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SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 6

SwissBlitz

122 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 21 Jul 2025 in Beograd, Serbia. 44 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2422, and top seed was Vahap Sanal (🇹🇷 TUR, GM, 2595).

Alexander Khripachenko ( FID, IM, 2367) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Rafail Antoniou (9.0) and Danilo Milanovic (8.5). Khripachenko won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Eren Elci (FM, 1711) beat Ivan Marinkovic (IM, 2331), a +620-point gap.

Location
🇷🇸Beograd, Serbia
Dates
21 Jul 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇹🇷GMVahap Sanal2595
Avg top 10
2,422
Participants
122
Titled players · 44
GM×5
IM×7
FM×24
CM×3
WGM×2
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×53
🇹🇷Turkiye×23
FIDE (no federation)×7
🇮🇱Israel×6
🇦🇲Armenia×5
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×4
🇷🇺Russia×3
🇲🇳Mongolia×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R11; 2 players tied at 9.0/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
57
27
12
5
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Averin takes lead
R10 · LEADER CHANGE21 Jul

IM Nikolay Averin takes the sole lead (8.5/10).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 9.0/11. Khripachenko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (74.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Rafail Antoniou 7 wins (R5–R11)IM Alexander Khripachenko 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R9–R11)GM Branko Damljanovic 4 wins (R7–R10)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMRafail Antoniou*
0
2IMAlexander Khripachenko*
0
3GMBranko Damljanovic*
½
4GMDanilo Milanovic
1
1
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Khripachenko, AlexanderIM2367FID+49N+30B+19N+8B3N+62B=14N=4B+15N+11B+12N9.074.079.062.752446+11.6
2Antoniou, RafailFM2230CYP3N+94B+48N30B+82N+10B+32N+36B+19N+16B+4B9.068.572.557.502363+32.6
3Milanovic, DaniloGM2477SRB+2B+38N+13B+31N+1B+7N+6B16N+14B4N=5B8.579.085.065.252498+5.8
4Averin, NikolayIM2335FID+50B+33N+42B7N+41B+31N+13B=1N+16B+3B2N8.574.080.058.502416+13.3
5Damljanovic, BrankoGM2411SRB=20N+107B83N+84B+59N=30B+12N+62B+8N+9B=3N8.565.068.052.502406+3.2
6Sanal, VahapGM2595TUR+53N+65B+14N+21B+18N=16B3N+17B9N=7B+24N8.072.577.553.502457-13.0
7Hayrapetyan, EdgarFM2155ARM+91N+82B+15N+4B+17N3B=18N14B+13N=6N+23B8.072.076.053.002380+37.9
8Karpenko, AntonCM2200FID+78B+22N+32B1N+37B+34N24B+23N5B+17B+21N8.071.576.552.002358+35.9
9Radlovacki, JovanIM2253SRB+86N+63B37N+51B+15N+19B16N+20B+6B5N+22B8.068.573.051.502301+8.6
10Indzhiev, Aldar2143RUS+94N15B=43N+22N+54B2N+102B+83B=21N+18B+16N8.064.068.045.502263+28.8
11Preobrazhenskaya, DianaFM2120FID+95N+39B17N90B+69N+56B+45N+40B+18N1N+25B8.062.566.546.502256+20.7
12Ratkovic, MilojeGM2445SRB+80B47N+121B+38N=62B+26N5B+34N+24B+14N1B7.567.068.042.002334-10.7
13Azoulay, Yehonatan2135ISR+117N+48B3N+45B+91N+40B4N=21B7B+33N+60B7.566.067.539.002215+54.4
14Makaraci, TunahanFM2146TUR+73B+121N6B+32N+33B+23N=1B+7N3N12B=20N7.073.074.042.002274+26.6
15Bulgankhan GanzorigFM1945MGL+112B+10N7B+42N9B+46N+31B+26N1B25N+41B7.071.574.542.502273+28.4
16Munkhgal, GombosurenGM2497MGL+122N+88B=59N+54B+83N=6N+9B+3B4N2N10B7.070.070.037.752377-13.1
17Omorjan, DejanFM2404SRB+58B+29N+11B=62N7B=25N+47B6N+38B8N+46B7.069.574.544.502264-15.8
18Alaverdyan, GevorgFM2267ARM+64B+44N+41B+37N6B+57N=7B=24N11B10N+38B7.068.573.542.002225-7.2
19Ramaj, ErgitFM2120ALB+71B+70N1B+85N+36B9N+64B+25N2B23N+44B7.067.071.538.502134+7.3
20Yildiz, Ali ArasCM1908TUR=5B+67N=55B41N+35B+38N+57B9N+31B=27N=14B7.066.571.543.502241+44.9
21Zakin, IlayFM2218ISR+97B+101N+60B6N57B+44N+22B=13N=10B+47N8B7.065.569.540.252202-7.6
22Jovanovic, Anja1965SRB+106N8B+107N10B+27N+60B21N+28B+62N+40B9N7.065.068.037.002212+64.4
23Djokic, MihailoFM2274SRB+43N54B+49N+88B+90N14B+55N8B+37N+19B7N7.063.567.539.002149-30.2
24Stefanovic, Bosko2207SRB+76N90B+50N=63B+43N+83B+8N=18B12N+36B6B7.063.067.041.502210+10.5
25Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFM2236AUS+74N+56B=54N83B+63N=17B+37N19B+32N+15B11N7.062.567.041.252179-6.8
26Musovic, ArminFM2340MNE48N+84B+82N+65B=30N12B+43N15B+55N=39B+52N7.060.064.537.752132-44.6
27Arsovic, GoranIM2294SRB+102B32N+58B47N22B+84B+90N+29N=33B=20B+51N7.060.064.037.752075-25.0
28Gaivoronskii, Andrei2165SRB72B+71N+102B33N58B+97N+44B22N+49B+63N+36B7.056.060.036.001993-40.2
29Eken, Atakan2049TUR+110N17B39N108B+93N+76B+92N27B+66N+62B+40N7.052.055.032.002046+5.2
30Granovskiy, AlexandrIM2039KAZ+109B1N+72B+2N=26B=5N=34B31N+35B60N+57B6.569.072.040.002215+12.7
31Boci, MateuFM2216ALB+108N+45B+90N3B+39N4B15N+30B20N+37B=32N6.566.069.034.752096-15.1
32Osetrov, DmitrijFM2004RUS+111N+27B8N14B+94N+68B2B+41N25B+42N=31B6.565.568.534.252120+20.0
33Durucay, UygarFM2013TUR+100N4B+87N+28B14N+91B40N+52B=27N13B+39N6.563.567.535.002093+15.7
34Marinkovic, IvanIM2331SRB+66N37B+53N+59B+56N8B=30N12B36N+54B+55N6.562.067.036.252129-23.2
35Stamatovic, Aleksandar2182SRB39N+95B+66N56B20N+74B+50N=55B30N+85B+62N6.556.060.032.252005-42.0
36Elci, ErenFM1711TUR+96B42N+44B+46N19N+59B+41B2N+34B24N28N6.066.070.034.002137+55.2
37Tuguldur, SoninbayarFM2032MGL+99B+34N+9B18B8N+114N25B+42N23B31N+75B6.065.068.032.502129+10.3
38Novodvorskiy, Dmitriy Al2059FID+89N3B+76N12B+74N20B+68N+45B17N+43B18N6.064.068.531.502068+0.6
39Binboga, YamanCM1776TUR+35B11N+29B+96N31B55N=46B+54N+57B=26N33B6.064.068.035.002131+67.5
40Pavicevic, Jovan R2248SRB=67B=57N+69B+55N+47B13N+33B11N+58B22N29B6.063.568.533.752044-53.2
41Jakovljevic, Zoran D2115SRB+61B+77N18N+20B4N+90B36N32B+82N+45B15N6.063.067.032.001992-29.8
42Petric, Borislav2116SRB+118N+36B4N15B+50N45B+66N37B+90N32B+69N6.060.061.527.501978-35.2
43Marjanovic, Marko1865BIH23B+113N=10B+67N24B+54N26B=85N+81B38N+101B6.059.062.028.752066+32.0
44Orujov, Hasan1989AZE+92N18B36N+72B+87N21B28N+68B+86N+65B19N6.058.062.028.001965-4.2
45Ilbasmis, Kayra1986TUR+120B31N+114B13N+75B+42N11B38N+73B41N+64B6.058.059.025.001986+1.4
46Ratkovic, PetarFM2098SRB68N+61B+74N36B+108N15B=39N=49N+102B+48B17N6.057.560.529.501907-47.8
47Alikhanyan, Artak2053ARM+93N+12B62N+27B40N+66B17N+91B+65N21BF6.057.557.532.502189+36.2
48Donmez, Ahmet1884TUR+26B13N2B114N+99B61N+93B+71N+96B46N+81B6.057.060.029.001960+15.4
49Gavriel, Adam1898ISR1B+99N23B=70N+109B+67N83N=46B28N+92B+65N6.056.559.526.501977+11.2
50Markina, Sofiia1880CZE4N+100B24B+79N42B+107N35B61N+93B+78N+63B6.056.559.526.001897+10.0
51Isaev, Yuriy V2050FID77B+79N+75B9N+61B64N+71B58N+67B+101N27B6.056.060.029.501919-32.2
52Kovacevic, RadmilaWFM2083SRB70B114N+78B75N+77B+72N+73B33N+64B+58N26B6.054.057.030.501881-49.4
53Tadic, Stefan M1934SRB6B+109N34B61N+98B87N72B+77N+71B+76N+73B6.053.556.527.001842-42.6
54Tsydendambaev, Artur2022FID+115B+23N=25B16N10N43B+84N39B+61B34N+86N5.562.064.027.001992-7.8
55Kosanovic, DraganFM2036SRB+105N=83B=20N40B+76N+39B23B=35N26B+56N34B5.561.064.529.002076+9.4
56Xu, ZiyuanFM1997CHN+98B25N+70B+35N34B11N+61B=57N60N55B+74N5.560.064.028.751992+0.7
57Kandic, MilanFM2073SRB=84N=40B+108N+68B+21N18B20N=56B39N+87B30N5.559.062.027.501947-30.8
58Alexandri, Dimitra1898GRE17N+110B27N+95B+28N+65B62N+51B40N52B=59N5.558.561.527.752081+71.3
59Marjanovic, Ivan D2143SRB+87B+72N=16B34N5B36N=67B74N+94B+97N=58B5.557.061.026.251975-14.0
60Li, XueyiWGM2100CHNF+68B21N91B+86N22N=85B+64N+56B+30B13N5.556.556.528.751987-15.1
61Cengel, Edibe Eylul1713TUR41N46N+120B+53B51N+48B56N+50B54N=86B+85N5.556.057.025.751935+57.2
62Radojicic, Aleksandar MFM2215SRB+75B+85N+47B=17B=12N1N+58B5N22B29N35B5.069.073.528.252108-26.6
63Dragic, Dragan2010SRB+113B9N+73B=24N25B102N=79B+78N+74B28B50N5.059.062.024.001893-29.0
64Babovic, Lazar1861SRB18N+92B65N+107B+88N+51B19N60B52N+70B45N5.056.059.022.501912+14.8
65Carnic, Dejan2065SRB+114B6N+64B26N+97B58N+94B+87N47B44N49B5.056.059.020.501923-39.8
66Stankovic, Andrea1877SRB34B+115N35B+77N+96B47N42B+79N29B73N+93B5.055.057.020.001850-6.5
67Zeyrek, Ayaz1855TUR=40N20B+106N43B+70N49B=59N+92B51NF+80B5.054.558.023.251863+1.4
68Koyuncu, Omer Arda1699TUR+46B60N+101B57N+85B32N38B44N80B+104N+98B5.053.057.022.501885+22.1
69Bajkic, Strahinja1894SRB83N+105B40N+93B11B71N+77B73N+89B+79N42B5.053.056.522.001797-52.8
70Yerseit, Alim1680KAZ+52N19B56N=49B67B+98N81B+105N=75B64N+99B5.052.556.023.001801+18.9
71Vukanovic, Dusan1725SRB19N28B+111N82B+100N+69B51N48B53N+113B+92N5.052.555.519.001776+10.8
72Mitic, Aleksandar1770SRB+28N59B30N44N+117B52B+53N90B92N+110B+100N5.052.053.521.501811+19.2
73Aydin, Mustafa Kemal Ata1749TUR14N+116B63N=101B=110N+82B52N+69B45N+66B53N5.051.553.019.501874+23.5
74Georgijev, Vuk1853SRB25B+120N46B+112N38B35N+107B+59B63N+96N56B5.051.552.516.501915+13.7
75Yerseit, Amir1823KAZ62N+117B51N+52B45N88B=105N+100B=70N+82B37N5.050.552.020.251833+2.5
76Jurisic, Lukas1800SRB24B+119N38B+81N55B29N82N+111B+110N53B+109N5.050.051.015.001816+2.1
77Basarir, Furkan1590TUR+51N41B84N66B52N+111B69N53B+119N+95B+91N5.049.550.518.001762+18.5
78Kankeyan, Risheeth1790USA8N=106B52N+103B84N+110B=86N63B+113N50B+107N5.047.550.517.001747-19.5
79Klekovkin, Aleksandr1668SRB88N51B+92N50B+116N=86B=63N66B+108N69B+97B5.047.048.517.251738+63.3
80Ilcic, Aleksa1910SRB12N93B+100N87B+111N92B95N+99B+68N+91B67N5.046.049.020.001677-122.8
81Laban, Zoran2024MNE107N+89B91N76B+105N94B+70N+108B43N+109B48N5.044.047.019.001700-41.3
82Rajlic, Boris1959SRB+119B7N26B+71N2B73N+76B+94N41B75N=89B4.558.559.517.251825-29.8
83Pajcin, LavFM2345SRB+69B=55N+5B+25N16B24N+49B10NFFF4.554.054.029.252220-20.2
84Yurtal, Furkan1678TUR=57B26N+77B5N+78B27N54B98N109B+116N+108B4.553.555.017.251746+6.5
85Avetisyan, MariamWFM1982ARM+103N62B+93N19B68N+95B=60N=43B=87B35N61B4.553.057.020.001806-46.8
86Palamarevic, Mina1858SRB9B+98N96B+99N60B=79N=78B+109N44B=61N54B4.552.555.518.751755-28.0
87Omirserik, Alima1747KAZ59NF33B+80N44B+53B+88N65B=85N57N+96B4.552.552.521.751991+61.6
88Gvozden, Nikola2055SRB+79B16N+97B23N64B+75N87B=102N+98BFF4.545.545.520.001913-18.4
89Rajlic, Irina1669SRB38B81N=104B98N92N+116B=103N+119B69N+112B=82N4.541.042.011.751470-85.6
90Aydogan, AryaWCM1974TUR+104B+24N31B+11N23B41N27B+72N42BFF4.061.561.524.002033+5.6
91Avramovic, Aleksa1757SRB7B+112N+81B+60N13B33N+96B47N101B80N77B4.056.559.517.501860+34.8
92Ozkoccatli, Erkin1466TUR44B64N79B+113N+89B+80N29B67N+72B49N71B4.053.556.517.501646+23.2
93Durucay, Ethem1612TUR47B+80N85B69N29B+104N48N+103B50N+108B66N4.052.555.516.001732+18.5
94Ambarjyan, Tereza1748ARM10B2N+115B+121N32B+81N65N82B59N107B+112N4.051.552.511.001805+6.2
95Tutynin, Viacheslav1738SRB11B35N+113B58N+112B85N+80B96N97B77N+111B4.048.551.514.001712-13.2
96Ravic, NenadFM2111SRB36N+118B+86N39B66N+108B91N+95B48N74B87N4.048.049.513.001696-108.8
97Jozic, Aleksandar1850SRB21N+103B88N+116B65N28B110N+107B+95N59B79N4.048.049.512.501697-22.3
98Gavriel, Oren1470ISR56N86B=118N+89B53N70B+106N+84B88N=100B68N4.047.048.515.251597+13.2
99Milojevic, Dunja1562SRB37N49B+117N86B48N=103B=100N80N+111B+105B70N4.047.048.512.001592+2.5
100Bradic, Neda1526SRB33B50N80B+119N71B+112N=99B75N+105B=98N72B4.047.048.011.501516-14.0
101Zakurdjaeva, IrinaWGM1988RUSF21B68N=73N114B+106B=109N+110B+91N51B43N4.045.545.514.501674-68.4
102Ilic, Zvezdana1875SRB27N+111B28N=110B+118N+63B10N=88B46NFF4.045.045.013.251906+7.0
103Nedeljkovic, Lena1458SRB85B97N=109B78N=104B=99N=89B93N107N+119B+115N4.038.039.010.751496+8.0
104Lenoks, Martin Jr.1456USA90N108B=89N118B=103N93B=116N+115B=112N68B+113N4.034.035.511.501530+9.0
105Vukanovic, Vuk1565SRB55B69N112B+120N81B+117N=75B70B100N99N+116B3.539.540.56.501532-23.6
106Dogan, Ela Zeynep0TUR22B=78N67B109N+115B101N98B113N+117B111N+120N3.537.538.57.0015080.0
107Sayan, Uzay1554TUR+81B5N22B64NF50B74N97N+103B+94N78B3.053.554.513.001686+11.1
108Kamenov, Valentin1827BUL31B+104N57B+29N46B96N+113B81N79B93N84N3.051.554.514.001669-24.3
109Omic, Aleksandar1567SRB30N53B=103N+106B49NF=101B86B+84N81N76B3.049.050.512.001611+4.1
110Cevher, Gokhan Hulki1589TUR29B58N+119B=102N=73B78N+97B101N76B72NF3.045.545.59.501637+5.6
111Rakocevic, Sava1479SRB32B102N71B+115N80B77N+117B76N99N+106B95N3.044.045.57.001462-11.0
112Sopov, Petr0SRB15N91B+105N74B95N100B=120N+116B=104B89N94B3.041.542.57.5014310.0
113Markovic, Ana1520SRB63N43B95N92B+120N+119B108N+106B78B71N104B3.040.541.55.501341-66.1
114Yang, Le1676CHN65N+52B45N+48B+101N37BFFFFF3.033.033.016.002005+37.6
115Lazic, Arsenije1541SRB54N66B94N111B106N+120B119N104NF+117B103B2.032.532.52.501413-60.0
116FIDE 92449500121B73NF97N79B89N=104B112N+120B84B105N1.535.535.53.0013740.0
117Antoniou, Andreas1428CYP13B75N99BF72N105B111N=120B106N115N+119B1.535.535.51.501184-66.0
118Elci, Yigit1721TUR42B96N=98B+104N102BFFFFFF1.525.025.06.001657-15.1
119Gunes, Seda0TUR82N76B110N100BF113N+115B89N77B103N117N1.036.536.52.0012420.0
120Sopov, Simeon1465SRB45N74B61N105B113B115N=112B=117N116NF106B1.034.534.52.251217-66.0
121Zakin, Lior1946ISR+116N14B12N94BFFFFFFF1.023.023.01.501281-43.6
122Vagman, RoyIM2315ISR16BFFFFFFFFFF0.011.511.50.001697-5.2

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