International Amateur OPEN "Alija Ikic 2025"
SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Dec 2025 to 26 Dec 2025 in Novi Pazar, Serbia. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2269, and top seed was Srecko Tosic (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 2294).
Milos Milosevic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2281) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Aleksandar M Radojicic (5.0) and Milan A Gagic (5.0). Milosevic won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Timucin Gulmaya (1441) beat Andrej Sekularac (2029), a +588-point gap.
Location
🇷🇸Novi Pazar, Serbia
Dates
22 Dec 2025 → 26 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 21
GM×1
IM×8
FM×10
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×17
🇲🇪Montenegro×4
🇷🇺Russia×4
🇧🇬Bulgaria×3
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×2
🇬🇷Greece×2
🇩🇪Germany×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Milos Milosevic led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
4
2
1
1
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Milos Milosevic never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Milos Milosevic drew with FM Milan A Gagic (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Milos Milosevic 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Milan A Gagic 3 wins (R3–R5)FM Aleksandar M Radojicic 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMMilos Milosevic | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMMilan A Gagic | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3FMAleksandar M Radojicic | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Aliaksei Kramich | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milosevic, MilosIM | 2281 | SRB | +23B | +16N | +22B | +2N | +5B | =3N | +7B | 6.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 27.00 | 2634 | +23.3 |
| 2 | Radojicic, Aleksandar MFM | 2223 | SRB | +36B | +4N | +10B | −1B | −3N | +14N | +11B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 18.00 | 2355 | +27.0 |
| 3 | Gagic, Milan AFM | 2277 | SRB | =30B | =28N | +11B | +22N | +2B | =1B | =6N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 20.25 | 2290 | +5.6 |
| 4 | Dvalishvili, Pavel S.IM | 2273 | RUS | +9N | −2B | =6N | =8N | +35B | +22N | +10N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 18.25 | 2310 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Kramich, Aliaksei | 2146 | BLR | +14B | =15N | +17B | +10N | −1N | +20B | =12N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 18.25 | 2406 | +49.4 |
| 6 | Huseynov, Ahmed | 1907 | AZE | −22B | +23N | =4B | +15N | +30B | +8N | =3B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 18.50 | 2374 | +159.2 |
| 7 | Khodko, Yurii N.FM | 2241 | RUS | +27B | =8N | =28B | +24N | +14B | +18N | −1N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 2323 | +17.0 |
| 8 | Radlovacki, JovanIM | 2210 | SRB | +37N | =7B | =29N | =4B | +19N | −6B | +16B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 14.25 | 2230 | +4.2 |
| 9 | Cuzovic, Ognjen | 2100 | SRB | −4B | =36N | +32B | +17N | −16B | +35N | +18B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 12.25 | 2229 | +52.8 |
| 10 | Djokic, MihailoFM | 2231 | SRB | +33N | +31B | −2N | −5B | +23N | +25N | −4B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 2175 | -6.8 |
| 11 | Dumpor, AtifIM | 2168 | BIH | −25N | +33B | −3N | +21B | +26N | +29B | −2N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 2182 | +2.1 |
| 12 | Granovskiy, AlexandrIM | 2189 | KAZ | F | =17N | +15B | =18N | =25B | +16N | =5B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 14.50 | 2365 | +14.2 |
| 13 | Huseynli, AyanWCM | 1998 | AZE | −15B | −14N | −26B | +32N | +37B | +36N | +24B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 2040 | +15.2 |
| 14 | Afanasiev, VadimFM | 2281 | RUS | −5N | +13B | +21N | +29B | −7N | −2B | =19N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 11.75 | 2155 | -22.6 |
| 15 | Djurovic, PekoFM | 2233 | MNE | +13N | =5B | −12N | −6B | +34N | =19B | =17N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 2131 | -17.4 |
| 16 | Leftheriotis, Alexandros | 2222 | GRE | +40N | −1B | +31N | =25B | +9N | −12B | −8N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 2108 | -17.6 |
| 17 | Miletic, Vuk | 2256 | MNE | +21N | =12B | −5N | −9B | +28B | =24N | =15B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 11.25 | 2108 | -26.6 |
| 18 | Giannoulakis, LamprosFM | 2290 | GRE | +35N | =29B | +34N | =12B | =20N | −7B | −9N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 2198 | -17.6 |
| 19 | Kisic, BozidarFM | 2217 | MNE | =32B | =24N | =30B | +36N | −8B | =15N | =14B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 2091 | -19.8 |
| 20 | Pikula, DejanGM | 2262 | SRB | =24B | =30N | +27B | +28N | =18B | −5N | F | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 2168 | -6.4 |
| 21 | Jovanovic, Anja | 2029 | SRB | −17B | +40N | −14B | −11N | +36B | =26B | +32N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 2022 | -1.8 |
| 22 | Nikolov, SashoIM | 2226 | BUL | +6N | +25B | −1N | −3B | +27N | −4B | F | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 11.00 | 2177 | -3.1 |
| 23 | Stikovic, Dobrica | 2150 | SRB | −1N | −6B | +37N | +31B | −10B | =28N | =33B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 1929 | -36.6 |
| 24 | Leskovac, Nikola | 2086 | SRB | =20N | =19B | +38N | −7B | =29N | =17B | −13N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 2155 | +24.4 |
| 25 | Tosic, SreckoFM | 2294 | SRB | +11B | −22N | +35B | =16N | =12N | −10B | F | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 2201 | -7.6 |
| 26 | Yuldashev, Egor | 1914 | RUS | −29N | −35B | +13N | +39B | −11B | =21N | =31B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1910 | -0.4 |
| 27 | Sekularac, Andrej | 2029 | SRB | −7N | +37B | −20N | +38B | −22B | −31N | +36B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1978 | -8.2 |
| 28 | Tsolov, Aleksandar | 1976 | BUL | +38N | =3B | =7N | −20B | −17N | =23B | F | 2.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 2180 | +56.0 |
| 29 | Gevorgyan, David Sh.IM | 2228 | ARM | +26B | =18N | =8B | −14N | =24B | −11N | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 2101 | -10.0 |
| 30 | Sredojevic, IvanIM | 2141 | SRB | =3N | =20B | =19N | +34B | −6N | F | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 2173 | +2.3 |
| 31 | Gulmaya, Timucin | 1441 | TUR | F | −10N | −16B | −23N | +33B | +27B | =26N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1784 | +80.8 |
| 32 | Grigoriev, Alexander D | 1812 | FID | =19N | −34B | −9N | −13B | +40B | +37N | −21B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.75 | 1917 | +26.8 |
| 33 | Spahic, Nevzet | 1958 | SRB | −10B | −11N | +40B | −35N | −31N | +34B | =23N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1946 | -2.8 |
| 34 | Suljovic, SulejmanFM | 2201 | SRB | =39B | +32N | −18B | −30N | −15B | −33N | +40B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.75 | 1911 | -48.6 |
| 35 | Stoinev, Metodi | 2168 | BUL | −18B | +26N | −25N | +33B | −4N | −9B | F | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 2013 | -11.9 |
| 36 | Stojanovic, Slavoljub | 1869 | SRB | −2N | =9B | +39N | −19B | −21N | −13B | −27N | 1.5 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 2.75 | 1801 | -25.6 |
| 37 | Kalac, Hajran | 1734 | MNE | −8B | −27N | −23B | +40N | −13N | −32B | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 1721 | -4.4 |
| 38 | Goderdzishvili, GigaCM | 2233 | GEO | −28B | +39N | −24B | −27N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1788 | -44.0 |
| 39 | Sejdovic, Cemal | 1617 | SRB | =34N | −38B | −36B | −26N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Zekovic, Alija | 1857 | GER | −16B | −21B | −33N | −37B | −32N | F | −34N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 1192 | -41.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Huseynov, AhmedAZE+159.25.0 pts · #6
- 2Gulmaya, TimucinTUR+80.82.5 pts · #30
- 3Tsolov, AleksandarBUL+56.02.5 pts · #33
Top rating losers
- 1Suljovic, SulejmanFMSRB-48.62.5 pts · #29
- 2Goderdzishvili, GigaCMGEO-44.01.0 pts · #37
- 3Zekovic, AlijaGER-41.80.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R6+588 Elo gap
- R5+517 Elo gap
- R4+326 Elo gap