EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus

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88 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Rabac, Croatia. 37 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2376, and top seed was John D M Nunn (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2521).

Zurab Sturua (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2491) won with 7.0/9, ahead of John D M Nunn (7.0) and Lubomir Ftacnik (6.5). Sturua won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Dubravko Klement (1797) beat Nils-Ake Malmdin (FM, 2094), a +297-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

🇬🇧GMJohn D M Nunn2521

Avg top 10

2,376

Participants

Titled players · 37

GM×5

IM×12

FM×16

CM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇷Croatia×13

🇸🇪Sweden×11

🇩🇪Germany×11

🇸🇰Slovakia×7

🇳🇱Netherlands×6

Kosovo×6

🇬🇧England×6

🇫🇷France×4

Top 3

🥇
GMZurab Sturua
🇬🇪GEO·2491
7.0pts·2434perf-3.6
🥈
GMJohn D M Nunn
🇬🇧ENG·2521
7.0pts·2422perf-6.8
🥉
GMLubomir Ftacnik
🇸🇰SVK·2431
6.5pts·2326perf-7.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Sturua7Nunn7Pigott6.5Ftacnik6.5Bilobrk6Thorsteinsson6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE04 Oct

GM John D M Nunn takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Sturua takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).

R4–R6 · WIN STREAK

GM John D M Nunn won 3 in a row (R4–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMZurab Sturua	*	—	—	—
2GMJohn D M Nunn	—	*	—	½
3IMJohn C Pigott	—	—	*	—
4GMLubomir Ftacnik	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sturua, ZurabGM	2491	GEO	+28N	+53B	=9N	=10B	=5B	+11N	=18B	+6N	+8B	7.0	46.5	50.5	38.75	2434	-3.6
2	Nunn, John D MGM	2521	ENG	=61B	+42N	=39B	+33B	+17N	+5N	=6B	+7N	=3B	7.0	44.0	48.0	37.50	2422	-6.8
3	Ftacnik, LubomirGM	2431	SVK	=42B	+61N	=25B	=17N	+29B	+39N	=16B	+18N	=2N	6.5	42.5	46.5	32.75	2326	-7.4
4	Pigott, John CIM	2293	ENG	=30B	+64N	=23B	=35N	=19B	+46N	=9B	+34N	+16B	6.5	41.5	45.0	31.75	2248	-4.0
5	Boulard, Eric	2192	FRA	+36N	+47B	+14N	=12B	=1N	−2B	=13N	=17B	+26N	6.0	47.5	52.0	32.75	2341	+33.8
6	Bilobrk, FranjoIM	2329	CRO	+85N	+58B	=26N	+9B	=7N	+12B	=2N	−1B	=15N	6.0	47.0	48.0	29.00	2353	+3.4
7	Welling, GerardIM	2206	NED	+51N	=19B	+66N	+24B	=6B	=16N	+20N	−2B	=13N	6.0	45.0	48.5	30.00	2303	+12.4
8	Knaak, RainerGM	2429	GER	=45N	+55B	−10N	+51B	+14N	+21B	=12N	+31B	−1N	6.0	44.5	48.5	30.25	2283	-12.5
9	Wahlbom, Magnus	2140	SWE	+56B	+46N	=1B	−6N	+52B	=15B	=4N	+40N	=12B	6.0	44.5	48.5	29.75	2321	+42.6
10	Pomes Marcet, JoanIM	2159	ESP	+67B	=57N	+8B	=1N	=11B	−18N	=23B	+24N	+31N	6.0	43.5	47.0	30.50	2315	+18.0
11	Werner, ClemensFM	2228	GER	+50N	=32B	+19N	=26B	=10N	−1B	=43N	+28B	+33N	6.0	43.0	47.5	30.25	2258	+6.6
12	Thorsteinsson, ThorsteinnFM	2209	ISL	+60B	+43N	+44B	=5N	+39B	−6N	=8B	=16N	=9N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.25	2289	+19.2
13	Renman, Nils-GustafIM	2308	SWE	−41B	+88N	+46B	+43N	−16B	+35N	=5B	+21N	=7B	6.0	41.5	42.0	26.00	2223	-8.2
14	Smith, Andrew PhilipFM	2101	IRL	+86N	+31B	−5B	=22N	−8B	+52N	+25B	=37N	+40B	6.0	41.0	41.5	24.25	2284	+43.6
15	Huss, AndreasIM	2235	SUI	=52B	+49N	+57B	−39N	+23B	=9N	=34B	+27N	=6B	6.0	40.0	44.0	29.00	2199	-3.1
16	Stoinev, Metodi	2137	BUL	=59N	+75B	=20N	+47B	+13N	=7B	=3N	=12B	−4N	5.5	45.0	48.0	27.50	2256	+15.2
17	Petran, PeterIM	2166	SVK	+70N	+38B	=24N	=3B	−2B	+41N	=40B	=5N	=18B	5.5	44.0	47.5	26.75	2272	+12.2
18	Chapman, Terry P DFM	2257	ENG	=65N	+48B	=32N	+53B	=26N	+10B	=1N	−3B	=17N	5.5	43.5	47.0	27.50	2242	-1.0
19	Fayard, AlainFM	2079	FRA	+87B	=7N	−11B	+30N	=4N	−20B	+41B	+44N	=22B	5.5	43.5	44.0	23.50	2216	+33.0
20	Petursson, MargeirGM	2405	ISL	=64B	+30N	=16B	=44N	=35B	+19N	−7B	=23N	+39B	5.5	41.0	44.5	26.75	2168	-22.5
21	Goormachtigh, JohanFM	2173	BEL	=27B	+72N	=52B	=23N	+24B	−8N	+39B	−13B	+45N	5.5	40.0	43.0	24.00	2158	-2.0
22	Townsend, M Paul	2180	ENG	+74N	−24B	+38N	=14B	=28N	=53B	=45N	+43B	=19N	5.5	39.5	42.5	25.00	2133	-10.6
23	Meulders, RichardFM	2082	BEL	=75N	+59B	=4N	=21B	−15N	+65B	=10N	=20B	=29N	5.0	42.0	45.0	23.25	2157	+17.4
24	Page, Mark E	2049	ENG	+73B	+22N	=17B	−7N	−21N	+51B	=33N	−10B	+56N	5.0	42.0	45.0	22.25	2107	+15.2
25	Koehler, Gerhard, Dr.	2142	GER	=48N	+65B	=3N	=32B	=45N	=28B	−14N	+50B	=36N	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.25	2100	-11.0
26	Sadiku, BedriIM	2128	KOS	+88B	+41N	=6B	=11N	=18B	−40N	=49B	+54N	−5B	5.0	41.0	41.5	20.00	2165	+9.2
27	Jeute, Peter	1935	GER	=21N	=29B	−53N	+78B	+38N	=33B	+35N	−15B	=34N	5.0	40.5	42.5	22.25	2113	+41.8
28	Stuer, Marc	2036	BEL	−1B	=84N	+67B	+48N	=22B	=25N	=29B	−11N	+54B	5.0	40.5	42.0	20.50	2121	+17.8
29	Kierzek, Matthias, Dr.	2109	GER	=72B	=27N	+54B	=40N	−3N	+30B	=28N	=36B	=23B	5.0	40.0	43.0	22.75	2105	-2.4
30	Stoychev, Ognian	1994	BUL	=4N	−20B	+80N	−19B	+59N	−29N	+48B	=32B	+53N	5.0	40.0	42.0	20.25	2112	+25.2
31	Malesevic, NedeljkoFM	2202	SWE	+54B	−14N	=41B	=64N	+55B	+42N	+44B	−8N	−10B	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.00	2140	-14.8
32	Biro, SandorIM	2091	ROU	+68B	=11N	=18B	=25N	=40B	−44N	=42B	=30N	+52B	5.0	39.0	42.5	22.75	2138	+5.7
33	Medancic, RikardIM	2128	CRO	+69N	=66B	=40B	−2N	+64B	=27N	=24B	+49N	−11B	5.0	39.0	42.5	20.50	2117	-3.0
34	Klimaszewski, DariuszFM	2134	POL	+62B	−39N	+60B	=52N	=41B	+54N	=15N	−4B	=27B	5.0	38.5	42.5	21.75	2078	-13.0
35	Malmdin, Nils-AkeFM	2094	SWE	−66N	+76B	+78N	=4B	=20N	−13B	−27B	+74N	+55B	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.00	2069	-4.2
36	Harding, Tim DCM	1961	IRL	−5B	=87N	+77B	+57N	=44B	−37N	+46B	=29N	=25B	5.0	36.5	37.0	18.50	2089	+30.2
37	Petschar, KurtFM	2186	AUT	=49B	−52N	+69N	=55B	=65N	+36B	+53N	=14B	F	5.0	34.5	34.5	21.50	2090	-18.8
38	Simoncic, Silvo	2039	SLO	+83B	−17N	−22B	+84N	−27B	+67N	−54B	+62N	+60B	5.0	33.0	34.5	14.50	1992	-10.4
39	Alquist, Erik	2041	SWE	+71N	+34B	=2N	+15B	−12N	−3B	−21N	+65B	−20N	4.5	45.0	48.0	21.00	2191	+31.0
40	Chevelevitch, Evgueni, Dr.IM	2299	GER	=55N	+45B	=33N	=29B	=32N	+26B	=17N	−9B	−14N	4.5	42.0	46.0	21.75	2100	-23.0
41	Kowalczuk, Wojciech	2017	POL	+13N	−26B	=31N	+58B	=34N	−17B	−19N	+59B	=43N	4.5	40.5	44.5	21.25	2122	+24.8
42	Bratosevic, MladenCM	2029	CRO	=3N	−2B	+59N	=66B	+50N	−31B	=32N	=56B	=44B	4.5	40.5	44.0	20.25	2090	+10.4
43	Hammar, BengtFM	2106	SWE	+81N	−12B	+50N	−13B	+69N	=45B	=11B	−22N	=41B	4.5	40.5	42.5	17.50	2073	-7.0
44	Suhogerlla, Xhevat	2128	KOS	+76N	+78B	−12N	=20B	=36N	+32B	−31N	−19B	=42N	4.5	39.5	41.5	17.50	2062	-13.8
45	Serra Olives, TomasFM	2026	ESP	=8B	−40N	+62B	+56N	=25B	=43N	=22B	=57N	−21B	4.5	39.0	43.0	20.50	2126	+21.6
46	Lagerborg, Krister	2052	SWE	+82N	−9B	−13N	+71B	+66N	−4B	−36N	+67B	=51N	4.5	38.0	39.5	13.75	1978	-15.6
47	Schouten, NicoIM	2061	NED	+77B	−5N	+73B	−16N	−54B	+62N	=60B	=52N	=49B	4.5	35.0	37.5	15.75	1949	-24.4
48	Schnepel, Thomas	1901	GER	=25B	−18N	+61B	−28B	−58N	+75B	−30N	+79N	+65B	4.5	35.0	37.0	15.00	2018	+25.8
49	Houweling, Bert	1948	NED	=37N	−15B	−71N	+86B	+77N	+58B	=26N	−33B	=47N	4.5	35.0	35.5	14.25	2014	+15.0
50	Kovacic, Zlatko	1980	CRO	−11B	+79N	−43B	+68N	−42B	+73N	=57B	−25N	+64B	4.5	34.0	36.0	14.00	1992	+3.2
51	Hadzi - Manev, LjubomirFM	1971	MKD	−7B	=68N	+87B	−8N	+82B	−24N	=62B	+73N	=46B	4.5	33.5	34.0	11.00	1950	-6.2
52	Carlsson, Ingvar	1984	SWE	=15N	+37B	=21N	=34B	−9N	−14B	+66N	=47B	−32N	4.0	43.0	46.5	19.00	2059	+18.2
53	Xheladini, MahmutFM	2102	KOS	+63B	−1N	+27B	−18N	+60B	=22N	−37B	=55N	−30B	4.0	41.0	45.0	17.75	2054	-12.6
54	Cambel, Vladimir	1967	SVK	−31N	+86B	−29N	+81B	+47N	−34B	+38N	−26B	−28N	4.0	36.5	37.0	12.00	1999	+7.6
55	Bujupi, Fatmir	2016	KOS	=40B	−8N	+72B	=37N	−31N	=71B	+76N	=53B	−35N	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.25	2036	+3.2
56	Lacmanovic, StipeCM	1875	CRO	−9N	+82B	=58N	−45B	=57B	=61N	+64B	=42N	−24B	4.0	35.5	37.0	13.25	1978	+24.0
57	Hewson, Brian W R	2069	ENG	+80N	=10B	−15N	−36B	=56N	+69B	=50N	=45B	F	4.0	35.5	35.5	15.00	1984	-17.2
58	Bugarija, Zdravko	2101	CRO	+79B	−6N	=56B	−41N	+48B	−49N	=74B	=60N	=63B	4.0	34.5	36.5	14.00	1916	-85.2
59	Both, Gert	1875	NED	=16B	−23N	−42B	+87N	−30B	+77N	=61B	−41N	+73B	4.0	34.0	34.5	10.75	1906	+7.0
60	Matejov, Jaroslav	1974	SVK	−12N	+81B	−34N	+76B	−53N	+78B	=47N	=58B	−38N	4.0	33.5	35.5	11.25	1953	-3.6
61	Stueckler, Ferdinand	2036	AUT	=2N	−3B	−48N	=72B	+83N	=56B	=59N	+71B	F	4.0	33.5	33.5	13.50	1973	-14.8
62	Roques, Pascal	1867	FRA	−34N	=71B	−45N	+80B	+74N	−47B	=51N	−38B	+76N	4.0	32.5	34.5	11.75	1902	+7.8
63	Sevelj, Berislav	1839	CRO	−53N	−85B	+70N	−65B	=76N	−74B	+83N	+75B	=58N	4.0	25.5	26.5	11.50	1894	+12.4
64	Brongers, Henk	2024	FRA	=20N	−4B	+75N	=31B	−33N	=66B	−56N	+80B	−50N	3.5	37.0	39.0	12.00	1948	-20.8
65	Gasik, Piotr	1986	POL	=18B	−25N	=84B	+63N	=37B	−23N	+68B	−39N	−48N	3.5	37.0	38.5	13.50	1929	-15.2
66	Klement, Dubravko	1797	CRO	+35B	=33N	−7B	=42N	−46B	=64N	−52B	−78N	+82B	3.5	34.5	36.0	13.00	1903	+18.8
67	Deris, Antun	1902	CRO	−10N	=80B	−28N	+75B	=71N	−38B	+70N	−46N	=68B	3.5	33.5	35.5	10.75	1841	-16.0
68	Steinbach, Wolfgang	1797	GER	−32N	=51B	=74N	−50B	+72N	=70B	−65N	=69B	=67N	3.5	31.0	34.0	12.00	1865	+14.6
69	Algars, Olle	1862	SWE	−33B	+83N	−37B	+73N	−43B	−57N	=72B	=68N	=77B	3.5	30.5	32.0	9.00	1845	-7.6
70	Hilarius, Sander	1926	NED	−17B	−73N	−63B	+79N	=84B	=68N	−67B	=72N	+78B	3.5	26.5	28.0	8.00	1758	-40.6
71	Parvulescu, Nicu	1710	ROU	−39B	=62N	+49B	−46N	=67B	=55N	=79B	−61N	F	3.0	32.0	34.0	11.25	1872	+27.8
72	Patola, Eero	1850	FIN	=29N	−21B	−55N	=61N	−68B	=83B	=69N	=70B	=75N	3.0	32.0	33.5	10.25	1811	-11.4
73	Bytyqi, Gzim	1717	KOS	−24N	+70B	−47N	−69B	+81N	−50B	+78N	−51B	−59N	3.0	31.5	33.5	7.50	1785	+12.0
74	Bakalar, Jan	1937	SVK	−22B	=77N	=68B	=82N	−62B	+63N	=58N	−35B	F	3.0	31.5	33.0	9.75	1832	-24.0
75	Resman, Boris	1794	CRO	=23B	−16N	−64B	−67N	+80B	−48N	+81B	−63N	=72B	3.0	31.0	33.0	8.00	1803	-0.2
76	Povysil, Peter	1853	SVK	−44B	−35N	+79B	−60N	=63B	+82N	−55B	=77N	−62B	3.0	30.0	31.5	6.75	1787	-17.0
77	Sedliacek, Peter	1758	SVK	−47N	=74B	−36N	F	−49B	−59B	+86N	=76B	=69N	2.5	28.0	28.5	5.25	1774	+2.4
78	Uhlarz, Joerg	1617	GER	F	−44N	−35B	−27N	+86B	−60N	−73B	+66B	−70N	2.0	29.0	29.0	4.00	1708	+11.6
79	Dalling, PeterCM	1812	SWE	−58N	−50B	−76N	−70B	F	+81B	=71N	−48B	=80N	2.0	26.5	26.5	4.50	1693	-24.8
80	Ring, Rudolf	1774	AUT	−57B	=67N	−30B	−62N	−75N	F	+82B	−64N	=79B	2.0	26.5	26.5	4.25	1705	-15.2
81	Romac, Ante	1846	CRO	−43B	−60N	+83B	−54N	−73B	−79N	−75N	+86B	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	2.00	1670	-37.2
82	Kerman, Josip	1719	CRO	−46B	−56N	F	=74B	−51N	−76B	−80N	+83B	−66N	1.5	26.0	26.0	3.00	1620	-19.2
83	Valks, Henny	1710	NED	−38N	−69B	−81N	F	−61B	=72N	−63B	−82N	+86N	1.5	23.5	23.5	2.00	1625	-17.0
84	Padjen, Zdenko	1840	CRO	F	=28B	=65N	−38B	=70N	F	F	F	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	6.00	1910	+6.6
85	Berisha, EnverFM	2021	KOS	−6B	+63N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	4.00	2084	+2.4
86	Ahlstrom, Per	1820	SWE	−14B	−54N	=88B	−49N	−78N	F	−77B	−81N	−83B	0.5	23.0	23.5	0.25	1407	-63.8
87	Wacker, Manfred	1775	GER	−19N	=36B	−51N	−59B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	19.5	19.5	2.50	1650	-10.2
88	Kulenovic, Adnan	1860	GER	−26N	−13B	=86N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	14.0	14.0	0.25	1796	-6.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Smith, Andrew PhilipFMIRL
+43.6
6.0 pts · #12
2Wahlbom, MagnusSWE
+42.6
6.0 pts · #8
3Jeute, PeterGER
+41.8
5.0 pts · #30

Top rating losers

1Bugarija, ZdravkoCRO
-85.2
4.0 pts · #59
2Ahlstrom, PerSWE
-63.8
0.5 pts · #88
3Hilarius, SanderNED
-40.6
3.5 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R1+297 Elo gap
Klement, Dubravko1797 beat FMMalmdin, Nils-Ake2094
R1+291 Elo gap
Kowalczuk, Wojciech2017 beat IMRenman, Nils-Gustaf2308
R3+270 Elo gap
IMPomes Marcet, Joan2159 beat GMKnaak, Rainer2429