=94B+96N73N70B85N2.538.539.03.251308-126.8
94Vasiljevic, Uros1470SRB34B72N89B80N73N+101B=93N84B92B+96NF2.536.036.53.251247-56.0
95Yang, Le1676CHN+42N6B34B53N+99B83NFFFFF2.030.530.57.001894+21.8
96FIDE 9244950031BF61N+79N52B66N72B93B85N94B=101N1.539.539.54.2514630.0
97Elci, Yigit1721TUR=26B39N28B42B76N=82BFFFFF1.033.033.05.251662-14.9
98Sakotic, Ana1764SRB19N+42B36N47B90NFFFFFF1.027.527.56.001727-7.2
99Gvozden, Nikola2055SRB+74N3B54N50B95NFFFFFF1.026.026.04.501602-31.9
100Pajcin, LavFM2345SRB+71N11B29NFFFFFFFF1.018.518.54.501888-32.2
101Sopov, Petr0SRB61N62B50N93B85N94N91B73BF90N=96B0.536.536.50.758990.0

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