S: New Zagreb Classic 2026 - Open A

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106 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Zagreb, Croatia. 44 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2345, and top seed was Vladyslav Larkin (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2469).

Vladyslav Larkin (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2469) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Nicolas Perossa (4.5) and Erik Golubovic (4.0). Larkin won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Samuel Bro Jacobsen (2067) beat Darko Anic (GM, 2318), a +251-point gap.

Location

🇭🇷Zagreb, Croatia

Dates

30 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦IMVladyslav Larkin2469

Avg top 10

2,345

Participants

106

Titled players · 44

GM×1

IM×5

FM×18

CM×10

WGM×1

WFM×8

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇷Croatia×61

🇸🇮Slovenia×10

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×7

🇷🇸Serbia×4

🇮🇹Italy×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇩🇰Denmark×2

FIDE (no federation)×2

Top 3

🥇
IMVladyslav Larkin
🇺🇦UKR·2469
4.5pts·2518perf+2.0
🥈
FMNicolas Perossa
🇮🇹ITA·2312
4.5pts·2564perf+25.8
🥉
FMErik Golubovic
🇭🇷CRO·2330
4.0pts·2391perf+7.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Perossa4.5Larkin4.5Pandurevic4Ilko-Toth4Golubovic4Tomulic4

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Nicolas Perossa held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Larkin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Nicolas Perossa 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Vladyslav Larkin 3 wins (R3–R5)FM Miro Pandurevic 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMNicolas Perossa	*	—	—	—
2IMVladyslav Larkin	—	*	1	—
3FMMiro Pandurevic	—	0	*	—
4CMAndras Ilko-Toth	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Larkin, VladyslavIM	2469	UKR	+57N	=9B	+16N	+7B	+10N	4.5	14.5	17.0	15.25	2518	+2.0
2	Perossa, NicolasFM	2312	ITA	+91N	+31B	+42N	+4B	=3N	4.5	13.5	15.0	13.00	2564	+25.8
3	Golubovic, ErikFM	2330	CRO	=26B	+92N	+9B	+24N	=2B	4.0	14.0	15.0	11.25	2391	+7.6
4	Tomulic, TeoFM	2364	CRO	+55B	+35N	+21B	−2N	+20B	4.0	13.5	16.0	11.50	2399	+2.3
5	Tomov, GeorgiFM	2304	BUL	+67B	=45N	+14B	=20N	+28B	4.0	12.0	14.0	11.25	2340	+4.0
6	Ilko-Toth, AndrasCM	2230	HUN	=92B	+26N	+23B	+41N	=17N	4.0	12.0	13.0	10.75	2423	+48.0
7	Pandurevic, MiroFM	2197	CRO	+87B	+43N	+81B	−1N	+30B	4.0	11.5	13.0	8.50	2346	+18.0
8	Liu, YiFM	2329	AUS	F	+36N	+67B	+44N	+21B	4.0	10.5	10.5	10.50	2882	+15.8
9	Konjevic, Nikola	2101	CRO	+84B	=1N	−3N	+53B	+47N	3.5	13.5	15.0	8.75	2317	+53.2
10	Sundac, IvanoFM	2254	CRO	+93B	=23N	+45B	+29N	−1B	3.5	13.0	14.0	8.00	2271	+3.8
11	Malada, VinkoFM	2270	CRO	F	+32B	=22N	+27B	+13N	3.5	12.5	15.0	11.00	2443	+14.0
12	Biti, OzrenIM	2270	CRO	+37N	=27B	+61N	=22B	=18N	3.5	12.5	15.0	10.25	2195	-4.1
13	Nemec, VjekoslavFM	2314	CRO	+74B	+52N	=20B	+49N	−11B	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.50	2298	-1.4
14	Dorokhina, ElizavetaWFM	2095	FID	+76B	=41N	−5N	+85B	+40B	3.5	11.0	12.5	7.25	2320	+29.4
15	Tona, Leonardo	2048	ITA	+62B	=40N	=46B	=25N	+51B	3.5	10.5	13.0	9.00	2336	+76.8
16	Djuric, Leon	2134	CRO	+68B	=56N	−1B	+82N	+81B	3.5	10.5	12.0	6.25	2208	+9.2
17	Avinash RameshIM	2370	IND	F	+87N	+43B	+52N	=6B	3.5	10.5	10.5	8.50	2447	+2.6
18	Stjepic, Borna	2052	CRO	−40B	+105N	+69B	+46N	=12B	3.5	10.5	10.5	6.25	2296	+32.2
19	Skuhala, BarbaraWFM	2124	SLO	+82B	−81N	=66B	+83N	+48B	3.5	7.5	9.0	6.50	2117	-0.8
20	Vucenovic, DamianFM	2151	CRO	+77B	+48N	=13N	=5B	−4N	3.0	14.0	16.0	8.25	2272	+16.2
21	Morais, ThomasFM	2161	FRA	+95N	+54B	−4N	+31B	−8N	3.0	13.5	14.5	6.50	2239	+10.4
22	Zlatolas, Anej	1970	SLO	+28B	+25N	=11B	=12N	F	3.0	13.0	15.5	9.50	2389	+84.4
23	Tomljanovic, IvanoCM	2088	CRO	+59N	=10B	−6N	+60B	=24B	3.0	13.0	15.5	8.25	2264	+47.2
24	Bodiroga, PredragIM	2227	SRB	+71N	+50B	=29N	−3B	=23N	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.50	2153	-4.1
25	Marchesich, GiovanniCM	2142	ITA	+85N	−22B	+32N	=15B	=27N	3.0	12.5	14.0	7.75	2106	-4.6
26	Mocic, Ivano	2070	CRO	=3N	−6B	+104N	+86B	=33N	3.0	12.5	13.0	5.50	2241	+45.2
27	Kejzar, PetraWFM	2079	SLO	+105B	=12N	+40B	−11N	=25B	3.0	12.5	12.5	5.75	2245	+22.4
28	Roska, Branislav	2100	SRB	−22N	+98B	+54N	+50B	−5N	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.00	2130	+4.0
29	Botica, Viseslav	1909	CRO	+79B	+69N	=24B	−10B	=35N	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.00	2227	+80.0
30	Mijic, SaraWFM	2043	SRB	=33N	=75B	+97N	+42B	−7N	3.0	11.5	12.5	6.00	2255	+57.2
31	Sagovac, Kristijan	2087	CRO	+101B	−2N	+73B	−21N	+66B	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.00	2173	+11.6
32	Bro Jacobsen, Samuel	2067	DEN	+60B	−11N	−25B	+90N	+72B	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.00	2229	+43.2
33	Jakovic, RokoFM	2204	CRO	=30B	+94N	=44B	=48N	=26B	3.0	11.0	12.0	6.50	2115	-11.2
34	Purini, Bruno	1993	CRO	+51B	−42B	=86N	+45N	=38B	3.0	10.5	12.0	7.25	2193	+27.2
35	Babler, Jan	2097	CRO	+66B	−4B	+89N	=81N	=29B	3.0	10.5	12.0	5.75	2098	-0.4
36	Ivanov, Sergei V.	2029	FID	−49N	−8B	+103N	+75B	+78N	3.0	10.5	11.0	4.50	2208	+23.4
37	Kucelj, Kevin	2054	CRO	−12B	=76N	+84B	=72N	+69B	3.0	9.5	11.0	5.50	2163	+29.6
38	Maravic, Ivan	2098	CRO	=88N	=89B	+70N	=47B	=34N	3.0	9.0	10.5	6.25	2060	-4.8
39	Zagorac, LaraWFM	2112	CRO	=83B	+96N	−41B	=66N	+67B	3.0	8.0	9.0	4.75	2132	+5.6
40	Mihalincic, TomislavFM	2256	CRO	+18N	=15B	−27N	+61B	−14N	2.5	13.5	16.0	7.75	2070	-24.0
41	Hadzovic, AmirFM	2343	BIH	+63N	=14B	+39N	−6B	F	2.5	13.5	16.0	7.25	2222	-11.6
42	Vanduyfhuys, DariaWFM	2149	BEL	+100B	+34N	−2B	−30N	=44B	2.5	13.0	14.0	5.25	2087	-8.4
43	Zizic, Djordje	2086	MNE	+102N	−7B	−17N	+68B	=62B	2.5	12.0	13.0	4.25	2149	+14.8
44	Medic, MirjanaWGM	2078	CRO	+103N	=49B	=33N	−8B	=42N	2.5	12.0	12.5	4.50	2155	+10.0
45	Lasic, LukaFM	2094	CRO	+104N	=5B	−10N	−34B	+85N	2.5	12.0	12.5	4.00	2100	+0.4
46	Breznik, Kristijan	2159	SLO	+106N	=47B	=15N	−18B	=63N	2.5	12.0	12.0	4.25	2037	-16.6
47	Ekmescic, Tarik	2003	BIH	+72B	=46N	=58B	=38N	−9B	2.5	11.5	13.5	6.00	2133	+17.4
48	Busic, Mateo	2005	BIH	+86N	−20B	+75N	=33B	−19N	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.00	2155	+40.0
49	Matic, ZeljkoCM	2166	CRO	+36B	=44N	+56B	−13B	F	2.5	11.5	11.5	6.75	2185	+2.2
50	Simunkovic, Bartol	2034	CRO	+97B	−24N	+64B	−28N	=52B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.75	2146	+29.6
51	Rajic, Ivan	2130	BIH	−34N	+99B	=53N	+71B	−15N	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	2026	-14.0
52	Res, Ivica	2097	CRO	+98N	−13B	+88N	−17B	=50N	2.5	11.0	12.0	3.75	2124	+2.6
53	Krstic, David	2053	SLO	F	+101N	=51B	−9N	+83B	2.5	11.0	12.0	3.75	2134	+13.9
54	Ivancic, IvanCM	2031	CRO	+58B	−21N	−28B	=73N	+86N	2.5	10.5	12.0	5.00	2144	+30.0
55	Kiseleva, ArinaWCM	2073	CRO	−4N	=59B	=68N	=70B	+88N	2.5	10.5	12.0	4.75	2047	-4.4
56	Sibincic, Nikola	1937	BIH	+65N	=16B	−49N	=78B	=97N	2.5	10.5	11.5	5.75	2139	+51.2
57	Moreto Quintana, Alex	2074	ESP	−1B	−82N	+100B	+77N	=58B	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.25	2130	+5.2
58	Machata, Martin	2172	CRO	−54N	+77B	=47N	=63B	=57N	2.5	10.0	12.0	5.75	2038	-17.8
59	Golub, Nikolina	1933	CRO	−23B	=55N	=74B	+93N	=64B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.50	2075	+19.2
60	Anic, DarkoGM	2318	FRA	−32N	=71B	+90B	−23N	+87B	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.00	2030	-16.9
61	Levacic, DamirIM	2077	MNC	=90B	+83N	−12B	−40N	+84B	2.5	9.0	10.5	3.75	2084	+0.2
62	Oliinyk, SerafymFM	2246	SRB	−15N	=95B	=94N	+80B	=43N	2.5	9.0	10.0	4.25	2013	-28.6
63	Tadic, Jure	2071	CRO	−41B	=84N	+96B	=58N	=46B	2.5	9.0	10.0	4.25	2123	+12.4
64	Bozinovic, BogdanFM	2102	CRO	=70N	=88B	−50N	+89B	=59N	2.5	8.5	10.0	4.50	1983	-16.0
65	Kalajzic, IvanCM	2093	CRO	−56B	=68N	−83B	+99N	+82B	2.5	7.5	8.5	3.50	1983	-15.2
66	Skarlovnik, Aljaz	1951	SLO	−35N	+91B	=19N	=39B	−31N	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.75	2024	+18.8
67	Wahlund, MaxCM	2060	SWE	−5N	+103B	−8N	+102B	−39N	2.0	12.0	12.5	1.50	2049	-3.0
68	Mykhailets, Polina	2000	UKR	−16N	=65B	=55B	−43N	+93B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.50	2015	+4.0
69	Petrus, AdrianCM	2120	CRO	+99N	−29B	−18N	+94B	−37N	2.0	10.5	11.5	2.00	1933	-50.4
70	Danicic, Anze	1985	SLO	=64B	=73N	−38B	=55N	=79B	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.50	2028	+10.8
71	Vidovic, Ante	2044	CRO	−24B	=60N	+76B	−51N	=73B	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.25	2082	+4.0
72	Frouth, Vibor	2135	CRO	−47N	=85B	+95N	=37B	−32N	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.25	1958	-49.2
73	Barbaric, Vuk-TadijaCM	2149	CRO	=89N	=70B	−31N	=54B	=71N	2.0	9.5	11.0	4.00	1959	-26.0
74	Sindik, Ivo	2062	CRO	−13N	=102B	=59N	=88B	=80N	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.50	1932	-36.8
75	Keetman, MaaikeWFM	2161	NED	=94B	=30N	−48B	−36N	+100B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	1949	-29.0
76	Wu, Chenshan	1948	AUT	−14N	=37B	−71N	=98B	+94N	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	1960	+2.8
77	Karlovic, Luka	2009	CRO	−20N	−58N	+101B	−57B	+96N	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.00	1985	-7.6
78	Veselic, Maks	2099	SLO	=96B	=90N	=82B	=56N	−36B	2.0	8.5	9.5	3.25	1896	-54.8
79	Nielsen, Jan Mose	2076	DEN	−29N	=104B	−85N	+95B	=70N	2.0	7.5	8.0	2.25	1901	-24.0
80	Liovic, Fran	1893	CRO	F	=93N	+92B	−62N	=74B	2.0	6.5	6.5	2.50	2101	+20.6
81	Simrak, Tomislav	1898	CRO	F	+19B	−7N	=35B	−16N	1.5	14.0	14.0	5.00	2051	+14.0
82	Vaupot, Kajetan	1992	SLO	−19N	+57B	=78N	−16B	−65N	1.5	12.0	14.0	3.50	1956	-9.6
83	Friscic, Jakov	1990	CRO	=39N	−61B	+65N	−19B	−53N	1.5	11.5	14.0	4.00	1943	-12.4
84	Kelemen, Miljenko	1982	CRO	−9N	=63B	−37N	+91B	−61N	1.5	11.5	13.0	2.75	1924	-7.6
85	Starcevic, Danijel	2005	CRO	−25B	=72N	+79B	−14N	−45B	1.5	11.0	13.0	3.00	1959	-6.0
86	Rosic, Slavko SFM	2136	BIH	−48B	+100N	=34B	−26N	−54B	1.5	11.0	12.0	2.50	1873	-35.4
87	Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav	2032	ENG	−7N	−17B	+98N	=97B	−60N	1.5	11.0	12.0	1.50	2058	+2.0
88	Juranovic, Ljudevit	1951	CRO	=38B	=64N	−52B	=74N	−55B	1.5	10.5	12.5	3.75	1937	-4.0
89	Kukic, Lora	2008	CRO	=73B	=38N	−35B	−64N	=90B	1.5	10.5	12.0	3.25	1925	-11.2
90	Kopljar, Nikola	1922	CRO	=61N	=78B	−60N	−32B	=89N	1.5	10.0	11.5	3.00	1965	+6.8
91	Labrovic, Jakov	2061	CRO	−2B	−66N	=99B	−84N	+102N	1.5	9.0	10.0	1.50	1885	-24.6
92	Lenting, Roan	2045	NED	=6N	−3B	−80N	=96B	−101N	1.0	11.0	12.0	2.50	1828	-56.0
93	Tomic, Miroslav	2050	CRO	−10N	=80B	=102N	−59B	−68N	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.50	1762	-36.8
94	Mrkic, Simun	2018	CRO	=75N	−33B	=62B	−69N	−76B	1.0	9.5	11.5	2.25	1896	-14.8
95	Pavlic, Drazen	2021	CRO	−21B	=62N	−72B	−79N	=99B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.75	1882	-16.6
96	Mihokovic, Borna	1958	CRO	=78N	−39B	−63N	=92N	−77B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.50	1828	-30.0
97	Malaric, MarkoCM	2203	CRO	−50N	F	−30B	=87N	=56B	1.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	1819	-78.8
98	Biti, Filip	1948	CRO	−52B	−28N	−87B	=76N	=103B	1.0	9.0	9.5	1.25	1781	-40.8
99	Conjar, Velimir	1992	CRO	−69B	−51N	=91N	−65B	=95N	1.0	8.5	9.5	1.25	1845	-17.2
100	Birkic, Josip	2006	CRO	−42N	−86B	−57N	+103B	−75N	1.0	8.5	9.0	0.50	1849	-19.0
101	Gazic, Petar	1933	BIH	−31N	−53B	−77N	F	+92B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1856	-14.8
102	Svaljek, RadmilaWFM	1931	CRO	−43B	=74N	=93B	−67N	−91B	1.0	8.0	9.0	1.50	1824	-12.0
103	Crnjakovic, Tom	1928	SLO	−44B	−67N	−36B	−100N	=98N	0.5	8.5	9.5	0.50	1659	-53.6
104	Glasinovic, Juraj	1946	CRO	−45B	=79N	−26B	F	F	0.5	7.5	7.5	1.00	1807	-9.0
105	Kinez, Ivo	1929	CRO	−27N	−18B	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1266	-12.6
106	Salamon, Viktor	2010	CRO	−46B	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	1359	-6.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zlatolas, AnejSLO
+84.4
3.0 pts · #28
2Botica, ViseslavCRO
+80.0
3.0 pts · #30
3Tona, LeonardoITA
+76.8
3.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Malaric, MarkoCMCRO
-78.8
1.0 pts · #94
2Lenting, RoanNED
-56.0
1.0 pts · #100
3Veselic, MaksSLO
-54.8
2.0 pts · #69

Biggest upsets

R1+251 Elo gap
Bro Jacobsen, Samuel2067 beat GMAnic, Darko2318
R4+230 Elo gap
CMTomljanovic, Ivano2088 beat GMAnic, Darko2318
R2+226 Elo gap
Simrak, Tomislav1898 beat WFMSkuhala, Barbara2124