International Palic open 14-16. november 2025
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36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Palic, Serbia. 7 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2150, and top seed was Rao Sharan (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2348).
Vihaan Karthikeya N (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2179) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Bogdan Bozinovic (4.0) and Sinisa Drazic (4.0). N won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Zakhar Al Ivanov (1662) beat Boris Aliabiev (2168), a +506-point gap.
Location
🇷🇸Palic, Serbia
Dates
14 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 7
GM×1
IM×1
FM×2
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×19
🇮🇳India×4
🇭🇷Croatia×4
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Vihaan Karthikeya N led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
17
6
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Vihaan Karthikeya N held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
CM Vihaan Karthikeya N won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMVihaan Karthikeya N | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2GMSinisa Drazic | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Maciej Dryglas | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FMBogdan Bozinovic | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vihaan Karthikeya NCM | 2179 | IND | +32N | +21B | +4N | +9B | =2N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 2339 | +29.6 |
| 2 | Bozinovic, BogdanFM | 2086 | CRO | +8B | +11N | =3B | +17N | =1B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 12.75 | 2266 | +22.8 |
| 3 | Drazic, SinisaGM | 2287 | SRB | +15N | +12B | =2N | +16B | =6N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.25 | 2270 | +1.0 |
| 4 | Dryglas, Maciej | 1994 | JPN | +33B | +19N | −1B | +13N | +8B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 2110 | +14.4 |
| 5 | Gabric, Goran | 2230 | SRB | −10B | +14B | +19N | +11N | +7B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.00 | 2157 | -5.6 |
| 6 | Sharan, RaoIM | 2348 | IND | +13B | +7N | −9B | +29N | =3B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2188 | -6.8 |
| 7 | Zuqanov, Ali | 1978 | AZE | +22N | −6B | +10N | +15B | −5N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 2066 | +18.6 |
| 8 | Markovic, Nikola D | 1777 | SRB | −2N | +34B | +12N | +18B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1913 | +13.2 |
| 9 | Keerti Shree ReddyWFM | 2033 | IND | +20N | +10B | +6N | −1N | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 2226 | +36.9 |
| 10 | Kulikov, Aleksandr V | 1832 | SRB | +5N | −9N | −7B | +26B | +20N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 2009 | +21.8 |
| 11 | Markovic, Milos | 1913 | SRB | +34N | −2B | +20N | −5B | +19N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1975 | +5.4 |
| 12 | Skrobonja, Sinisa | 1943 | SRB | +26N | −3N | −8B | +22B | +16N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1906 | -4.8 |
| 13 | Kopljar, Nikola | 1892 | CRO | −6N | +22B | +28N | −4B | +25N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1968 | +16.4 |
| 14 | Tamhankar, Siddhant | 2032 | IND | =16B | −5N | +26B | +21N | =17B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1983 | -3.8 |
| 15 | Peric, David M | 1881 | BIH | −3B | +33N | +24B | −7N | +23B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1929 | +10.0 |
| 16 | Bakhytzhan, MadiyarCM | 1753 | KAZ | =14N | +31B | +27B | −3N | −12B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 2080 | +69.2 |
| 17 | Toth, Daniel | 1972 | HUN | +24B | F | +18N | −2B | =14N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1950 | +0.2 |
| 18 | Celikel, Tuna Efe | 1630 | TUR | +36B | =30N | −17B | −8N | +27B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1946 | +70.8 |
| 19 | Kudlacek, Luka | 1810 | CRO | +31N | −4B | −5B | +27N | −11B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 2008 | +42.0 |
| 20 | Lagan, Radomir | 1771 | SRB | −9B | +23N | −11B | +34N | −10B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1667 | -22.4 |
| 21 | Takac, Tomislav | 1927 | SRB | +23B | −1N | F | −14B | +31N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 2010 | +8.6 |
| 22 | Predarski, Stefan | 1678 | SRB | −7B | −13N | +33B | −12N | +34B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1683 | -1.6 |
| 23 | Ivanov, Zakhar Al | 1662 | SRB | −21N | −20B | +31N | +28B | −15N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1797 | +29.2 |
| 24 | Markovic, Dusan D | 1674 | SRB | −17N | +32B | −15N | −25B | +35N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1722 | +10.0 |
| 25 | Nikonov, Kirill | 1807 | SRB | −27B | −26N | +35B | +24N | −13B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1696 | -15.0 |
| 26 | Popova, Polina | 1673 | SRB | −12B | +25B | −14N | −10N | =28B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1715 | +3.4 |
| 27 | Veselinov, Jovica | 2115 | SRB | +25N | =29B | −16N | −19B | −18N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1653 | -55.8 |
| 28 | Vuljanic, Ana | 1704 | CRO | −30B | +35N | −13B | −23N | =26N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1598 | -15.4 |
| 29 | Medar, ZeljkoFM | 1923 | SRB | +35B | =27N | F | −6B | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1987 | +5.0 |
| 30 | Hart, Alexander | 2025 | SWE | +28N | =18B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1860 | -5.8 |
| 31 | Aliabiev, Boris | 2168 | RUS | −19B | −16N | −23B | +33N | −21B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1568 | -69.0 |
| 32 | Maravic, Goran | 1824 | SRB | −1B | −24N | F | F | +33B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1722 | -9.8 |
| 33 | Gabric, Blasko | 1687 | SRB | −4N | −15B | −22N | −31B | −32N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1093 | -26.0 |
| 34 | Markovic, Lav | 0 | SRB | −11B | −8N | F | −20B | −22N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 985 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Eroglu, Alper Tugra | 1481 | TUR | −29N | −28B | −25N | F | −24B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 968 | -27.2 |
| 36 | Milankovic, Srdjan I | 1926 | SRB | −18N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 829 | -34.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Celikel, Tuna EfeTUR+70.82.5 pts · #14
- 2Bakhytzhan, MadiyarCMKAZ+69.22.5 pts · #16
- 3Kudlacek, LukaCRO+42.02.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Aliabiev, BorisRUS-69.01.0 pts · #30
- 2Veselinov, JovicaSRB-55.81.5 pts · #28
- 3Milankovic, Srdjan ISRB-34.00.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R3+506 Elo gap
- R5+485 Elo gap
- R2+415 Elo gap