SPENS OPEN
21 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2091, and top seed was Alexey Radchenko ( FID, FM, 2297).
Alexey Radchenko ( FID, FM, 2297) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Risheeth Kankeyan (7.5) and Zoran N Jakovljevic (6.5). Radchenko shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Risheeth Kankeyan (2137) beat Alexey Radchenko (FM, 2297), a +160-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Risheeth Kankeyan held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Radchenko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.0).
Risheeth Kankeyan beat FM Alexey Radchenko (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Risheeth Kankeyan | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2FMAlexey Radchenko | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Zoran N Jakovljevic | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4FMMiroljub Stojkovic | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radchenko, AlexeyFM | 2297 | FID | +10B | +3N | =18B | −2N | +5B | +4N | +9B | +6N | +8B | 7.5 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 36.75 | 2308 | +5.0 |
| 2 | Kankeyan, Risheeth | 2137 | USA | F | +16N | +4B | +1B | +6N | =3N | +8B | +5N | +9B | 7.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 38.25 | 2497 | +109.2 |
| 3 | Jakovljevic, Zoran N | 2082 | SRB | +20N | −1B | +7N | =5B | +8N | =2B | =4N | +11B | +13B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 27.25 | 2147 | +19.6 |
| 4 | Stojkovic, MiroljubFM | 2108 | SRB | +13N | +5B | −2N | =6B | +11N | −1B | =3B | =8N | +10B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 24.50 | 2109 | +3.6 |
| 5 | Titov, IvanFM | 2031 | SRB | +19B | −4N | +21B | =3N | −1N | +6B | +7N | −2B | +11N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 20.25 | 2057 | +8.2 |
| 6 | Cerubdzic, Branislav | 2135 | SRB | +15B | +9N | =17B | =4N | −2B | −5N | +10N | −1B | +16B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 18.00 | 2049 | -16.2 |
| 7 | Cvetic, Dragan | 1827 | SRB | −17B | +12N | −3B | +16N | −9B | +14N | −5B | +20N | +19B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 12.50 | 1878 | +10.0 |
| 8 | Vranjkovic, Marko | 2093 | SRB | +12B | −17N | +10B | +9N | −3B | +13N | −2N | =4B | −1N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 17.75 | 2009 | -16.6 |
| 9 | Milovac, Milan | 1940 | SRB | +14N | −6B | +13N | −8B | +7N | =11B | −1N | +12B | −2N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 16.50 | 1941 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Ignjatovic, Milos M | 1853 | SRB | −1N | +20B | −8N | −11B | +16N | +12N | −6B | +14B | −4N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 10.50 | 1858 | -1.4 |
| 11 | Pantic, Miroslav | 1893 | SRB | =16B | −18N | +15B | +10N | −4B | =9N | +13B | −3N | −5B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 13.50 | 1842 | -11.2 |
| 12 | Mijatovic, Luka | 1735 | SRB | −8N | −7B | +20N | =14B | +19N | −10B | +15N | −9N | F | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 8.00 | 1761 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Dimitrijevic, Viktor | 1738 | SRB | −4B | +19N | −9B | +15N | +21B | −8B | −11N | F | −3N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.00 | 1772 | +1.2 |
| 14 | Sijakov, Neven | 1615 | SRB | −9B | =15N | =16B | =12N | =20B | −7B | F | −10N | +21N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.25 | 1612 | -3.0 |
| 15 | Futoski, Miroslav | 1759 | SRB | −6N | =14B | −11N | −13B | F | +21N | −12B | =19N | +20B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 1622 | -28.0 |
| 16 | Erakovic, Milan | 1572 | SRB | =11N | −2B | =14N | −7B | −10B | F | =19N | +21B | −6N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 5.50 | 1594 | +0.2 |
| 17 | Mushini AjayIM | 2196 | IND | +7N | +8B | =6N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 12.00 | 2291 | +7.6 |
| 18 | Vikram K | 1882 | IND | +21N | +11B | =1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.75 | 2281 | +18.8 |
| 19 | Prodanovic, Dragan | 1637 | SRB | −5N | −13B | F | =21N | −12B | =20N | =16B | =15B | −7N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.00 | 1537 | -35.2 |
| 20 | Ristanovic, Petar | 1706 | SRB | −3B | −10N | −12B | F | =14N | =19B | =21N | −7B | −15N | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.00 | 1478 | -73.6 |
| 21 | Subic, Dragan | 0 | SRB | −18B | F | −5N | =19B | −13N | −15B | =20B | −16N | −14B | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.75 | 1421 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kankeyan, RisheethUSA+109.27.5 pts · #1
- 2Jakovljevic, Zoran NSRB+19.66.5 pts · #3
- 3Vikram KIND+18.82.5 pts · #18
- 1Ristanovic, PetarSRB-73.61.5 pts · #20
- 2Prodanovic, DraganSRB-35.22.0 pts · #19
- 3Futoski, MiroslavSRB-28.03.0 pts · #16
- R4+160 Elo gap
- R6+104 Elo gap