X Medjunaroni open 2025 "Bozidar Kicovic - Kica"

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53 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Banja Koviljaca, Serbia. 12 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2222, and top seed was Danilo Besedes (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2291).

Sasa Pantelic (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2125) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Zoran Marinkovic (6.0) and Danilo Besedes (5.5). Pantelic took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Sergej Ivanovic (1552) beat Dragan Despic (1939), a +387-point gap.

Location

🇷🇸Banja Koviljaca, Serbia

Dates

06 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇸FMDanilo Besedes2291

Avg top 10

2,222

Participants

Titled players · 12

IM×2

FM×8

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇷🇸Serbia×43

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×7

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇸🇪Sweden×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSasa Pantelic
🇷🇸SRB·2125
6.0pts·2458perf+55.4
🥈
FMZoran Marinkovic
🇷🇸SRB·2274
6.0pts·2384perf+16.2
🥉
FMDanilo Besedes
🇷🇸SRB·2291
5.5pts·2234perf-5.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Marinkovic6Pantelic6Besedes5.5Ivic5Sajin5Radlovacki5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Pantelic takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Zoran Marinkovic drew with FM Sasa Pantelic (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Zoran Marinkovic 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Sasa Pantelic 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Danilo Besedes 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMZoran Marinkovic	*	½	—	—
2FMSasa Pantelic	½	*	1	½
3FMDanilo Besedes	—	0	*	—
4FMMatija Ivic	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pantelic, SasaFM	2125	SRB	+22N	+12B	+3N	=2N	+11B	+13B	=4N	6.0	29.0	32.5	27.00	2458	+55.4
2	Marinkovic, ZoranFM	2274	SRB	+50N	+20B	+7N	=1B	=5N	+12B	+8N	6.0	28.0	29.0	23.50	2384	+16.2
3	Besedes, DaniloFM	2291	SRB	+46B	=8N	−1B	+42N	+41N	+7B	+9B	5.5	24.0	25.0	16.75	2234	-5.2
4	Ivic, MatijaFM	2239	SRB	+41B	+23N	=6B	=11N	+14B	=5N	=1B	5.0	28.0	30.0	19.75	2253	+5.4
5	Kolognat, PetarFM	2209	SRB	F	+25B	+10N	+9N	=2B	=4B	+15N	5.0	27.5	27.5	22.00	2321	+18.6
6	Sajin, MirkoFM	2212	BIH	+27N	+21B	=4N	+8B	−7N	=10B	+12N	5.0	26.5	30.0	20.25	2185	-0.6
7	Radlovacki, JovanIM	2216	SRB	+42B	+33N	−2B	+32N	+6B	−3N	+14B	5.0	26.0	28.0	16.50	2251	+4.6
8	Jovovic, Milan	2050	BIH	+28N	=3B	+51N	−6N	+34B	+11N	−2B	4.5	26.5	27.5	13.75	2163	+22.8
9	Bakhytzhan, MadiyarCM	1753	KAZ	+19N	=15B	+20N	−5B	+18N	+24B	−3N	4.5	25.5	29.0	16.50	2206	+141.0
10	Alimov, Fedor	1875	SRB	F	+16N	−5B	+17N	+19B	=6N	+13B	4.5	25.5	25.5	18.00	2332	+134.8
11	Nikolov, SashoIM	2225	BUL	+44N	+29B	+13N	=4B	−1N	−8B	+33N	4.5	25.0	26.5	13.50	2186	-2.5
12	Pasula, Milos	1947	SRB	+52B	−1N	+43B	+23N	+24B	−2N	−6B	4.0	26.0	26.0	9.00	2080	+30.4
13	Djuric, Zoran	2199	SRB	+30B	+14N	−11B	+33N	+35B	−1N	−10N	4.0	24.5	27.0	12.00	2052	-23.2
14	Petrovic, Mihailo	1949	SRB	+43N	−13B	+22N	+15B	−4N	+28B	−7N	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.50	2082	+38.0
15	Stavnjak, LazarFM	2166	BIH	+39B	=9N	=32B	−14N	+48B	+35N	−5B	4.0	21.5	22.5	9.75	2005	-25.4
16	Glavan, Slavenko	2184	BIH	=34N	−10B	+36N	=31B	=21N	=27B	+41N	4.0	19.5	21.5	10.75	1930	-39.2
17	Ilic, Zoran B	1997	SRB	=38N	−51B	+49N	−10B	+26N	=30B	+28N	4.0	17.5	18.5	10.25	1852	-23.6
18	Gligoric, Dragoljub	2062	SRB	+45N	F	=35B	=34N	−9B	+42N	+19B	4.0	16.5	16.5	9.50	2015	-6.2
19	Adzic, Mitar	2032	BIH	−9B	+37N	=41B	+30N	−10N	+21B	−18N	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.00	1899	-23.8
20	Acimovic, Radivoje	2058	SRB	+37B	−2N	−9B	+47N	−25B	=34N	+42B	3.5	21.0	22.0	6.75	1890	-28.0
21	Davidov, Lazar	1971	SRB	+53B	−6N	−34B	+37N	=16B	−19N	+36B	3.5	20.0	20.0	7.00	1906	-10.6
22	Janjusevic, Branislav	1866	SRB	−1B	+52N	−14B	=43N	−23B	+38N	+48B	3.5	19.0	19.0	4.50	1848	-2.2
23	Markovic, Jevrem	2035	SRB	+49N	−4B	F	−12B	+22N	=41B	+30N	3.5	18.5	18.5	8.50	1993	-5.4
24	Jovanovic, Zeljko	2112	BIH	=31B	F	+50N	+26B	−12N	−9N	+35B	3.5	18.5	18.5	8.50	1949	-23.0
25	Micanovic, Slobodan	1926	SRB	F	−5N	F	+36B	+20N	=33B	+29N	3.5	16.5	16.5	10.25	2143	+29.6
26	Djurasevic, Branislav	1948	SRB	F	=31N	+47B	−24N	−17B	+37N	+34B	3.5	16.5	16.5	7.50	1940	+0.8
27	Markovic, Kosta	1892	SRB	−6B	+53N	F	+52B	+29N	=16N	F	3.5	14.5	14.5	5.00	2148	+37.2
28	Vracevic, Aleksandar	1806	SRB	−8B	−41N	+39B	+46N	+32B	−14N	−17B	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.50	1912	+18.4
29	Pavlovic, Ljubisa	2049	SRB	+40B	−11N	+48B	−35N	−27B	+39N	−25B	3.0	19.0	20.0	6.00	1890	-30.2
30	Matovic, PetarFM	1882	SRB	−13N	=49B	+46N	−19B	+43B	=17N	−23B	3.0	18.0	19.0	5.50	1870	-2.8
31	Andric, Sinisa	1842	SRB	=24N	=26B	F	=16N	−33B	+48N	=32B	3.0	17.5	17.5	8.00	2036	+28.8
32	Gajic, Aleksandar	2006	SRB	+47B	F	=15N	−7B	−28N	+45B	=31N	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.00	1916	-12.6
33	Hart, Alexander	2025	SWE	+36N	−7B	F	−13B	+31N	=25N	−11B	2.5	23.5	26.0	7.25	1949	-11.2
34	Peric, David M	1881	BIH	=16B	F	+21N	=18B	−8N	=20B	−26N	2.5	23.0	23.0	9.25	1989	+30.0
35	Kolognat, Kresimir	1935	SRB	F	+38B	=18N	+29B	−13N	−15B	−24N	2.5	21.0	21.0	7.50	1966	+5.2
36	Stanojevic, Marko	1628	SRB	−33B	+39N	−16B	−25N	=38B	+47N	−21N	2.5	18.5	19.5	4.75	1756	+15.4
37	Barbaric, Radosav	1838	SRB	−20N	−19B	+53N	−21B	+44N	−26B	=45N	2.5	17.0	17.0	2.25	1766	-10.8
38	Ivanovic, Sergej	1552	SRB	=17B	−35N	−42N	=44B	=36N	−22B	+46B	2.5	16.0	17.0	5.00	1772	+58.8
39	Todorovic, Goran Z	1879	SRB	−15N	−36B	−28N	+53B	+52N	−29B	=40N	2.5	15.0	15.0	1.25	1520	-39.6
40	Jokic, Milovan	1781	SRB	−29N	−50B	=44N	+49B	−42B	=43N	=39B	2.5	12.0	13.0	4.00	1779	-0.8
41	Pavlovic, Rado	1912	SRB	−4N	+28B	=19N	F	−3B	=23N	−16B	2.0	24.5	25.5	6.50	1973	+6.0
42	Stefanovic, Branko	1896	SRB	−7N	F	+38B	−3B	+40N	−18B	−20N	2.0	23.0	23.0	5.00	1868	-6.4
43	Milicevic, Ljubisa	0	SRB	−14B	F	−12N	=22B	−30N	=40B	+44N	2.0	18.5	18.5	4.50	1763	0.0
44	Vasic, Dejan	1904	SRB	−11B	−47N	=40B	=38N	−37B	=46N	−43B	1.5	15.0	16.0	3.00	1634	-41.4
45	Beatovic, Nenad	1842	SRB	−18B	F	F	−48N	+47B	−32N	=37B	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.25	1745	-26.4
46	Despic, Dragan	1939	SRB	−3N	F	−30B	−28B	=49N	=44B	−38N	1.0	16.5	16.5	1.25	1595	-51.0
47	Cobanovic, Nenad	1624	SRB	−32N	+44B	−26N	−20B	−45N	−36B	F	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.50	1619	-6.8
48	Paramentic, MilaWFM	1940	SRB	F	F	−29N	+45B	−15N	−31B	−22N	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.50	1713	-28.4
49	Matic, Nikola M	1770	SRB	−23B	=30N	−17B	−40N	=46B	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	1687	-20.0
50	Ilic, Bogdan	1923	SRB	−2B	+40N	−24B	F	F	F	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	2.50	1931	-1.0
51	Vujic, Nedeljko	1739	SRB	F	+17N	−8B	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	2024	+13.6
52	Puljezevic, Luka Z	0	SRB	−12N	−22B	F	−27N	−39B	F	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1096	0.0
53	Cobanovic, Radovan	0	SRB	−21N	−27B	−37B	−39N	F	F	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	1095	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bakhytzhan, MadiyarCMKAZ
+141.0
4.5 pts · #8
2Alimov, FedorSRB
+134.8
4.5 pts · #9
3Ivanovic, SergejSRB
+58.8
2.5 pts · #33

Top rating losers

1Despic, DraganSRB
-51.0
1.0 pts · #47
2Vasic, DejanSRB
-41.4
1.5 pts · #44
3Todorovic, Goran ZSRB
-39.6
2.5 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R7+387 Elo gap
Ivanovic, Sergej1552 beat Despic, Dragan1939
R6+359 Elo gap
CMBakhytzhan, Madiyar1753 beat Jovanovic, Zeljko2112
R7+324 Elo gap
Alimov, Fedor1875 beat Djuric, Zoran2199