S: New Zagreb Classic 2026 - Open E
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Zagreb, Croatia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 455, and top seed was Elena Kauk (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡· CRO, 1598).
Erik Zelko (🇸🇮 SLO, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Marin Doko (4.5) and Dominik Mikovic (4.5). Zelko shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Bela Marcec (1414) beat Benjamin Krstulovic (1586), a +172-point gap.
Location
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·Zagreb, Croatia
Dates
30 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
455
Participants
48
Federations · 3 represented
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·Croatia×24
🇸🇮Slovenia×6
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsErik Zelko led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
42
16
6
3
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Erik Zelko held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Erik Zelko 5 wins (R1–R5)Marin Doko 4 wins (R1–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zelko, Erik | 0 | SLO | +12N | +6B | +?N | +5B | +7N | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Doko, Marin | 1473 | CRO | +23N | +32B | +20N | +14B | =4N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 1489 | +0.8 |
| 3 | Mikovic, Dominik | 0 | CRO | +?N | +?B | =?N | +?B | +?N | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kovacevic, Danijel | 1489 | CRO | +42N | =8B | +43N | +10B | =2B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 10.75 | 1475 | -0.8 |
| 5 | Markesic, Veronika | 0 | CRO | +33B | +30N | +31B | −1N | +?B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 79335306 | 0 | — | +29B | −1N | +?B | +16N | +?B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Vranesic, Vito | 0 | CRO | +15B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −1B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Horvat, Leon | 0 | CRO | +?B | =4N | +?B | =?N | +?B | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Krisman, Yurii | 0 | UKR | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?B | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Juric Boskovic, Petar | 0 | CRO | +?B | +?B | =?N | −4N | +?B | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Petryk, Sviatoslav | 0 | CRO | +?N | =?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Kostanjevec, Lovro | 0 | SLO | −1B | +29N | +30B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kljaic, Rene Jens | 0 | CRO | =41B | +?N | +21B | −?N | =17B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Anic, Matej | 0 | CRO | +34N | +?B | +?N | −2N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kljaic, Filip Jens | 0 | CRO | −7N | +?B | +?N | +31B | −?N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Opalic, Peter | 0 | SLO | −?N | +?B | +?N | −6B | +?N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Horvat, Ian | 0 | CRO | +?N | −?B | +?N | =?B | =13N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Markovic, Nino | 0 | SLO | +?N | +?B | =?N | −?B | =?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Predin, Frida | 0 | SLO | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Babic, Marko | 0 | CRO | +?N | +?B | −2B | =25N | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Juros, Josip | 0 | CRO | =22N | +?B | −13N | +44B | −?N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Vareskovic, Viktor | 0 | CRO | =21B | −24N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Maric, Filip | 0 | CRO | −2B | +?N | =?N | +?B | −?N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 540017184 | 0 | — | =?N | +22B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Matijevic, Rita | 0 | CRO | +?B | −?N | +?N | =20B | −?N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Milankovic, Kolja | 0 | CRO | +?B | F | =?N | +?B | F | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Mazar, Josip | 0 | CRO | +?B | =?B | −?N | −?N | +41B | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 79338798 | 0 | — | =?N | −?B | +42N | −?B | +?N | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 79331912 | 0 | — | −6N | −12B | +?N | +?B | −35N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 79340210 | 0 | — | +?N | −5B | −12N | −?B | +45B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 616 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Truhlaz, Simun | 0 | CRO | +?B | +?B | −5N | −15N | −?B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 622 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Krstulovic, Benjamin | 1586 | CRO | +?B | −2N | +?N | −?B | −?N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1325 | -33.6 |
| 33 | FIDE 525040030 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 79337473 | 0 | — | −14B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 608 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Matjacic, Vinko | 0 | CRO | −?N | +?B | F | −?N | +29B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 79327125 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | +46B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Markovic, Luka | 0 | SLO | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 79340261 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 636 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 79338747 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?N | +?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 619 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 79338712 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 79328750 | 0 | — | =13N | −43B | −?N | +42B | −27N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 79330983 | 0 | — | −4B | =?N | −28B | −41N | +?B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 525039865 | 0 | — | =?B | +41N | −4B | −?N | −?B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Mraz, Fran | 0 | CRO | −?B | =?N | +?B | −21N | −?B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1222 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Maric, Simun | 0 | CRO | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −30N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 79338763 | 0 | — | −?N | +?N | −?B | −?B | −36N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 79330975 | 0 | — | −?N | F | −?B | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 79340253 | 0 | — | −?N | −?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Doko, MarinCRO+0.84.5 pts · #22
- 2Opalic, PeterSLO0.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Markovic, NinoSLO0.03.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Krstulovic, BenjaminCRO-33.62.0 pts · #21
- 2Kovacevic, DanijelCRO-0.84.0 pts · #24
- 3Opalic, PeterSLO0.03.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R4+172 Elo gap
- R2+113 Elo gap