OPEN Blitz Tournament "Alija Ikic 2025"

SwissBlitz

55 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 27 Dec 2025 in Novi Pazar, Serbia. 34 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2429, and top seed was Mikhail Bryakin (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2513).

Mikhail Bryakin (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2513) won with 9.5/11, ahead of Ivan Ivanisevic (9.5) and Miloje Ratkovic (8.5). Bryakin shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ayan Huseynli (WCM, 1640) beat Dejan Pikula (GM, 2319), a +679-point gap.

Location

🇷🇸Novi Pazar, Serbia

Dates

27 Dec 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇸GMMikhail Bryakin2513

Avg top 10

2,429

Participants

Titled players · 34

GM×7

IM×14

FM×11

WIM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇷🇸Serbia×32

🇲🇪Montenegro×7

🇷🇺Russia×6

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇧🇾Belarus×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
GMMikhail Bryakin
🇷🇸SRB·2513
9.5pts·2649perf+16.5
🥈
GMIvan Ivanisevic
🇷🇸SRB·2498
9.5pts·2663perf+20.2
🥉
GMMiloje Ratkovic
🇷🇸SRB·2420
8.5pts·2564perf+20.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 9.5/11, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Ivanisevic9.5Bryakin9.5Ratkovic8.5Kramich7.5Gagic7.5Perunovic7.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE27 Dec

GM Miloje Ratkovic takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 9.5/11. Bryakin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (71.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Ivan Ivanisevic drew with GM Mikhail Bryakin (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMIvan Ivanisevic	*	½	½	—
2GMMikhail Bryakin	½	*	½	—
3GMMiloje Ratkovic	½	½	*	½
4Aliaksei Kramich	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bryakin, MikhailGM	2513	SRB	+55N	=21B	+14N	+19B	=2B	+11N	+4N	=3B	+8B	+12N	+9N	9.5	71.5	71.5	59.50	2649	+16.5
2	Ivanisevic, IvanGM	2498	SRB	+32N	+27B	+13N	+28B	=1N	=4B	=3N	+10B	+9N	+20B	+7N	9.5	70.0	75.0	62.25	2663	+20.2
3	Ratkovic, MilojeGM	2420	SRB	+39B	=5N	+24B	+12N	+8B	+18N	=2B	=1N	=4B	=6N	+11B	8.5	74.0	78.5	57.75	2564	+20.4
4	Perunovic, MilosGM	2496	SRB	+23B	+11N	+6B	=8N	+20B	=2N	−1B	+18N	=3N	−7B	+15N	7.5	74.5	80.5	51.50	2476	-0.4
5	Gagic, Milan AFM	2261	SRB	+34N	=3B	=7N	+22B	−18N	=17B	−19B	+29N	+14B	+13N	+12B	7.5	65.0	70.0	47.00	2373	+34.6
6	Kramich, Aliaksei	2326	BLR	+22N	+17B	−4N	+36B	−10N	−31B	+40N	+27B	+23N	=3B	+18N	7.5	63.0	67.5	43.75	2382	+18.6
7	Djurovic, PekoFM	2362	MNE	+15B	−24N	=5B	+32N	=14B	+45N	+16B	−9B	+10N	+4N	−2B	7.0	69.0	72.5	43.00	2348	-1.2
8	Stankovic, MilosIM	2424	SRB	+36N	+25B	+18N	=4B	−3N	+21B	=10N	+31B	−1N	−9B	+20N	7.0	68.5	73.5	41.25	2423	+0.7
9	Todorovic, Goran NIM	2176	SRB	+47N	−18B	+41N	−10B	+52N	+28B	+20B	+7N	−2B	+8N	−1B	7.0	65.5	68.0	36.00	2336	+25.0
10	Pikula, DejanGM	2319	SRB	+42B	−45N	+39B	+9N	+6B	=16N	=8B	−2N	−7B	+25N	+19B	7.0	65.0	68.5	41.75	2356	+6.9
11	Brankovic, DejanIM	2306	SRB	+51N	−4B	+35N	+17B	+28N	−1B	−31N	+33B	+19N	+18B	−3N	7.0	64.5	67.5	37.00	2400	+18.7
12	Pezelj, NovakIM	2365	SRB	+35N	=31B	+46N	−3B	−27N	+40B	+17N	+16B	+15N	−1B	−5N	6.5	65.0	68.5	35.00	2294	-8.6
13	Radovanovic, NikolaIM	2379	SRB	+40B	+16N	−2B	−20N	+39B	=23N	+14B	−15N	+32N	−5B	+26B	6.5	64.0	68.5	36.00	2300	-10.1
14	Miletic, Vuk	2245	MNE	+44B	=19N	−1B	+46N	=7N	=33B	−13N	+17B	−5N	+22B	+31N	6.5	63.0	66.5	34.00	2287	+15.2
15	Srdanovic, JovanaWIM	2102	SRB	−7N	+53B	+25N	=27B	−21N	+32B	+28N	+13B	−12B	+16N	−4B	6.5	62.0	64.5	34.75	2345	+67.8
16	Arsovic, ZoranIM	2245	SRB	+48N	−13B	+38N	+52B	+19N	=10B	−7N	−12N	+21B	−15B	+27N	6.5	59.5	62.0	32.00	2261	+5.4
17	Arsovic, GoranIM	2200	SRB	+52B	−6N	+30B	−11N	+47B	=5N	−12B	−14N	+45B	+29N	+28B	6.5	58.5	61.0	29.75	2177	+0.7
18	Khodko, Yurii N.FM	2344	RUS	+49B	+9N	−8B	+24N	+5B	−3B	+27N	−4B	+31N	−11N	−6B	6.0	68.5	71.5	34.00	2321	-6.2
19	Ratkovic, MilovanGM	2397	SRB	+33N	=14B	+21N	−1N	−16B	+30B	+5N	=23N	−11B	+31B	−10N	6.0	66.5	71.5	35.25	2279	-16.1
20	Dvalishvili, Pavel S.IM	2347	RUS	=46N	+41B	+31N	+13B	−4N	=27B	−9N	+25N	+26B	−2N	−8B	6.0	64.5	68.0	32.50	2310	-4.4
21	Yurovskykh, OleksandrFM	2284	UKR	+30B	=1N	−19B	+45N	+15B	−8N	−23B	+24N	−16N	=32B	+36N	6.0	63.0	66.5	33.75	2244	-9.4
22	Afanasiev, VadimFM	2036	RUS	−6B	+50N	+26B	−5N	−23B	−25N	+41B	+39N	+24B	−14N	+32N	6.0	59.5	62.5	29.00	2188	+43.0
23	Kisic, BozidarFM	2171	MNE	−4N	+51B	−52N	+34B	+22N	=13B	+21N	=19B	−6B	−26N	+33N	6.0	58.5	61.0	31.25	2223	+15.8
24	Radojicic, Aleksandar MFM	2230	SRB	+53N	+7B	−3N	−18B	−33N	+49B	+34N	−21B	−22N	+30N	+35B	6.0	57.0	59.5	28.00	2173	-10.6
25	Gevorgyan, David Sh.IM	2253	ARM	+29B	−8N	−15B	−49N	+54N	+22B	+36N	−20B	+33N	−10B	+34N	6.0	56.0	58.5	29.00	2166	-11.4
26	Postnikov, ArtemFM	2276	RUS	+38N	−28B	−22N	+54B	=31N	+29B	=33N	+37B	−20N	+23B	−13N	6.0	55.5	58.0	29.00	2199	-19.2
27	Radlovacki, JovanIM	2268	SRB	+54B	−2N	+40B	=15N	+12B	=20N	−18B	−6N	+37B	=28N	−16B	5.5	63.5	66.0	27.50	2263	-0.3
28	Milanovic, DaniloGM	2434	SRB	+37B	+26N	+45B	−2N	−11B	−9N	−15B	+49B	+36N	=27B	−17N	5.5	61.5	64.5	25.25	2199	-30.3
29	Huseynov, Ahmed	1942	AZE	−25N	+33B	=32N	−31B	+35N	−26N	+30B	−5B	+40N	−17B	+43N	5.5	56.0	60.0	26.50	2177	+125.6
30	Ratkovic, PetarFM	1991	SRB	−21N	+55B	−17N	=35B	+46B	−19N	−29N	+47B	+34N	−24B	+40N	5.5	51.5	51.5	19.00	2108	+31.2
31	Sutormin, DanilaIM	2222	RUS	+50B	=12N	−20B	+29N	=26B	+6N	+11B	−8N	−18B	−19N	−14B	5.0	64.0	67.0	29.25	2215	+1.2
32	Suljovic, SulejmanFM	2174	SRB	−2B	+42N	=29B	−7B	+49N	−15N	+47B	+43N	−13B	=21N	−22B	5.0	58.5	61.5	20.25	2116	-13.4
33	Cuzovic, Ognjen	2149	SRB	−19B	−29N	+44B	+42N	+24B	=14N	=26B	−11N	−25B	+43N	−23B	5.0	57.0	61.0	24.25	2133	-2.7
34	Sekularac, Milo	1948	MNE	−5B	−39N	+37B	−23N	+42B	+43N	−24B	+35N	−30B	+41N	−25B	5.0	54.0	58.0	22.50	2086	+37.4
35	Granovskiy, AlexandrIM	2102	KAZ	−12B	+44N	−11B	=30N	−29B	+48N	=39N	−34B	+42B	+37N	−24N	5.0	53.0	56.5	21.50	2035	-18.6
36	Leskovac, Nikola	2156	SRB	−8B	+54N	+47B	−6N	−45B	+41N	−25B	+42N	−28B	+39N	−21B	5.0	52.0	54.5	19.00	2069	-9.9
37	Serifovic, Faruk	2164	SRB	−28N	−38B	−34N	+53B	+50N	+52B	+45B	−26N	−27N	−35B	+42B	5.0	45.0	47.5	15.50	1983	-45.4
38	Dazdarevic, Mervan	1989	SRB	−26B	+37N	−16B	−43N	−41B	−50N	+51B	−44N	+48N	+49B	+46N	5.0	43.0	46.0	18.00	1990	-0.6
39	Yuldashev, Egor	2155	RUS	−3N	+34B	−10N	+50B	−13N	=47N	=35B	−22B	+46N	−36B	=41N	4.5	54.5	57.5	18.00	2006	-80.0
40	Alimov, Fedor	2107	SRB	−13N	+48B	−27N	+41B	+43B	−12N	−6B	=45N	−29B	+52N	−30B	4.5	52.5	55.0	16.25	1987	-40.3
41	Medovic, Mahmut	1777	SRB	+43B	−20N	−9B	−40N	+38N	−36B	−22N	+48B	+53N	−34B	=39B	4.5	50.5	53.0	17.25	1989	+49.0
42	Tsolov, Aleksandar	2036	BUL	−10N	−32B	+53N	−33B	−34N	+46B	+52N	−36B	−35N	+45B	−37N	4.0	46.5	49.0	12.00	1926	-48.8
43	Dumpor, AtifIM	2209	BIH	−41N	−46B	+51N	+38B	−40N	−34B	+53N	−32B	+49N	−33B	−29B	4.0	44.0	46.5	13.50	1905	-41.7
44	Obadovic, Zeljko	1829	MNE	−14N	−35B	−33N	=48B	−53N	−51N	=54B	+38B	=47N	=50B	+52B	4.0	39.5	42.0	13.75	1843	0.0
45	Huseynli, AyanWCM	1640	AZE	F	+10B	−28N	−21B	+36N	−7B	−37N	=40B	−17N	−42N	+47B	3.5	54.0	54.0	17.75	1899	+86.8
46	Sekulic, DusanIM	2081	SRB	=20B	+43N	−12B	−14B	−30N	−42N	=48B	+50N	−39B	=47N	−38B	3.5	49.0	52.0	13.50	1933	-43.4
47	Grigoriev, Alexander D	1740	FID	−9B	+49N	−36N	+51B	−17N	=39B	−32N	−30N	=44B	=46B	−45N	3.5	47.5	50.5	12.00	1891	+59.2
48	Petrovic, Slavko	1849	MNE	−16B	−40N	−49B	=44N	+51B	−35B	=46N	−41N	−38B	=54N	+53B	3.5	41.5	44.0	10.50	1863	-0.6
49	Jovanovic, Anja	2049	SRB	−18N	−47B	+48N	+25B	−32B	−24N	+50B	−28N	−43B	−38N	−54B	3.0	47.5	50.0	12.50	1914	-39.6
50	Stojanovic, Slavoljub	1806	SRB	−31N	−22B	F	−39N	−37B	+38B	−49N	−46B	=54N	=44N	+51B	3.0	41.5	41.5	11.25	1898	+17.2
51	Balic, Enver	2000	SRB	−11B	−23N	−43B	−47N	−48N	+44B	−38N	+54B	−52B	+53N	−50N	3.0	41.0	43.5	9.00	1770	-65.2
52	Sejdovic, Cemal	1755	SRB	−17N	F	+23B	−16N	−9B	−37N	−42B	=53B	+51N	−40B	−44N	2.5	49.0	49.0	10.25	1864	+16.6
53	Jankovic, Zlatko	1823	SRB	−24B	−15N	−42B	−37N	+44B	+54N	−43B	=52N	−41B	−51B	−48N	2.5	43.0	45.5	7.75	1780	-18.0
54	Ivanovic, Ilija	1960	MNE	−27N	−36B	F	−26N	−25B	−53B	=44N	−51N	=50B	=48B	+49N	2.5	41.5	41.5	8.25	1838	-34.6
55	Erden, KadirFM	2167	TUR	−1B	−30N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	1452	-16.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Huseynov, AhmedAZE
+125.6
5.5 pts · #27
2Huseynli, AyanWCMAZE
+86.8
3.5 pts · #47
3Srdanovic, JovanaWIMSRB
+67.8
6.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Yuldashev, EgorRUS
-80.0
4.5 pts · #40
2Balic, EnverSRB
-65.2
3.0 pts · #51
3Tsolov, AleksandarBUL
-48.8
4.0 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R2+679 Elo gap
WCMHuseynli, Ayan1640 beat GMPikula, Dejan2319
R5+516 Elo gap
WCMHuseynli, Ayan1640 beat Leskovac, Nikola2156
R1+432 Elo gap
Medovic, Mahmut1777 beat IMDumpor, Atif2209