EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus

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54 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Rabac, Croatia. 27 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2395, and top seed was Jean-Marc Degraeve (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2478).

Jean-Marc Degraeve (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2478) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Josep Anton Lacasa Diaz (6.5) and Frank Holzke (6.5). Degraeve broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Robert Veleski (FM, 2111) beat Josep Oms Pallisse (GM, 2437), a +326-point gap.

Location

🇭🇷Rabac, Croatia

Dates

27 Sept 2025 → 05 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷GMJean-Marc Degraeve2478

Avg top 10

2,395

Participants

Titled players · 27

GM×6

IM×6

FM×11

CM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×11

🇭🇷Croatia×7

🇪🇸Spain×4

🇳🇱Netherlands×3

🇸🇰Slovakia×3

🇫🇮Finland×3

🇬🇧Scotland×3

🇬🇧England×3

Top 3

🥇
GMJean-Marc Degraeve
🇫🇷FRA·2478
7.0pts·2520perf+5.4
🥈
IMJosep Anton Lacasa Diaz
🇪🇸ESP·2301
6.5pts·2444perf+17.8
🥉
GMFrank Holzke
🇩🇪GER·2409
6.5pts·2400perf+0.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Degraeve7Holzke6.5Lacasa Diaz6.5Thorhallsson6.5Oms Pallisse6Fercec6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMJean-Marc Degraeve	*	—	½	½
2GMFrank Holzke	—	*	½	—
3IMJosep Anton Lacasa Diaz	½	½	*	½
4GMThrostur Thorhallsson	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Degraeve, Jean-MarcGM	2478	FRA	+41B	+34N	+16B	=5N	+15B	=4N	=2B	=9N	+8B	7.0	45.0	48.5	36.00	2520	+5.4
2	Lacasa Diaz, Josep AntonIM	2301	ESP	+12N	+30B	=7N	=13B	=3N	+11B	=1N	+10B	=4B	6.5	48.0	52.0	36.50	2444	+17.8
3	Holzke, FrankGM	2409	GER	=18B	+24N	+17B	=14N	=2B	+6B	=13N	=5B	+11B	6.5	44.0	48.5	34.75	2400	+0.9
4	Thorhallsson, ThrosturGM	2391	ISL	=40N	+20B	+21N	=6B	+30N	=1B	=5N	+13B	=2N	6.5	43.5	47.0	32.50	2412	+5.1
5	Van der Werf, MarkIM	2390	NED	+36N	+33B	+11N	=1B	=6N	=13B	=4B	=3N	=9B	6.0	46.5	50.5	32.00	2436	+6.9
6	Fercec, NenadGM	2362	CRO	+23B	+31N	+32B	=4N	=5B	−3N	+14B	−8N	+17B	6.0	43.5	47.5	28.75	2377	+3.1
7	Stets, VasylIM	2140	UKR	+27B	+8N	=2B	−15N	=31B	+32N	+16B	−11N	+14B	6.0	41.5	45.5	29.75	2326	+22.3
8	Bellia, FabrizioIM	2397	ITA	+25N	−7B	+37N	+33B	−13N	+35B	+17N	+6B	−1N	6.0	41.5	45.5	27.50	2343	-4.4
9	Oms Pallisse, JosepGM	2437	ESP	+19N	−11B	−35N	+29B	+26N	+30B	+15N	=1B	=5N	6.0	41.0	45.0	29.00	2315	-10.3
10	Mrva, MartinGM	2394	SVK	+26B	−32N	+18B	=31N	+14B	=15N	+34B	−2N	+16B	6.0	39.0	43.0	28.00	2303	-9.0
11	Cmiel, ThorstenFM	2167	GER	+42B	+9N	−5B	=32N	+21B	−2N	+22B	+7B	−3N	5.5	44.0	47.5	26.50	2302	+32.0
12	Menac Comas, Joan RamonCM	2011	ESP	−2B	+52N	=22B	+41N	=34B	−14N	=31B	+30N	+32B	5.5	35.5	38.0	20.25	2198	+45.4
13	Sielecki, ChristofIM	2390	GER	+38B	+22N	=14B	=2N	+8B	=5N	=3B	−4N	−15B	5.0	46.0	50.0	26.50	2322	-7.1
14	Dishman, StephenFM	2211	ENG	+29N	+37B	=13N	=3B	−10N	+12B	−6N	+19B	−7N	5.0	44.0	48.0	24.25	2251	+9.2
15	Motuz, KarolFM	2252	SVK	=20N	+46B	+40N	+7B	−1N	=10B	−9B	F	+13N	5.0	42.0	45.5	23.25	2324	+8.3
16	Vinter-Schou, UffeIM	2291	DEN	+28B	+35N	−1N	−30B	+40N	+19B	−7N	+36B	−10N	5.0	40.0	43.5	20.50	2201	-10.0
17	Kniest, OliverFM	2184	GER	=43B	+47N	−3N	=40B	+38B	+31N	−8B	+23N	−6N	5.0	38.0	41.5	19.50	2181	-0.4
18	Burrows, Martin P	2088	ENG	=3N	=50B	−10N	=43B	+39N	−33B	=48N	+46B	+36N	5.0	34.5	37.5	19.50	2139	+10.2
19	Van den Bersselaar, Jeroen	2093	NED	−9B	=42N	+44B	=20N	+24B	−16N	+32B	−14N	=28B	4.5	37.0	40.5	18.25	2100	0.0
20	Tolhuizen, Ludo	1992	NED	=15B	−4N	+47B	=19B	+33N	−34N	=30B	=31N	=35B	4.5	36.0	39.5	18.25	2136	+31.8
21	Leitner, Gerald	2124	AUT	=47B	+43N	−4B	+38N	−11N	−36B	+40N	=26N	=24B	4.5	36.0	39.5	17.25	2062	-15.0
22	Lasinskas, PovilasFM	2125	LTU	+51N	−13B	=12N	=36B	=23N	+41B	−11N	+35B	F	4.5	36.0	39.0	17.50	2132	+1.8
23	Puittinen, Mika	2024	FIN	−6N	+39B	−33N	+49B	=22B	+45N	=36N	−17B	=25N	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.00	2091	+14.8
24	Delega, TomaszCM	1985	POL	=50N	−3B	=49N	+25B	−19N	+37B	=35N	=33B	=21N	4.5	35.0	38.0	17.75	2128	+32.0
25	Zymberi, AstritFM	2068	KOS	−8B	+27N	−34B	−24N	+49B	=28N	=46B	+44N	=23B	4.5	35.0	38.0	17.25	2029	-10.8
26	Neave, George	2059	SCO	−10N	=49B	=48N	+51B	−9B	+42N	=33N	=21B	=27N	4.5	34.5	37.5	16.00	2075	+1.0
27	Hartmann, Wolfgang, Dr.	1930	GER	−7N	−25B	+53N	=37B	=50N	=40B	=42N	+45N	=26B	4.5	32.5	34.0	14.25	2061	+29.8
28	Llopis de Aysa, ManuelCM	1995	ESP	−16N	+53B	−30N	=50B	=37N	=25B	=41N	+48B	=19N	4.5	31.5	33.0	14.25	2080	+19.6
29	Brkic, Ivica	1973	CRO	−14B	+54N	−31B	−9N	=44B	+52N	=45B	=41N	+51B	4.5	31.0	31.0	10.75	2017	+10.2
30	Grgurevic, Boris	2121	CRO	+52B	−2N	+28B	+16N	−4B	−9N	=20N	−12B	=37N	4.0	42.5	45.0	16.25	2104	-4.4
31	Nikolaidis, KonstantinosFM	2123	GRE	+39N	−6B	+29N	=10B	=7N	−17B	=12N	=20B	F	4.0	41.5	41.5	19.50	2110	-3.0
32	Delaney, JohnFM	2137	IRL	+49N	+10B	−6N	=11B	=35N	−7B	−19N	+43B	−12N	4.0	41.0	44.0	17.25	2087	-12.4
33	Farrell, Neil	2129	SCO	+44B	−5N	+23B	−8N	−20B	+18N	=26B	=24N	F	4.0	39.5	43.0	17.50	2107	-5.8
34	Huhndorf, ArnoldFM	2142	GER	+48N	−1B	+25N	=35B	=12N	+20B	−10N	F	F	4.0	39.5	39.5	16.75	2191	+8.0
35	Veleski, RobertFM	2111	MKD	+53N	−16B	+9B	=34N	=32B	−8N	=24B	−22N	=20N	4.0	38.5	40.0	16.00	2102	-2.8
36	Minnican, Alan	2034	SCO	−5B	=44N	+42B	=22N	=45B	+21N	=23B	−16N	−18B	4.0	36.5	40.0	16.00	2076	+8.2
37	Tesla, Miro	2099	CRO	+54B	−14N	−8B	=27N	=28B	−24N	+51B	=38N	=30B	4.0	35.5	35.5	11.50	1985	-25.6
38	Dejanovic, Mladen	2037	CRO	−13N	+51B	+50N	−21B	−17N	=48B	=43N	=37B	=39N	4.0	32.0	35.0	13.25	2026	-3.4
39	Porfireanu, Serban	1823	ROU	−31B	−23N	+54B	=42N	−18B	−44N	+47B	+52N	=38B	4.0	30.5	30.5	9.75	1874	+12.2
40	Muedder, Rafael	2056	GER	=4B	+45N	−15B	=17N	−16B	=27N	−21B	=42B	=46N	3.5	37.5	41.0	15.00	2056	-3.0
41	Waldmann, Gerald	2096	AUT	−1N	=48B	+46N	−12B	+43N	−22N	=28B	=29B	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	13.00	2011	-21.4
42	Bricard, Herve	1933	FRA	−11N	=19B	−36N	=39B	+53N	−26B	=27B	=40N	=45B	3.5	34.0	35.5	11.50	1935	-1.0
43	Porschberg, Thomas	1973	GER	=17N	−21B	=45B	=18N	−41B	+49N	=38B	−32N	=44B	3.5	33.0	36.0	13.50	1996	+4.6
44	Schmidmeier, Arno	1921	GER	−33N	=36B	−19N	=46B	=29N	+39B	=50N	−25B	=43N	3.5	32.5	35.5	13.25	1949	+10.4
45	Crocker, Philip J	2171	ENG	=46N	−40B	=43N	+48B	=36N	−23B	=29N	−27B	=42N	3.5	31.5	34.5	12.50	1898	-64.8
46	Paronen, PetteriCM	1947	FIN	=45B	−15N	−41B	=44N	+51B	=50B	=25N	−18N	=40B	3.5	31.5	34.5	12.00	2003	+10.6
47	Palka, Miroslav	1859	SVK	=21N	−17B	−20N	=52B	−48N	+53B	−39N	=49N	+54B	3.5	28.0	28.0	6.50	1814	-11.2
48	Bartolozzi, Roberto	1932	ITA	−34B	=41N	=26B	−45N	+47B	=38N	=18B	−28N	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	12.00	1969	+6.0
49	Pietinen, Pekka	1922	FIN	−32B	=26N	=24B	−23N	−25N	−43B	+54N	=47B	=52B	3.0	31.5	31.5	7.50	1812	-24.4
50	Giemsa, StephanFM	2224	GER	=24B	=18N	−38B	=28N	=27B	=46N	=44B	F	F	3.0	29.5	29.5	12.75	1936	-51.0
51	Warnk, Torsten	1875	GER	−22B	−38N	+52B	−26N	−46N	+54B	−37N	+53B	−29N	3.0	29.0	29.0	4.00	1799	-17.0
52	Peric, Davor	1808	CRO	−30N	−12B	−51N	=47N	+54B	−29B	=53N	−39B	=49N	2.5	29.0	29.0	4.00	1706	-24.2
53	Saric, Husnija	1798	CRO	−35B	−28N	−27B	+54N	−42B	−47N	=52B	−51N	F	1.5	25.5	25.5	1.25	1621	-34.2
54	Arnarson, Erlingur	1464	ISL	−37N	−29B	−39N	−53B	−52N	−51N	−49B	F	−47N	0.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	1043	-14.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Menac Comas, Joan RamonCMESP
+45.4
5.5 pts · #12
2Delega, TomaszCMPOL
+32.0
4.5 pts · #26
3Cmiel, ThorstenFMGER
+32.0
5.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Crocker, Philip JENG
-64.8
3.5 pts · #44
2Giemsa, StephanFMGER
-51.0
3.0 pts · #50
3Saric, HusnijaCRO
-34.2
1.5 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R3+326 Elo gap
FMVeleski, Robert2111 beat GMOms Pallisse, Josep2437
R2+270 Elo gap
FMCmiel, Thorsten2167 beat GMOms Pallisse, Josep2437
R2+257 Elo gap
IMStets, Vasyl2140 beat IMBellia, Fabrizio2397