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

Top seed

🇭🇷Marta Rilje1666

Avg top 10

1,620

Participants

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇷Croatia×66

🇸🇮Slovenia×6

🇵🇭Philippines×2

🇫🇷France×2

🇬🇧England×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇦🇹Austria×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Ema Gal
🇭🇷CRO·1540
5.0pts·2304perf+36.0
🥈
Marko Ivec
🇭🇷CRO·1592
4.5pts·1833perf+39.6
🥉
Vilka Kubanovic
🇭🇷CRO·1519
4.0pts·1798perf+58.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Gal5Ivec4.5Babic4Thay4Franjic4Kubanovic4

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
+82.4
4.0 pts · #4
2Kubanovic, VilkaCRO
+58.4
4.0 pts · #16
3Varesko, MarinCRO
+55.6
3.5 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Marcec, TomislavCRO
-71.6
1.0 pts · #54
2Crncevic, AndrijaCRO
-53.2
2.5 pts · #46
3Hradek, MartinCZE
-45.6
1.5 pts · #59

Biggest upsets

R1+199 Elo gap
Stefan, Alessia1467 beat Rilje, Marta1666
R3+195 Elo gap
Varesko, Marin1430 beat Hradek, Martin1625
R4+180 Elo gap
Varesko, Marin1430 beat Crncevic, Andrija1610