S: New Zagreb Classic 2026 - Open B

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103 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Zagreb, Croatia. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1956, and top seed was Goran Cechi (🇭🇷 CRO, 1996).

Niko Bozic (🇭🇷 CRO, 1949) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Duje Benkovic (4.5) and Vladyslav Demenyk (4.5). Bozic won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Laurenz Pichler (1652) beat Goran Djodj (1934), a +282-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

🇭🇷Goran Cechi1996

Avg top 10

1,956

Participants

103

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇷Croatia×77

🇸🇮Slovenia×12

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×3

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇦🇹Austria×2

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

Top 3

🥇
Niko Bozic
🇭🇷CRO·1949
5.0pts·2652perf+37.8
🥈
Duje Benkovic
🇭🇷CRO·1713
4.5pts·2235perf+121.2
🥉
Vladyslav Demenyk
🇺🇦UKR·1888
4.5pts·2190perf+63.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Niko Bozic led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Bozic5Demenyk4.5Benkovic4.5Basaric4Prentic4Borovinsek4

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Niko Bozic held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Niko Bozic 5 wins (R1–R5)Vladyslav Demenyk 3 wins (R3–R5)Duje Benkovic 3 wins (R3–R5)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bozic, Niko	1949	CRO	+77B	+23N	+20B	+17N	+9B	5.0	12.5	14.0	14.00	2652	+37.8
2	Benkovic, Duje	1713	CRO	+30B	=8N	+45B	+26N	+11N	4.5	13.5	16.0	14.00	2235	+121.2
3	Demenyk, Vladyslav	1888	UKR	+88N	=22B	+28N	+42B	+10N	4.5	12.0	13.0	11.50	2190	+63.2
4	Basaric, Srdjan	1987	CRO	+69N	+7B	=18N	=10B	+24N	4.0	13.5	15.5	12.25	2124	+16.0
5	Prentic, Igor	1912	SRB	+78N	=12B	=6N	+36B	+19N	4.0	13.5	15.0	11.25	2018	+12.0
6	Borovinsek, Anej	1741	SLO	+31B	+44N	=5B	=21N	+18N	4.0	13.0	15.5	12.00	2146	+103.6
7	Veverec, Ivo	1860	CRO	+61B	−4N	+75B	+35N	+17B	4.0	12.0	13.5	9.50	2040	+22.4
8	Biti, Tin	1870	CRO	+89N	=2B	+87N	=18B	+32N	4.0	12.0	13.0	9.25	2030	+39.6
9	Bozickovic, David	1948	BIH	+59N	+27B	=11N	+41B	−1N	3.5	14.0	16.5	9.75	2024	+20.0
10	Lisjak, Josip	1922	CRO	+66B	+65N	+35B	=4N	−3B	3.5	13.5	15.5	9.00	1982	+8.6
11	Dimac, Petar	1896	CRO	+74B	+63N	=9B	+25N	−2B	3.5	13.0	14.5	8.25	1927	+8.8
12	Verbic, Jan	1746	SLO	+57B	=5N	=43B	+62N	=13B	3.5	12.5	14.5	9.50	2047	+80.0
13	Kresic, Vid	1917	CRO	+85B	+55N	=42N	=19B	=12N	3.5	11.5	13.0	8.50	1975	+15.6
14	Udovicic, Dunja	1765	CRO	+53N	−24B	+90N	=29B	+41N	3.5	11.0	12.0	7.50	2032	+71.2
15	Sontag, Bruno	1804	CRO	=80N	−46B	+60N	+83B	+43B	3.5	9.0	10.5	7.25	2038	+31.6
16	Petrosino, Germano	1761	ITA	−41N	+84B	=83N	+46B	+48N	3.5	9.0	10.5	7.25	2014	+34.2
17	Vidakovic, Jurica	1968	CRO	+51N	+36B	+24N	−1B	−7N	3.0	15.0	17.5	8.50	1947	-2.8
18	Mikic, Ivana	1910	BIH	+98B	+47N	=4B	=8N	−6B	3.0	14.5	15.0	7.00	1906	-0.2
19	Stefan, Marino	1769	CRO	+34B	+50N	=21B	=13N	−5B	3.0	13.5	16.0	8.75	1990	+60.0
20	Pecotic, Rudi	1689	CRO	+40N	+90B	−1N	=48B	=39N	3.0	13.5	14.5	6.75	1951	+69.6
21	Konopatskyi, Aleksandr	1936	SLO	+68N	+37B	=19N	=6B	−38N	3.0	13.0	15.0	8.50	1866	-17.6
22	Gasparovic, Roko	1724	CRO	+72B	=3N	=62B	=31N	=30B	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.25	1945	+59.6
23	Domancic, Josip	1844	CRO	+67N	−1B	=54N	=28B	+61N	3.0	12.5	14.5	6.75	1819	-3.0
24	Ljubic, Luka	1901	CRO	+91B	+14N	−17B	+64N	−4B	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.50	1916	+2.6
25	Medic, Vito	1714	CRO	+48N	=41B	+46N	−11B	=29N	3.0	11.5	14.0	7.75	1950	+63.6
26	Logozar, Antun	1910	CRO	F	+58B	+59N	−2B	+68N	3.0	11.5	11.5	7.00	1977	+6.6
27	Amado-Blanco, Carlos	1843	SUI	+79B	−9N	+71B	=43N	=34B	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.25	1887	+6.6
28	Milanovic Bolfek, Mak	1714	CRO	=76B	+94N	−3B	=23N	+65B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.25	1930	+59.2
29	Stojkovic, Andreja	1873	CRO	−63B	+98N	+47B	=14N	=25B	3.0	11.0	11.5	6.25	1831	-5.4
30	Kanceljak, Dalia	1860	CRO	−2N	=89B	+97N	+54B	=22N	3.0	11.0	11.5	5.00	1802	-7.4
31	Mohr, Pablo	1873	SLO	−6N	+103B	+88N	=22B	=33N	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1821	-6.8
32	Mirosevic, Lovre	1912	CRO	−47B	+66N	+70B	+65N	−8B	3.0	10.5	12.5	6.00	1896	-4.0
33	Pichler, Clemens	1753	AUT	=62B	+76N	=49B	=34N	=31B	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.75	1956	+55.2
34	Juric, Paula	1892	CRO	−19N	+78B	+82N	=33B	=27N	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.00	1859	-9.2
35	Pichler, Laurenz	1652	AUT	+84N	+83B	−10N	−7B	+80N	3.0	10.5	12.0	4.50	1956	+78.4
36	Salihbegovic, Danin	1847	BIH	+99B	−17N	+79B	−5N	+64B	3.0	10.5	11.0	4.00	1859	+4.8
37	Pokrovac, Josip	1800	CRO	+86B	−21N	=44B	=50N	+62B	3.0	10.0	11.5	6.00	1986	+25.6
38	Ognjenovic, Nenad	1856	CRO	+92N	−42B	F	+49N	+21B	3.0	9.0	10.0	6.50	2077	+23.2
39	Demir, Mustafa Erkan	1862	TUR	=64B	=75N	=61B	+81N	=20B	3.0	8.5	10.0	5.75	1781	-10.4
40	Komar, Miroslav	1851	CRO	−20B	=74N	+93B	=61N	+63B	3.0	8.5	9.5	4.75	1802	-6.6
41	Kvaternik, Sinisa	1877	CRO	+16B	=25N	+81B	−9N	−14B	2.5	13.5	15.0	6.50	1788	-12.0
42	Cechi, Goran	1996	CRO	+101B	+38N	=13B	−3N	−55B	2.5	13.5	13.5	4.75	1862	-18.0
43	Klapac, Patrik	1909	CRO	=97N	+52B	=12N	=27B	−15N	2.5	12.5	13.0	6.00	1795	-15.4
44	Ratkajec, Mihael	1900	CRO	+82N	−6B	=37N	=52B	=58N	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.50	1784	-31.2
45	Prkic, Marko	1808	CRO	=56N	+100B	−2N	=53B	=50B	2.5	12.0	12.5	4.25	1890	+11.2
46	Zivic, Luka	1877	CRO	=81B	+15N	−25B	−16N	+74B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.75	1760	-31.6
47	Milicevic, Fran	1787	CRO	+32N	−18B	−29N	+90B	=56N	2.5	11.5	12.5	5.25	1901	+31.2
48	Moric, Ivan	1864	CRO	−25B	+91N	+63B	=20N	−16B	2.5	11.5	12.5	4.50	1738	-16.8
49	Brlekovic, Dominik	1913	CRO	=52N	+54B	=33N	−38B	=51B	2.5	11.0	13.5	6.50	1783	-34.4
50	Barbir, Petar	1933	CRO	+58N	−19B	=51N	=37B	=45N	2.5	11.0	13.5	6.50	1800	-18.0
51	Barbaric, Matija	1820	CRO	−17B	+102N	=50B	=56B	=49N	2.5	10.5	10.5	3.75	1896	+20.8
52	Curkovic, Jan	1795	SLO	=49B	−43N	+76B	=44N	=57B	2.5	10.0	11.5	5.25	1892	+26.4
53	Mesar, Darko	1893	CRO	−14B	+85N	=55B	=45N	=82B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.75	1794	-13.6
54	Genc, Gregor	1694	SLO	+95B	−49N	=23B	−30N	+76B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.00	1868	+45.6
55	Crvelin, Iva	1814	CRO	F	−13B	=53N	+80B	+42N	2.5	10.0	10.0	5.25	2030	+45.2
56	Jakupec, Denis	1938	CRO	=45B	=70N	=64B	=51N	=47B	2.5	9.5	11.5	5.75	1790	-19.6
57	Vranesa, Ivan	1875	CRO	−12N	−82B	+67N	+78B	=52N	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.75	1757	-15.8
58	Junc, Ioan-Stefan	1805	ROU	−50B	−26N	+86B	+99N	=44B	2.5	9.5	10.0	3.25	1868	+8.4
59	Ferk, Peter	1810	SLO	−9B	+99N	−26B	=74N	+79B	2.5	9.5	10.0	2.75	1794	-3.6
60	Jagust, Luka	1857	CRO	=75B	−64N	−15B	+77N	+81B	2.5	8.5	10.0	3.75	1754	-27.6
61	Vucenovic, Diara	1705	CRO	−7N	+73B	=39N	=40B	−23B	2.0	13.0	15.0	5.00	1775	+18.4
62	Prskalo, Zoran	1878	CRO	=33N	+97B	=22N	−12B	−37N	2.0	12.5	13.0	3.50	1690	-25.8
63	Radovic, Sven	1743	CRO	+29N	−11B	−48N	+69B	−40N	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.00	1790	+12.4
64	Veres, Jakov	1714	CRO	=39N	+60B	=56N	−24B	−36N	2.0	11.5	14.0	5.25	1809	+23.6
65	Gricnik, Tine	1838	SLO	+71N	−10B	+92N	−32B	−28N	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.00	1707	-17.8
66	Hrgetic, Vedran	1801	CRO	−10N	−32B	+72B	=79N	=67N	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.75	1737	-18.0
67	Vlajcevic, Matilda	1674	CRO	−23B	=77N	−57B	+98N	=66B	2.0	9.0	9.5	2.25	1752	+19.6
68	Pavicevic, Zlatko	1805	CRO	−21B	−79N	+102B	+75N	−26B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.50	1713	-12.8
69	Golemovic, Tvrtko	1828	CRO	−4B	=93N	=74B	−63N	+92B	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.25	1715	-16.0
70	Macek, Inti	1824	SLO	=100N	=56B	−32N	+88B	−71B	2.0	8.5	9.0	2.50	1777	-11.9
71	Pazarcioglu, Ilker	1658	TUR	−65B	F	−27N	+85B	+70N	2.0	8.5	8.5	3.50	1826	+17.8
72	Ortiz, Andres	1869	ARG	−22N	−88B	−66N	+97B	+89N	2.0	7.0	7.5	1.50	1689	-24.6
73	Malekovic, Damir	1817	CRO	F	−61N	+91B	+89B	F	2.0	4.0	4.0	2.00	1865	+3.6
74	Martic, Ivan	1772	CRO	−11N	=40B	=69N	=59B	−46N	1.5	11.5	13.5	3.75	1703	-18.0
75	Pernek, Toni	1693	CRO	=60N	=39B	−7N	−68B	=84N	1.5	11.5	13.0	3.50	1695	+1.2
76	Koprivnjak, Josip	1862	CRO	=28N	−33B	−52N	+92B	−54N	1.5	11.0	12.0	2.50	1580	-75.6
77	Gregoric, Dinko	1813	CRO	−1N	=67B	−80N	−60B	+97N	1.5	11.0	11.5	1.50	1691	-33.2
78	Pekic, Josip	1786	CRO	−5B	−34N	+101B	−57N	=86B	1.5	11.0	11.0	0.75	1738	-6.6
79	Peran, Franko	1664	CRO	−27N	+68B	−36N	=66B	−59N	1.5	10.5	12.5	3.00	1672	+1.2
80	Djodj, Goran	1934	CRO	=15B	−81N	+77B	−55N	−35B	1.5	10.5	12.0	3.25	1618	-41.6
81	Colic, Tami	1749	CRO	=46N	+80B	−41N	−39B	−60N	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.75	1733	-2.4
82	Paulic, Franka	1779	CRO	−44B	+57N	−34B	F	=53N	1.5	10.5	11.5	3.75	1804	+4.4
83	Kovacek, Pavlo	1868	CRO	+102B	−35N	=16B	−15N	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	1.75	1649	-24.2
84	Maltasic, Eva	1840	CRO	−35B	−16N	=98B	=93N	=75B	1.5	9.0	9.5	1.50	1577	-69.6
85	Arambasic, Luka	1799	CRO	−13N	−53B	+95B	−71N	=99B	1.5	9.0	9.5	1.25	1652	-19.8
86	Rumiha, Bruno	1922	CRO	−37N	−87B	−58N	+101B	=78N	1.5	8.5	8.5	0.75	1633	-38.6
87	Javornik, Lina	1684	SLO	=94B	+86N	−8B	F	F	1.5	6.5	6.5	2.00	1884	+30.8
88	Atikovic, Leon	1762	CRO	−3B	+72N	−31B	−70N	−95N	1.0	11.5	12.5	2.00	1623	-32.4
89	Zhezhov, Emil	1732	MKD	−8B	=30N	=94B	−73N	−72B	1.0	11.0	12.0	2.00	1615	-13.6
90	Turicar, Goran	1871	CRO	+93B	−20N	−14B	−47N	−91N	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.00	1513	-46.0
91	Condic, Marin	1783	CRO	−24N	−48B	−73N	F	+90B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1670	-22.4
92	Novosel, Zvonimir	1690	CRO	−38B	+101N	−65B	−76N	−69N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1603	-18.8
93	Jutrisa, Niko	1740	CRO	−90N	=69B	−40N	=84B	F	1.0	7.5	8.5	1.75	1654	-8.4
94	Razov Bogavcic, Ognjen	1860	CRO	=87N	−28B	=89N	F	F	1.0	7.0	8.0	1.25	1585	-22.0
95	Delac, Josip	1860	CRO	−54N	−96B	−85N	F	+88B	1.0	6.0	6.0	1.00	1545	-66.0
96	Puljiz, Marin	1696	CRO	F	+95N	F	F	F	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.00	2660	+28.8
97	Balaban, Filip	1784	CRO	=43B	−62N	−30B	−72N	−77B	0.5	9.5	11.0	1.25	1500	-57.6
98	Karkovic, Juraj	1785	CRO	−18N	−29B	=84N	−67B	F	0.5	9.5	9.5	0.75	1502	-25.8
99	Mikacic, Ivan	1676	CRO	−36N	−59B	F	−58B	=85N	0.5	9.5	9.5	0.75	1493	-15.0
100	Knezovic, Ivo	1974	CRO	=70B	−45N	F	F	F	0.5	4.5	4.5	1.00	1623	-18.4
101	Hudoklin, Jurij	1833	SLO	−42N	−92B	−78N	−86N	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1049	-76.4
102	Kartashov, Nikita	1727	SLO	−83N	−51B	−68N	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1030	-42.8
103	Domazet, Danijel	1764	CRO	F	−31N	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1073	-7.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Benkovic, DujeCRO
+121.2
4.5 pts · #3
2Borovinsek, AnejSLO
+103.6
4.0 pts · #6
3Verbic, JanSLO
+80.0
3.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Hudoklin, JurijSLO
-76.4
0.0 pts · #102
2Koprivnjak, JosipCRO
-75.6
1.5 pts · #79
3Maltasic, EvaCRO
-69.6
1.5 pts · #85

Biggest upsets

R5+282 Elo gap
Pichler, Laurenz1652 beat Djodj, Goran1934
R2+238 Elo gap
Javornik, Lina1684 beat Rumiha, Bruno1922
R2+216 Elo gap
Pichler, Laurenz1652 beat Kovacek, Pavlo1868