2025 Victorian Seniors Championship
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Geelong, Australia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1628, and top seed was Julia Ryjanova (🇦🇺 AUS, WGM, 2208).
Milenko Lojanica (🇧🇦 BIH, 1946) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Miodrag Milojevic (4.0) and Julia Ryjanova (3.5). Lojanica shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Miodrag Milojevic (1856) beat Julia Ryjanova (WGM, 2208), a +352-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMilenko Lojanica led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Milenko Lojanica takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Milenko Lojanica beat Miodrag Milojevic (Black).
Miodrag Milojevic won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Milenko Lojanica | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Miodrag Milojevic | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3WGMJulia Ryjanova | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Goran Ilic | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lojanica, Milenko | 1946 | BIH | +10B | +8N | =3B | +2N | +4N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 2200 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Milojevic, Miodrag | 1856 | SRB | +11N | +14B | +5N | −1B | +3B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 2083 | +22.0 |
| 3 | Ryjanova, JuliaWGM | 2208 | AUS | +9N | +4B | =1N | +12B | −2N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1950 | -10.5 |
| 4 | Dakic, Dusan | 1780 | AUS | +12N | −3N | +8B | +6N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1263 | -7.2 |
| 5 | Ilic, Goran | 1730 | AUS | =6B | +7N | −2B | =9N | +8B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1639 | -4.4 |
| 6 | Dumancic, Branko | 0 | AUS | =5N | −9B | +11N | −4B | +12N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sicat, Rodel | 0 | AUS | −8B | −5B | +10N | +14N | =9B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cooke, John | 0 | AUS | +7N | −1B | −4N | +11B | −5N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ristic, Mio | 1807 | AUS | −3B | +6N | F | =5B | =7N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1776 | -7.6 |
| 10 | Hessing, Rod | 1614 | AUS | −1N | −11B | −7B | +13N | +14B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1634 | +0.6 |
| 11 | Hernandez, Walter | 1680 | AUS | −2B | +10N | −6B | −8N | −13B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1584 | -7.6 |
| 12 | Caita Mindra, Emanoil | 0 | AUS | −4B | F | +14N | −3N | −6B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1194 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Marko, Paja | 1656 | AUS | F | F | F | −10B | +11N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1645 | -0.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 3208672 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −12B | −7B | −10N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Milojevic, MiodragSRB+22.04.0 pts · #2
- 2Lojanica, MilenkoBIH+22.04.5 pts · #1
- 3Hessing, RodAUS+0.62.0 pts · #9
- 1Ryjanova, JuliaWGMAUS-10.53.5 pts · #3
- 2Hernandez, WalterAUS-7.61.0 pts · #6
- 3Ristic, MioAUS-7.62.0 pts · #10
- R5+352 Elo gap