S: 3. OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR DUBROVNIK ADVENT 2025

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93 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. 12 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2283, and top seed was Stefan Mazur (🇸🇰 SVK, IM, 2392).

Nebojsa Nikcevic (🇲🇪 MNE, GM, 2318) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Mihailo Djokic (6.0) and Martin Jablonicky (5.5). Nikcevic shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Si Xun Shaun Yeo (1541) beat Krunoslav Simunic (2067), a +526-point gap.

Location

🇭🇷Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dates

18 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇰IMStefan Mazur2392

Avg top 10

2,283

Participants

Titled players · 12

GM×1

IM×5

FM×4

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇷Croatia×63

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×7

🇲🇪Montenegro×5

🇷🇸Serbia×5

🇸🇬Singapore×3

🇸🇰Slovakia×2

🇧🇬Bulgaria×2

🇧🇪Belgium×2

Top 3

🥇
GMNebojsa Nikcevic
🇲🇪MNE·2318
6.0pts·2466perf+11.4
🥈
FMMihailo Djokic
🇷🇸SRB·2231
6.0pts·2392perf+29.0
🥉
IMMartin Jablonicky
🇸🇰SVK·2304
5.5pts·2394perf+9.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Nikcevic6Djokic6Jelcic5.5Pehar5.5Plenkovic5.5Milosevic5.5— ex-leaders:Jablonickyled R5, #8

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Nikcevic takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Nebojsa Nikcevic drew with FM Mihailo Djokic (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Nebojsa Nikcevic 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Mihailo Djokic 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Marko Jelcic 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMNebojsa Nikcevic	*	½	½	—
2FMMihailo Djokic	½	*	1	—
3CMMarko Jelcic	½	0	*	—
4Borna Pehar	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nikcevic, NebojsaGM	2318	MNE	+66B	+24N	+13B	+11N	=4B	+3N	=2B	6.0	30.5	33.0	27.25	2466	+11.4
2	Djokic, MihailoFM	2231	SRB	+77N	+38B	+37N	=6B	+35N	+4B	=1N	6.0	27.5	29.5	23.75	2392	+29.0
3	Jablonicky, MartinIM	2304	SVK	+57N	+40B	+8N	+10B	+6N	−1B	=5N	5.5	31.0	34.0	25.25	2394	+9.1
4	Jelcic, MarkoCM	2220	BIH	+46N	+59B	+5N	+19B	=1N	−2N	+9B	5.5	30.5	33.5	24.50	2327	+22.0
5	Mazur, StefanIM	2392	SVK	+27B	+16N	−4B	+18N	+7B	+15N	=3B	5.5	30.0	34.0	25.75	2383	+0.8
6	Milosevic, MilosIM	2281	SRB	+68B	+18N	+25B	=2N	−3B	+20N	+13B	5.5	29.0	31.5	23.00	2320	+4.2
7	Plenkovic, ZdenkoIM	2348	CRO	+73N	+12B	+9N	=35B	−5N	+16B	+14N	5.5	28.0	30.5	23.25	2364	+2.5
8	Pehar, Borna	2089	CRO	+81B	+65N	−3B	+52N	+11B	=14N	+36B	5.5	24.0	26.0	18.25	2264	+65.6
9	Begic, Domagoj	2124	CRO	+31B	+52N	−7B	+27N	+22B	+10B	−4N	5.0	28.0	31.0	20.00	2184	+16.2
10	Radojicic, Aleksandar MFM	2223	SRB	+49B	+29N	+22B	−3N	+17B	−9N	+24B	5.0	27.0	30.5	20.00	2209	+1.2
11	Nikolic, NebojsaFM	2262	MNE	+50N	+51B	+17N	−1B	−8N	+44B	+22N	5.0	27.0	30.0	18.50	2196	-3.3
12	Jovanovic, Anja	2029	SRB	+75B	−7N	+66B	−14N	+27B	+41N	+25B	5.0	24.0	26.0	16.00	2067	+12.4
13	Markotic, GordanIM	2128	CRO	+32N	+34B	−1N	=40B	+19N	+35B	−6N	4.5	27.5	31.0	17.75	2140	+3.6
14	Vidovic, Mario	2147	CRO	=23N	+44B	=28N	+12B	+51N	=8B	−7B	4.5	27.5	30.5	18.25	2083	-6.8
15	Tomas, Ante	2141	CRO	+45B	=21N	=36B	+33N	+26B	−5B	=17N	4.5	26.0	29.5	17.75	2141	+3.4
16	Nguyen, Khoi	2051	BEL	+54B	−5B	=47N	+45N	+21B	−7N	+48B	4.5	26.0	29.0	16.25	2042	+4.0
17	Petricevic, Mateo	2085	CRO	+39B	+53N	−11B	+31N	−10N	+51B	=15B	4.5	25.0	28.0	15.75	2061	+2.2
18	Maton, Emily	2018	ENG	+92N	−6B	+77N	−5B	+46N	+23B	=30N	4.5	24.5	24.5	11.50	2038	+9.2
19	Karaivanova, PetyaWFM	1969	BUL	=71B	+69N	+21B	−4N	−13B	+68N	+39B	4.5	23.0	25.5	14.25	1928	-2.0
20	Zivkovic, Mihovil	1974	CRO	+60N	−35B	+46N	=36B	+37N	−6B	+65N	4.5	22.5	25.0	14.25	2016	+23.6
21	Jovicic, Miodrag	1916	CRO	+76N	=15B	−19N	+55B	−16N	+67B	+43N	4.5	22.5	24.5	13.25	1940	+7.0
22	Boric, Jakov	2055	CRO	+72N	+55B	−10N	+34B	−9N	+56B	−11B	4.0	25.0	27.5	12.50	1977	-9.2
23	Omerovic, Damir	1702	BIH	=14B	+56N	−30B	=29N	+33B	−18N	+53B	4.0	24.0	27.0	14.25	2000	+100.8
24	Pavlic, Drazen	2035	CRO	+78N	−1B	+57N	=37B	=65N	+34B	−10N	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.00	1931	-13.6
25	Porobija, Antonio	2093	CRO	+67N	+62B	−6N	−51B	+50N	+38B	−12N	4.0	23.5	26.0	12.50	1938	-22.0
26	Music, Tomislav	2061	CRO	+41B	+42N	−35N	+28B	−15N	=65B	=32N	4.0	23.0	25.5	14.25	1913	-19.6
27	Pavicevic, Zlatko	1769	CRO	−5N	+72B	+90N	−9B	−12N	+78B	+51N	4.0	23.0	24.0	8.50	1989	+36.4
28	Karac, Miho	1795	CRO	+63B	=36N	=14B	−26N	=39B	+58N	=29B	4.0	22.5	25.5	13.75	1944	+40.0
29	Palic, Pavle	1933	CRO	+87N	−10B	=67N	=23B	+61N	=32B	=28N	4.0	22.5	24.0	11.75	1810	-19.4
30	Simunic, Krunoslav	2067	CRO	+70N	−37B	+23N	=65B	−40N	+47B	=18B	4.0	21.5	24.0	13.50	1848	-32.8
31	Perak, Matej	1678	CRO	−9N	+74B	+59N	−17B	−38N	+76B	+56N	4.0	21.5	23.5	10.50	1848	+46.0
32	Cagalj, Karlo	1693	CRO	−13B	=63N	=79B	+69N	+52B	=29N	=26B	4.0	21.0	23.0	12.00	1877	+52.0
33	Perdic, Arijan	1927	CRO	−42N	+70B	+62N	−15B	−23N	+72B	+61N	4.0	20.5	23.0	11.00	1766	-48.4
34	Lovrincevic, Sime	1775	CRO	+85B	−13N	+81B	−22N	+70B	−24N	+54B	4.0	20.0	22.0	9.50	1858	+10.2
35	Begus, DraskoFM	2250	SRB	+58B	+20N	+26B	=7N	−2B	−13N	F	3.5	27.5	27.5	14.25	2156	-11.4
36	Sesar, Ivan	2152	BIH	F	=28B	=15N	=20N	+47B	+40B	−8N	3.5	25.5	28.5	13.50	2006	-18.4
37	Yeo, Si Xun Shaun	1541	SGP	+43B	+30N	−2B	=24N	−20B	−48N	+66B	3.5	25.5	28.0	12.00	1880	+104.5
38	Sevelj, Berislav	1851	CRO	+83B	−2N	=45B	=39N	+31B	−25N	=41B	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.25	1775	-13.8
39	Radja, Josko	1645	CRO	−17N	=43N	+89B	=38B	=28N	+64B	−19N	3.5	23.0	24.0	9.50	1854	+27.8
40	Vida, Dorian	1943	SLO	+82B	−3N	+58B	=13N	+30B	−36N	F	3.5	22.5	22.5	11.25	2044	+17.8
41	Vojvoda, Luka	1640	CRO	−26N	+48N	−52B	+57B	+77N	−12B	=38N	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.25	1865	+75.6
42	Yeo, Si Xu Shane	1491	SGP	+33B	−26B	−43N	+49N	−53B	=45N	+68B	3.5	21.5	24.0	11.75	1803	+98.0
43	Kadusic, Jasmin	1951	BIH	−37N	=39B	+42B	−47N	+75B	+53N	−21B	3.5	21.5	23.5	10.25	1684	-42.6
44	Sokolic, Marko	1924	CRO	=69B	−14N	=54B	+81N	+66B	−11N	=49B	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.00	1813	-18.8
45	Coric, Ivan	1696	BIH	−15N	+80B	=38N	−16B	=76N	=42B	+73N	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.00	1727	+7.2
46	Raguz, Frano	1718	CRO	−4B	+88N	−20B	+82N	−18B	=87N	+71B	3.5	20.5	21.5	6.25	1729	-2.6
47	Sunjerga, Ivan	1750	CRO	F	+75N	=16B	+43B	−36N	−30N	+67B	3.5	20.0	20.0	10.25	1970	+31.6
48	Pensa, Ignacijo	1825	CRO	−55N	−41B	+80N	+78B	=67N	+37B	−16N	3.5	19.0	21.0	8.75	1707	-14.6
49	Vidovic, Fran	1726	CRO	−10N	+76B	−51N	−42B	+80N	+84B	=44N	3.5	19.0	21.0	7.75	1663	-22.4
50	Jancic, Frano	1735	CRO	−11B	=79N	=69B	+54N	−25B	=71N	+87B	3.5	19.0	20.5	8.00	1699	-9.2
51	Batinic, Josip	1933	CRO	+79B	−11N	+49B	+25N	−14B	−17N	−27B	3.0	25.5	27.5	9.50	1895	-7.0
52	Raguz, Ivan	1846	CRO	+80N	−9B	+41N	−8B	−32N	−70B	+78N	3.0	22.5	24.5	7.50	1697	-26.6
53	Peric, Davor	1784	CRO	+74N	−17B	=55N	=67B	+42N	−43B	−23N	3.0	21.0	23.5	8.75	1631	-20.8
54	Sebastijan, Tonko	1621	CRO	−16N	=73B	=44N	−50B	+89N	+59B	−34N	3.0	21.0	22.0	7.00	1714	+23.6
55	Brkanovic, Dario	0	MNE	+48B	−22N	=53B	−21N	−58B	=75N	+81B	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.00	1745	0.0
56	Simunic, Neno	1823	CRO	=89N	−23B	=71N	+60B	+72N	−22N	−31B	3.0	20.0	21.0	7.25	1643	-28.8
57	Pardovicki, Duje	1743	CRO	−3B	+82N	−24B	−41N	−69B	+88N	+84B	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.00	1525	-58.4
58	Carevic, Maro	1729	CRO	−35N	+87B	−40N	=76B	+55N	−28B	=60N	3.0	19.0	20.5	7.00	1609	-20.6
59	Kozjak, Nino	1823	CRO	+88B	−4N	−31B	−70N	+79B	−54N	+75B	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.00	1586	-38.2
60	Crncevic, Andrija	1585	CRO	−20B	+68N	−65B	−56N	+88B	=66N	=58B	3.0	18.0	19.0	6.25	1683	+25.2
61	Benkovic, Duje	1703	CRO	F	F	+83B	+79N	−29B	+82N	−33B	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.00	1737	+10.4
62	Zaninovic, Mario	1660	CRO	+90B	−25N	−33B	−64B	−84N	+86N	+82B	3.0	17.0	18.0	5.00	1816	+30.0
63	Milin, Dario	0	CRO	−28N	=32B	−64N	=89B	−78N	+80B	+?N	3.0	16.0	16.0	4.50	1607	0.0
64	Falkoni, Michael	1854	CRO	F	F	+63B	+62N	=68B	−39N	=70N	3.0	14.5	14.5	8.50	1671	-38.0
65	Razov Bogavcic, Ognjen	1840	CRO	F	−8B	+60N	=30N	=24B	=26N	−20B	2.5	25.0	25.0	9.00	1912	+20.0
66	Gulin, Ante	1745	CRO	−1N	+78B	−12N	+71B	−44N	=60B	−37N	2.5	23.5	25.5	6.00	1661	-19.0
67	Husanovic, Edi	1669	BIH	−25B	+85N	=29B	=53N	=48B	−21N	−47N	2.5	22.5	24.5	7.25	1686	+1.2
68	Raguz, Ivanka	1738	CRO	−6N	−60B	+84N	+87B	=64N	−19B	−42N	2.5	21.5	23.0	5.00	1567	-28.4
69	Tomic, Pavle A	1471	BIH	=44N	−19B	=50N	−32B	+57N	−73B	=72N	2.5	21.0	23.5	7.75	1656	+53.2
70	Yeo, Si En Faith	1641	SGP	−30B	−33N	F	+59B	−34N	+52N	=64B	2.5	21.0	21.0	7.50	1821	+42.0
71	Plepelic, Michael	1543	CRO	=19N	−90B	=56B	−66N	+74N	=50B	−46N	2.5	19.5	20.5	8.00	1624	+8.4
72	Nguyen, Tri Khoi	1636	BEL	−22B	−27N	+93B	+90N	−56B	−33N	=69B	2.5	18.5	18.5	2.25	1651	-2.4
73	Tolj, David	1757	CRO	−7B	=54N	F	F	+83B	+69N	−45B	2.5	16.5	16.5	6.00	1672	-22.4
74	Racevic, Maro	0	CRO	−53B	−31N	−75B	+83N	−71B	=79N	+88B	2.5	15.5	16.5	4.00	1394	0.0
75	Markovic, Luka	1592	CRO	−12N	−47B	+74N	=77B	−43N	=55B	−59N	2.0	20.5	22.5	5.00	1482	-20.0
76	Nenchev, Georgi	1432	BUL	−21B	−49N	+85B	=58N	=45B	−31N	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	5.25	1492	+4.8
77	Strukelj, Marijan	1726	CRO	−2B	+83N	−18B	=75N	−41B	−81N	=79B	2.0	20.0	22.0	4.00	1551	-69.6
78	Franulovic, Jure	1600	CRO	−24B	−66N	+88B	−48N	+63B	−27N	−52B	2.0	20.0	21.0	4.00	1037	-43.2
79	Matana, Franko	1513	CRO	−51N	=50B	=32N	−61B	−59N	=74B	=77N	2.0	19.0	21.0	6.00	1573	+12.8
80	Matic, Lucija	1409	CRO	−52B	−45N	−48B	+86N	−49B	−63N	+92B	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	960	-18.0
81	Vrljicak, Luka	1666	CRO	−8N	+92B	−34N	−44B	F	+77B	−55N	2.0	18.0	18.0	2.00	1680	-0.6
82	Rajic, Manuel	1540	CRO	−40N	−57B	+92N	−46B	+91N	−61B	−62N	2.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	953	-48.4
83	Bulajic, Vanja	1414	MNE	−38N	−77B	−61N	−74B	−73N	+93B	+89B	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	950	-20.0
84	Perak, Ana	0	CRO	F	F	−68B	+85N	+62B	−49N	−57N	2.0	14.0	14.0	5.00	1523	0.0
85	Racevic, Matea	0	CRO	−34N	−67B	−76N	−84B	−?N	+91B	+93N	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	828	0.0
86	Falkoni, Luko	0	CRO	F	F	−87N	−80B	+92N	−62B	+91N	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	730	0.0
87	Franulovic, Maja	1520	CRO	−29B	−58N	+86B	−68N	F	=46B	−50N	1.5	18.5	19.5	3.75	1402	-20.0
88	Bulajic, Bogdan	0	MNE	−59N	−46B	−78N	+92B	−60N	−57B	−74N	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	893	0.0
89	Laleta, Toma	0	CRO	=56B	F	−39N	=63N	−54B	−?B	−83N	1.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	1261	0.0
90	Faddi, Levente	2085	CRO	−62N	+71N	−27B	−72B	F	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	2.50	1513	-52.6
91	FIDE 79325432	0	—	F	F	F	+93N	−82B	−85N	−86B	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	740	0.0
92	Stjepovic, Maro	0	CRO	−18B	−81N	−82B	−88N	−86B	F	−80N	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	858	0.0
93	FIDE 79337651	0	—	F	F	−72N	−91B	F	−83N	−85B	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	725	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yeo, Si Xun ShaunSGP
+104.5
3.5 pts · #33
2Omerovic, DamirBIH
+100.8
4.0 pts · #26
3Yeo, Si Xu ShaneSGP
+98.0
3.5 pts · #29

Top rating losers

1Strukelj, MarijanCRO
-69.6
2.0 pts · #67
2Pardovicki, DujeCRO
-58.4
3.0 pts · #77
3Faddi, LeventeCRO
-52.6
1.0 pts · #76

Biggest upsets

R2+526 Elo gap
Yeo, Si Xun Shaun1541 beat Simunic, Krunoslav2067
R4+449 Elo gap
Nguyen, Tri Khoi1636 beat Faddi, Levente2085
R1+436 Elo gap
Yeo, Si Xu Shane1491 beat Perdic, Arijan1927