MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI RAPID TURNIR "Lovcenac 2025"

SwissRapid

51 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 26 Oct 2025 in Feketic, Serbia. 15 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2429, and top seed was Nikola Sedlak (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2644).

Novak Cabarkapa (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2515) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Nikola Sedlak (7.0) and David Kaufman (7.0). Cabarkapa shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Zivojin Kostic (1801) beat Jovica Radovic (2175), a +374-point gap.

Location

🇷🇸Feketic, Serbia

Dates

26 Oct 2025

Time control

Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 3 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇸GMNikola Sedlak2644

Avg top 10

2,429

Participants

Titled players · 15

GM×4

IM×5

FM×2

CM×4

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇸Serbia×49

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇭🇷Croatia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMNovak Cabarkapa
🇷🇸SRB·2515
7.0pts·2596perf+10.2
🥈
GMNikola Sedlak
🇷🇸SRB·2644
7.0pts·2581perf-4.4
🥉
IMDavid Kaufman
FID·2405
7.0pts·2500perf+11.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 4 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Kaufman7Cabarkapa7Roganovic7Sedlak7Drazic6.5Stanojevic6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE26 Oct

GM Milos Roganovic takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 7.0/9. Cabarkapa takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM David Kaufman lost to IM Novak Cabarkapa (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMDavid Kaufman	*	0	0	1
2IMNovak Cabarkapa	1	*	1	½
3GMMilos Roganovic	1	0	*	½
4GMNikola Sedlak	0	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cabarkapa, NovakIM	2515	SRB	+32N	+10B	+9N	+4B	+3N	−12B	=2N	+11B	=6N	7.0	50.5	54.5	42.25	2596	+10.2
2	Sedlak, NikolaGM	2644	SRB	+26B	+18N	+8B	−3N	+11B	+7N	=1B	=4N	+12B	7.0	49.0	53.5	39.50	2581	-4.4
3	Kaufman, DavidIM	2405	FID	+36N	+16B	+5N	+2B	−1B	−4N	+18B	+8N	+13N	7.0	49.0	53.0	39.00	2500	+11.6
4	Roganovic, MilosGM	2427	SRB	+33B	+19N	+20B	−1N	+13N	+3B	+12N	=2B	=5N	7.0	48.5	52.5	38.75	2516	+11.2
5	Stanojevic, IlijaFM	2267	SRB	+34B	+30N	−3B	+22N	−7B	+26N	+9N	+10B	=4B	6.5	45.5	49.5	33.00	2369	+27.8
6	Drazic, SinisaGM	2456	SRB	+38B	−20N	+33B	+15N	+17B	−8N	+16B	+7N	=1B	6.5	43.5	47.5	33.00	2377	-5.3
7	Lajthajm, BorkoGM	2392	SRB	−25N	+24B	+36N	+10B	+5N	−2B	+21N	−6B	+11N	6.0	46.0	50.0	32.00	2366	-0.1
8	Vranic, Ljubomir	2177	SRB	+37N	+31B	−2N	+26B	+9N	+6B	−11N	−3B	+21N	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.00	2389	+47.4
9	Arsovic, ZoranIM	2403	SRB	+40B	+22N	−1B	+20N	−8B	+19N	−5B	+18N	+17B	6.0	44.5	47.5	28.00	2321	-7.5
10	Sokic, DragomirCM	2158	SRB	+50B	−1N	+34B	−7N	+30B	+17N	+14B	−5N	+16B	6.0	43.0	44.5	25.00	2280	+30.4
11	Pezelj, NovakIM	2449	SRB	+42N	+21B	+12N	=13B	−2N	+14B	+8B	−1N	−7B	5.5	47.5	50.0	27.25	2378	-6.0
12	Arsovic, GoranIM	2326	SRB	+27B	+44N	−11B	+19N	+18B	+1N	−4B	=16N	−2N	5.5	46.0	48.0	26.00	2342	+3.8
13	Pezelj, Sinisa	2181	CRO	+47B	+46N	+14B	=11N	−4B	−16N	+31B	+15N	−3B	5.5	41.5	43.5	21.75	2249	+18.8
14	Petkovic, RadosavFM	2269	SRB	=28N	+23B	−13N	+32B	+25B	−11N	−10N	+29B	+27B	5.5	40.0	44.0	24.75	2225	-4.5
15	Roganovic, NebojsaCM	2187	SRB	+24N	=25B	+28N	−6B	−16N	+42B	+35N	−13B	+19B	5.5	40.0	42.5	23.25	2200	+3.4
16	Ivanovic, Leonid	2088	SRB	+51B	−3N	=30B	+28N	+15B	+13B	−6N	=12B	−10N	5.0	44.5	45.5	21.25	2180	+36.3
17	Gabric, Goran	2247	SRB	−31N	+37B	+25N	+21B	−6N	−10B	+33N	+32B	−9N	5.0	40.0	44.0	21.50	2176	-15.2
18	Vujovic, Branislav	2164	SRB	+43N	−2B	+40N	+42B	−12N	+29B	−3N	−9B	+32N	5.0	39.5	42.0	16.50	2254	+18.8
19	Tisma, IvanCM	2112	SRB	+49N	−4B	+31N	−12B	+40N	−9B	+25N	+30B	−15N	5.0	39.5	41.5	17.50	2151	+9.2
20	Ledjenac, Milorad	2151	SRB	+45N	+6B	−4N	−9B	=42N	=25B	+40N	−21B	+37N	5.0	38.5	40.5	19.00	2182	+6.8
21	Halasi, Jozsef	2107	SRB	+48B	−11N	+44B	−17N	+34B	+23N	−7B	+20N	−8B	5.0	38.5	40.5	18.00	2177	+16.8
22	Adamovic, Nikola	2090	SRB	+41N	−9B	+45N	−5B	=31N	−35B	+28N	=23B	+30N	5.0	37.0	39.0	18.00	2087	+2.8
23	Copic, Branko	2189	SRB	=39B	−14N	+27B	−25N	+36B	−21B	+42N	=22N	+34B	5.0	36.0	38.5	19.25	2112	-18.6
24	Stojanovic, Goran A	1924	SRB	−15B	−7N	+50B	+38N	−26N	−40B	+51N	+42B	+35N	5.0	31.0	32.0	13.00	2093	+37.2
25	Kler, Borko	2038	SRB	+7B	=15N	−17B	+23B	−14N	=20N	−19B	+46N	=26B	4.5	41.5	43.5	20.50	2141	+24.8
26	Serdar, Nino	2081	SRB	−2N	+43B	+51N	−8N	+24B	−5B	−30N	+41B	=25N	4.5	38.5	39.5	13.75	1996	-18.2
27	Solymosi, AndrasCM	2033	SRB	−12N	=35B	−23N	=39B	+45N	+37B	=29N	+33B	−14N	4.5	36.0	38.0	16.00	2093	+13.8
28	Radovic, Perisa	2032	SRB	=14B	+39N	−15B	−16B	−35N	+43N	−22B	+44N	+31B	4.5	35.0	37.0	14.75	2057	+5.6
29	Pasula, Milos	2147	SRB	−30B	−34N	+43B	+44N	+33B	−18N	=27B	−14N	+39B	4.5	33.0	35.0	14.25	2004	-62.4
30	Kostic, Zivojin	1801	SRB	+29N	−5B	=16N	+35B	−10N	=32B	+26B	−19N	−22B	4.0	40.5	44.5	17.50	2083	+56.4
31	Kosa, Jeno	1998	SRB	+17B	−8N	−19B	+46N	=22B	+38N	−13N	=35B	−28N	4.0	39.0	41.0	15.50	2037	+11.2
32	Stojanovic, Andrej	2079	SRB	−1B	=47N	+39B	−14N	+41B	=30N	+34B	−17N	−18B	4.0	37.0	39.0	13.50	2018	-14.0
33	Gulin, Zoran	2066	SRB	−4N	+49B	−6N	+37B	−29N	+39B	−17B	−27N	+46B	4.0	37.0	39.0	11.50	2021	-10.8
34	Raut, Boris	2004	SRB	−5N	+29B	−10N	+45B	−21N	+51B	−32N	+40B	−23N	4.0	36.0	37.0	10.50	2011	+2.6
35	Radovic, Jovica	2175	SRB	−44B	=27N	+47B	−30N	+28B	+22N	−15B	=31N	−24B	4.0	34.5	36.5	15.75	1942	-52.0
36	Rakulj, Stanislav	2058	SRB	−3B	+48N	−7B	=41N	−23N	+50B	=39N	−37B	+40N	4.0	33.5	35.0	9.75	1971	-19.8
37	Djordjevic, Stojan	1896	SRB	−8B	−17N	+48B	−33N	+46B	−27N	+44B	+36N	−20B	4.0	32.5	34.5	10.00	1952	+11.4
38	Zvicer, Djordjije	2075	SRB	−6N	−45B	+49N	−24B	+48N	−31B	−41N	+51B	+50N	4.0	26.0	27.0	6.50	1832	-52.2
39	Skrobonja, Sinisa	1953	SRB	=23N	−28B	−32N	=27N	+44B	−33N	=36B	+50B	−29N	3.5	32.5	34.0	10.25	1953	-1.2
40	Markovic, Milos	2039	SRB	−9N	+41B	−18B	+51N	−19B	+24N	−20B	−34N	−36B	3.0	37.0	38.0	9.00	1900	-32.4
41	Ivanov, Zakhar Al	1717	SRB	−22B	−40N	F	=36B	−32N	=47N	+38B	−26N	+45B	3.0	28.5	28.5	9.00	1932	+69.6
42	Pajzer, Istvan	2069	SRB	−11B	+50N	+46B	−18N	=20B	−15N	−23B	−24N	−43B	2.5	35.5	37.0	6.00	1880	-44.2
43	Lorincz, Laszlo V	1873	SRB	−18B	−26N	−29N	=47B	+49N	−28B	−46B	F	+42N	2.5	27.0	27.0	5.50	1832	-9.2
44	Toth, Peter P	1880	SRB	+35N	−12B	−21N	−29B	−39N	+48B	−37N	−28B	F	2.0	33.0	33.0	6.00	1846	-10.2
45	Stankovic, Zoran M	1813	SRB	−20B	+38N	−22B	−34N	−27B	−46N	F	+49B	−41N	2.0	29.5	29.5	6.00	1738	-18.0
46	Lin, Zhengyuan	1625	SRB	F	−13B	−42N	−31B	−37N	+45B	+43N	−25B	−33N	2.0	29.0	29.0	4.50	1767	+38.0
47	Kalmar, Robert	1917	SRB	−13N	=32B	−35N	=43N	−51B	=41B	−50N	=48B	−49N	2.0	24.5	25.5	5.75	1668	-57.8
48	Kis Bicskei, Vendel	1718	SRB	−21N	−36B	−37N	F	−38B	−44N	=49B	=47N	+51N	2.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	1728	-2.2
49	Sasic, Miodrag	1751	SRB	−19B	−33N	−38B	=50N	−43B	F	=48N	−45N	+47B	2.0	23.0	23.0	3.75	1730	-7.2
50	Knezevic, Janko	1814	SRB	−10N	−42B	−24N	=49B	F	−36N	+47B	−39N	−38B	1.5	29.0	29.0	3.00	1737	-16.0
51	Petrovic, Goran N	1687	SRB	−16N	F	−26B	−40B	+47N	−34N	−24B	−38N	−48B	1.0	29.5	29.5	2.00	1659	-7.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ivanov, Zakhar AlSRB
+69.6
3.0 pts · #40
2Kostic, ZivojinSRB
+56.4
4.0 pts · #38
3Vranic, LjubomirSRB
+47.4
6.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Pasula, MilosSRB
-62.4
4.5 pts · #29
2Kalmar, RobertSRB
-57.8
2.0 pts · #48
3Zvicer, DjordjijeSRB
-52.2
4.0 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R4+374 Elo gap
Kostic, Zivojin1801 beat Radovic, Jovica2175
R7+358 Elo gap
Ivanov, Zakhar Al1717 beat Zvicer, Djordjije2075
R1+354 Elo gap
Kler, Borko2038 beat GMLajthajm, Borko2392