S: New Zagreb Classic 2026 - Open D
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88 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 1620, and top seed was Marta Rilje (🇭🇷 CRO, 1666).
Ema Gal (🇭🇷 CRO, 1540) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Marko Ivec (4.5) and Vilka Kubanovic (4.0). Gal shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Alessia Stefan (1467) beat Marta Rilje (1666), a +199-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
Federations · 8 represented
🇭🇷Croatia×66
🇸🇮Slovenia×6
🇵🇭Philippines×2
🇫🇷France×2
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇦🇹Austria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
45
19
8
4
2
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Ema Gal 5 wins (R1–R5)Marko Ivec 3 wins (R3–R5)Teo Babic 4 wins (R1–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gal, Ema | 1540 | CRO | +84N | +40B | +9N | +18B | +3N | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 2304 | +36.0 |
| 2 | Ivec, Marko | 1592 | CRO | +62B | =33N | +46B | +19N | +17B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 10.75 | 1833 | +39.6 |
| 3 | Kubanovic, Vilka | 1519 | CRO | +52B | +70N | +23B | +17N | −1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1798 | +58.4 |
| 4 | Kunovac, Matija | 1529 | CRO | +34B | =67N | +33B | +20B | =6N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.75 | 1784 | +36.8 |
| 5 | Thay, Remy | 0 | ENG | +39N | −?B | +?N | +25B | +18N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Franjic, Emil | 1470 | CRO | =82B | +71N | +70B | +63N | =4B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 5.75 | 1911 | +82.4 |
| 7 | Babic, Teo | 0 | CRO | +8N | +?B | +?N | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Stepan, Nikola | 1569 | CRO | −7B | +77N | +57B | +53N | =10B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1430 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Beric, Tomislav | 0 | CRO | +?B | +45N | −1B | =21N | +63B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Varesko, Marin | 1430 | CRO | −20N | +74B | +64N | +37B | =8N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1695 | +55.6 |
| 11 | Krmpotic, Linda | 1618 | CRO | +36B | −19N | =62B | +66N | +33B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 1608 | -1.2 |
| 12 | Lolic, Frano | 1506 | CRO | +47N | +64B | −17B | =22N | +68B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1619 | +12.4 |
| 13 | Viola, Maximo III | 0 | PHI | +51B | −?N | =66B | +38N | +45B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.25 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Vouk, Iva | 1529 | CRO | −55N | =48B | +73N | +62B | +69N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2218 | +28.0 |
| 15 | Turkovic, Esad | 0 | CRO | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?N | =21B | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tomicic, Luka | 0 | CRO | +?B | +?N | −?B | +65N | =?B | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Husanovic, Edi | 1611 | BIH | +26N | +72B | +12N | −3B | −2N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1583 | -6.4 |
| 18 | Puhalo, Damir | 1489 | CRO | +74N | +37B | +21B | −1N | −5B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1711 | +35.6 |
| 19 | Ivec, Ivan | 1500 | CRO | +79N | +11B | =20N | −2B | =24N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1579 | +17.2 |
| 20 | Lesnicar, Luka | 1597 | CRO | +10B | +35N | =19B | −4N | =22B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1576 | -4.4 |
| 21 | Kovac, Faust | 1597 | CRO | +73N | +29B | −18N | =9B | =15N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1458 | -16.0 |
| 22 | Othman, Nader | 0 | CRO | =24N | =41B | +72N | =12B | =20N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Stuckle Ostojic, Mihael | 1648 | CRO | +27N | +49B | −3N | +26B | F | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1678 | +5.6 |
| 24 | Georgiou, Harilaos | 1506 | CYP | =22B | −46N | +34B | +67N | =19B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1500 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Stefan, Emily | 1439 | CRO | −70B | +32N | +80B | −5N | +50B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1568 | +13.6 |
| 26 | Ljaljic, Bruno | 1440 | CRO | −17B | +85N | +83B | −23N | +51B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1457 | +2.4 |
| 27 | Kuster, August | 1464 | CRO | −23B | −52N | +85B | +80N | +49B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1582 | +12.8 |
| 28 | Horvat, Filip | 1575 | CRO | +48N | −55B | F | +75N | +53B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 2236 | +12.4 |
| 29 | Skrlec Benko, Filip | 0 | CRO | +65B | −21N | +?B | +45N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1635 | +26.8 |
| 30 | Zekovic, Alen | 0 | GER | +42B | −?N | +71B | +35N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Puhalo, Robert | 0 | CRO | +76N | +54B | =63N | =?B | −?N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 1627 | -3.6 |
| 32 | Petric, Martin | 0 | CRO | −72N | −25B | +?N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Stefan, Alessia | 1467 | CRO | +59N | =2B | −4N | +43B | −11N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1514 | +8.8 |
| 34 | Knezevic, Luka | 0 | CRO | −4N | =39B | −24N | +73B | +64N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Zidaric, Adrian | 1466 | CRO | +83N | −20B | +47N | −30B | =40N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 796 | -13.2 |
| 36 | Vinogradov, Maxim | 1455 | FID | −11N | −47B | +78N | +54B | =37N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1601 | +23.6 |
| 37 | Crncevic, Andrija | 1610 | CRO | +75B | −18N | +86B | −10N | =36B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1366 | -53.2 |
| 38 | Fabjancic, Lenart | 1533 | SLO | −81N | =43B | +48N | −13B | +62N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 2210 | +13.2 |
| 39 | Kunovac, Marin | 1484 | CRO | −5B | =34N | −65B | +82N | +67B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 760 | -15.6 |
| 40 | Nowak, Marius Paul | 0 | FRA | +50B | −1N | +?B | −?N | =35B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Kamensek, Tristan | 1463 | SLO | =71B | =22N | −45B | +70N | =42B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1567 | +21.2 |
| 42 | Markanovic, Ivan | 1470 | CRO | −30N | −56B | +87N | +74B | =41N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Donadic, Antonio | 0 | CRO | −63B | =38N | +76B | −33N | +65B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Spilek, Kristina | 1524 | CRO | =46B | =60N | =69B | −68N | +66B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 2264 | +8.4 |
| 45 | Solovev, Nikolai | 1580 | LUX | +86N | −9B | +41N | −29B | −13N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 2267 | +14.4 |
| 46 | Milic, Martin | 0 | CRO | =44N | +24B | −2N | =64B | −?N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Pavlovic, Antonio | 0 | CRO | −12B | +36N | −35B | −50N | +75B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Kosir, Kristijan | 0 | CRO | −28B | =14N | −38B | =71N | +70B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Kvaternik, Vilim | 1517 | CRO | +78N | −23N | −52B | +56B | −27N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 755 | -36.0 |
| 50 | Angeletti, Luka | 1512 | CRO | −40N | +84B | −58N | +47B | −25N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 639 | -24.0 |
| 51 | Malaric, Josip | 1477 | CRO | −13N | −58B | +84N | +79B | −26N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 640 | -22.8 |
| 52 | Nowak, Alexandre | 0 | FRA | −3N | +27B | +49N | −?B | −?N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Cukor, Adam | 0 | AUT | −?N | +?B | +54N | −8B | −28N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Habazin, Mihael | 1576 | CRO | +77B | −31N | −53B | −36N | +84B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 655 | -26.4 |
| 55 | Ekmecic, Karlo | 0 | CRO | +14B | +28N | −?B | F | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Mlinar, Jakov | 0 | CRO | −?B | +42N | −?B | −49N | +76B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Druzijanic, Danko | 0 | CRO | +?N | −?B | −8N | +72B | −?N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Market, Josip | 0 | CRO | −?B | +51N | +50B | F | −?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Rilje, Marta | 1666 | CRO | −33B | +82N | +75B | F | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1451 | -22.0 |
| 60 | Filipovic, Ante | 0 | CRO | =?N | =44B | −?N | −?B | +71B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Musil, Mark | 0 | SLO | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | +72N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Maric, Stana | 1410 | CRO | −2N | +76B | =11N | −14N | −38B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.75 | 1420 | +1.0 |
| 63 | Breznik, Marko | 1568 | SLO | +43N | F | =31B | −6B | −9N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 670 | -24.0 |
| 64 | Hradek, Martin | 1625 | CZE | +66B | −12N | −10B | =46N | −34B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1341 | -45.6 |
| 65 | Amidzic, Marin | 1561 | CRO | −29N | =73B | +39N | −16B | −43N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1647 | +8.4 |
| 66 | Stankovic, Sonja | 1461 | CRO | −64N | +78B | =13N | −11B | −44N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 789 | -39.6 |
| 67 | Pranjic, Martino | 0 | CRO | +?N | =4B | −?N | −24B | −39N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Milisa, Ljudevit | 0 | CRO | F | F | =?N | +44B | −12N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Grobotek, Vanessa Eva | 0 | SLO | −?N | +?B | =44N | F | −14B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Marcec, Tomislav | 1623 | CRO | +25N | −3B | −6N | −41B | −48N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1281 | -71.6 |
| 71 | Zigic, Viktor | 1602 | CRO | =41N | −6B | −30N | =48B | −60N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1276 | -34.4 |
| 72 | Livada, Ognjen | 1503 | CRO | +32B | −17N | −22B | −57N | −61B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 810 | -14.0 |
| 73 | Serebryakov, Vsevolod | 1427 | SLO | −21B | =65N | −14B | −34N | =83B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1293 | -17.6 |
| 74 | Simic, Josip | 0 | CRO | −18B | −10N | F | −42N | +77B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Vlasic, Kruno | 1436 | CRO | −37N | +79B | −59N | −28B | −47N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 817 | -31.6 |
| 76 | Benic, Matej | 1574 | CRO | −31B | −62N | −43N | +87B | −56N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 610 | -28.4 |
| 77 | Buljubasic, Anita | 0 | CRO | −54N | −8B | F | +78B | −74N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 78 | Nimcevic, Drazen | 0 | CRO | −49B | −66N | −36B | −77N | +87N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Polanski, Stanislaw | 0 | POL | −19B | −75N | F | −51N | +86B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 80 | Znaor, Marin | 0 | CRO | +?N | −?B | −25N | −27B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1284 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Jakobac, Marjan | 0 | CRO | +38B | F | −?N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 82 | Vlasic, Anamarija | 0 | CRO | =6N | −59B | F | −39B | −?N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1208 | -42.4 |
| 83 | FIDE 14598957 | 0 | — | −35B | F | −26N | −?B | =73N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1128 | 0.0 |
| 84 | Grobenski, Ivan | 0 | CRO | −1B | −50N | −51B | F | −54N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 85 | FIDE 79313850 | 0 | — | F | −26B | −27N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Macapuno, Jerc Abdon | 0 | PHI | −45B | F | −37N | −?B | −79N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 87 | FIDE 79340326 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −42B | −76N | −78B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 88 | Lozic, Dominik | 0 | CRO | −?N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 744 | -18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Franjic, EmilCRO+82.44.0 pts · #4
- 2Kubanovic, VilkaCRO+58.44.0 pts · #16
- 3Varesko, MarinCRO+55.63.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Marcec, TomislavCRO-71.61.0 pts · #54
- 2Crncevic, AndrijaCRO-53.22.5 pts · #46
- 3Hradek, MartinCZE-45.61.5 pts · #59
Biggest upsets
- R1+199 Elo gap
- R3+195 Elo gap
- R4+180 Elo gap