OPEN Rapid Tournament "Dan Sandzaka 2025"

SwissRapid

66 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 28 Dec 2025 in Novi Pazar, Serbia. 28 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2471, and top seed was Milos Perunovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2576).

Mikhail Bryakin (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2551) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ivan Ivanisevic (7.0) and Milos Stankovic (6.5). Bryakin won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Alexandr Granovskiy (IM, 2065) beat Ivan Ivanisevic (GM, 2520), a +455-point gap.

Location

🇷🇸Novi Pazar, Serbia

Dates

28 Dec 2025

Time control

Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 5 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇸GMMilos Perunovic2576

Avg top 10

2,471

Participants

Titled players · 28

GM×7

IM×15

FM×5

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇷🇸Serbia×40

🇲🇪Montenegro×12

🇷🇺Russia×6

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×2

🇦🇲Armenia×1

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇧🇾Belarus×1

Top 3

🥇
GMMikhail Bryakin
🇷🇸SRB·2551
7.5pts·2653perf+11.2
🥈
GMIvan Ivanisevic
🇷🇸SRB·2520
7.0pts·2497perf-0.4
🥉
IMMilos Stankovic
🇷🇸SRB·2427
6.5pts·2436perf+4.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Mikhail Bryakin led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Bryakin7.5Ivanisevic7Suljovic6.5Radovanovic6.5Khodko6.5Pezelj6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Mikhail Bryakin held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Mikhail Bryakin 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Ivan Ivanisevic 4 wins (R4–R7)FM Sulejman Suljovic 3 wins (R5–R7)

R5 · LATE SURGE

GM Ivan Ivanisevic was #11 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMMikhail Bryakin	*	—	—	½
2GMIvan Ivanisevic	—	*	—	—
3FMSulejman Suljovic	—	—	*	—
4IMNikola Radovanovic	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bryakin, MikhailGM	2551	SRB	+30B	+24N	+12B	+11N	+3B	=9N	=5B	+15N	=7B	7.5	48.0	52.5	43.00	2653	+11.2
2	Ivanisevic, IvanGM	2520	SRB	+40N	=17B	−22N	+54N	+16B	+14B	+3N	=6B	+10N	7.0	44.5	47.5	36.50	2497	-0.4
3	Stankovic, MilosIM	2427	SRB	+55B	+15N	+10B	+4N	−1N	+22B	−2B	=8N	+18B	6.5	49.5	52.5	34.75	2436	+4.1
4	Khodko, Yurii N.FM	2416	RUS	+53B	+8N	+18B	−3B	+19N	=10N	=9B	+13N	=5B	6.5	48.5	51.5	35.75	2464	+7.8
5	Perunovic, MilosGM	2576	SRB	+28N	=31B	+17N	+14B	=9N	=21B	=1N	+23B	=4N	6.5	46.0	50.5	35.75	2489	-6.3
6	Pezelj, NovakIM	2443	SRB	+38N	−21B	+30N	+8B	=22B	=7N	+33B	=2N	+15B	6.5	44.5	48.5	34.25	2367	-4.2
7	Radovanovic, NikolaIM	2436	SRB	+47N	+37B	−14N	+35B	=24N	=6B	+25N	+21B	=1N	6.5	42.5	46.0	31.00	2431	+1.6
8	Suljovic, SulejmanFM	2200	SRB	+57N	−4B	+36N	−6N	+53B	+32B	+22N	=3B	+16N	6.5	41.5	44.5	28.25	2297	+28.2
9	Ratkovic, MilojeGM	2474	SRB	+29B	=23N	+13B	+16N	=5B	=1B	=4N	−10N	+21B	6.0	48.0	53.0	34.25	2474	+1.6
10	Radlovacki, JovanIM	2350	SRB	+61N	+26B	−3N	+50B	+27N	=4B	=23N	+9B	−2B	6.0	44.5	46.5	27.25	2382	+5.8
11	Milanovic, DaniloGM	2425	SRB	+48N	+35B	+21N	−1B	−23N	−25B	+28N	+26B	+24N	6.0	41.5	45.0	27.50	2319	-8.9
12	Arsovic, ZoranIM	2402	SRB	+36N	+27B	−1N	+25B	−21N	−26B	+47N	+22B	+23N	6.0	41.5	45.0	27.50	2283	-9.8
13	Sutormin, DanilaIM	2329	RUS	+62N	=22B	−9N	+49B	=34N	+27B	+26N	−4B	+35N	6.0	39.5	41.5	24.25	2289	-1.7
14	Brankovic, DejanIM	2306	SRB	+42B	+20N	+7B	−5N	=15B	−2N	+30B	−16N	+33B	5.5	45.5	49.5	27.75	2304	+5.2
15	Todorovic, Goran NIM	2224	SRB	+56N	−3B	+53N	+42B	=14N	+24B	+19N	−1B	−6N	5.5	43.5	46.5	23.25	2290	+9.7
16	Pikula, DejanGM	2365	SRB	+39B	+50N	=60N	−9B	−2N	+34B	+17N	+14B	−8B	5.5	42.5	45.0	24.25	2367	+2.1
17	Gevorgyan, David Sh.IM	2241	ARM	+51B	=2N	−5B	=29N	+38B	=50N	−16B	+48N	+30B	5.5	39.5	43.0	23.25	2215	-1.0
18	Kramich, Aliaksei	2075	BLR	+64N	+34B	−4N	+31B	+60N	=23B	=21N	=24B	−3N	5.5	39.5	41.5	21.00	2340	+61.0
19	Dumpor, AtifIM	2234	BIH	+45N	−60B	+55N	+33B	−4B	+20N	−15B	=30N	+32N	5.5	38.0	40.5	23.75	2153	-11.8
20	Serifovic, Faruk	2065	SRB	+65N	−14B	+32N	−23N	+41B	−19B	=48N	+34B	+25N	5.5	37.5	38.0	20.25	2133	+15.8
21	Srdanovic, JovanaWIM	2233	SRB	+59B	+6N	−11B	+39N	+12B	=5N	=18B	−7N	−9N	5.0	47.0	49.5	25.00	2328	+23.4
22	Granovskiy, AlexandrIM	2065	KAZ	+46B	=13N	+2B	+60B	=6N	−3N	−8B	−12N	+36B	5.0	46.5	49.0	23.75	2326	+41.4
23	Vratonjic, SloboIM	2249	SRB	+49N	=9B	=31N	+20B	+11B	=18N	=10B	−5N	−12B	5.0	46.0	49.5	26.00	2318	+8.4
24	Postnikov, ArtemFM	2303	RUS	+43N	−1B	+47N	+26B	=7B	−15N	+50B	=18N	−11B	5.0	43.5	47.0	22.00	2233	-12.4
25	Sekulic, DusanIM	2143	SRB	−32N	+43B	+61N	−12N	+36B	+11N	−7B	+38N	−20B	5.0	40.5	42.5	20.00	2122	-4.0
26	Afanasiev, VadimFM	2075	RUS	+66B	−10N	+59B	−24N	+54B	+12N	−13B	−11N	+38B	5.0	38.5	38.5	15.50	2164	+19.8
27	Sekularac, Andrej	2102	SRB	+41B	−12N	+42B	+62N	−10B	−13N	+53B	=33N	=31B	5.0	38.0	40.0	17.50	2121	+5.0
28	Pasic, Dalan	2004	SRB	−5B	+52N	−54B	+59N	−32B	+39N	−11B	+44N	+45B	5.0	35.5	38.0	18.00	2007	-3.6
29	Mehmedovic, Husein	1960	SRB	−9N	=49B	+40N	=17B	−37N	+61B	+31N	−35B	+43N	5.0	35.5	37.5	19.00	2131	+35.8
30	Tsolov, Aleksandar	1973	BUL	−1N	+32B	−6B	+52N	+31N	+37B	−14N	=19B	−17N	4.5	43.5	47.0	19.25	2182	+84.0
31	Dvalishvili, Pavel S.IM	2258	RUS	+52B	=5N	=23B	−18N	−30B	+36N	−29B	+39N	=27N	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.75	2066	-19.9
32	Grigoriev, Alexander D	1772	FID	+25B	−30N	−20B	+47B	+28N	−8N	=40B	+50N	−19B	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.00	2058	+119.2
33	Yuldashev, Egor	1950	RUS	−60N	+45B	+34N	−19N	+35B	+49B	−6N	=27B	−14N	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.50	2167	+62.1
34	Arsovic, GoranIM	2343	SRB	+44B	−18N	−33B	+61N	=13B	−16N	+49B	−20N	+48B	4.5	38.0	40.0	16.00	2062	-27.5
35	Balic, Enver	2145	SRB	+54B	−11N	+44B	−7N	−33N	F	+41B	+29N	−13B	4.0	39.0	41.5	16.00	2067	-13.8
36	Sekularac, Milo	1906	MNE	−12B	+41N	−8B	+46N	−25N	−31B	+59N	+37B	−22N	4.0	39.0	41.5	14.50	2010	+14.6
37	Nenezic, Danilo	2222	MNE	+63B	−7N	−39B	+44N	+29B	−30N	−38B	−36N	+49B	4.0	35.5	37.5	14.50	1922	-59.5
38	Redzepovic, Iso	1958	SRB	−6B	−59N	+57B	+63N	−17N	+44B	+37N	−25B	−26N	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.00	2003	+7.2
39	Obadovic, Zeljko	1897	MNE	−16N	+58B	+37N	−21B	−50N	−28B	+56N	−31B	+54B	4.0	33.5	36.5	13.00	2010	+20.8
40	Alic, Husein	1972	SRB	−2B	=51N	−29B	−48N	F	+62B	=32N	+42N	+41B	4.0	33.5	33.5	14.00	1919	-13.6
41	Perovic, Sasa	1749	SRB	−27N	−36B	+48N	+55B	−20N	+57B	−35N	+47B	−40N	4.0	32.5	35.5	13.00	1934	+74.9
42	Husovic, Ervin	1864	MNE	−14N	+65B	−27N	−15N	+58B	−47B	+54N	−40B	+55N	4.0	32.5	33.0	9.50	1907	+3.6
43	Stojanovic, Slavoljub	1860	SRB	−24B	−25N	−58B	+66N	−46B	+51N	+55B	+53N	−29B	4.0	31.5	31.5	9.50	1936	+13.4
44	Husovic, Nusret	1885	MNE	−34N	+64B	−35N	−37B	+63N	−38N	+46B	−28B	+56N	4.0	30.5	32.5	11.00	1888	-3.6
45	Jankovic, Zlatko	1833	SRB	−19B	−33N	+66B	=51N	−49N	=55B	+61N	+52B	−28N	4.0	30.5	30.5	8.75	1872	+7.4
46	Bozovic, Sretko	0	SRB	−22N	−62B	+56N	−36B	+43N	−48B	−44N	+59B	+53N	4.0	29.0	31.0	12.50	1858	0.0
47	Filipovic, Zoran	1926	SRB	−7B	+63N	−24B	−32N	+52B	+42N	−12B	−41N	=51B	3.5	37.0	39.0	11.25	1905	-12.6
48	Mahmutovic, Fadil	1923	SRB	−11B	−54N	−41B	+40B	+59N	+46N	=20B	−17B	−34N	3.5	36.5	39.0	13.25	1897	-11.0
49	Spahic, Nevzet	1844	SRB	−23B	=29N	+51B	−13N	+45B	−33N	−34N	+61B	−37N	3.5	36.5	38.5	12.00	1967	+20.2
50	Ratkovic, PetarFM	2097	SRB	+58N	−16B	+62N	−10N	+39B	=17B	−24N	−32B	F	3.5	35.5	35.5	11.75	2024	-14.4
51	Muratovic, Muamer	1841	SRB	−17N	=40B	−49N	=45B	=55N	−43B	=62N	+64B	=47N	3.5	29.5	31.5	10.25	1808	-19.2
52	Sejdovic, Cemal	1856	SRB	−31N	−28B	+64N	−30B	−47N	=63B	+57N	−45N	+62B	3.5	28.5	30.5	8.00	1814	-11.8
53	Muric, Tafil	1912	MNE	−4N	+57B	−15B	+58N	−8N	+54B	−27N	−43B	−46B	3.0	37.5	40.5	9.00	1923	-6.8
54	Tutic, Sefedin	1798	SRB	−35N	+48B	+28N	−2B	−26N	−53N	−42B	+62B	−39N	3.0	35.5	37.5	10.50	1865	+11.6
55	Ivanovic, Ilija	1924	MNE	−3N	+56B	−19B	−41N	=51B	=45N	−43N	+58B	−42B	3.0	34.5	37.5	9.75	1794	-34.4
56	Colovic, Edin	1830	BIH	−15B	−55N	−46B	+64N	−61B	+58N	−39B	+65N	−44B	3.0	27.5	28.0	5.50	1710	-23.8
57	Kojic, Safet	1826	MNE	−8B	−53N	−38N	+65B	=62B	−41N	−52B	=63B	+61N	3.0	27.0	27.5	4.50	1717	-23.8
58	Zekovic, Alija	1738	GER	−50B	−39N	+43N	−53B	−42N	−56B	+65B	−55N	+63N	3.0	26.5	27.0	6.50	1711	-6.0
59	Petrovic, Slavko	1832	MNE	−21N	+38B	−26N	−28B	−48B	+64N	−36B	−46N	=65B	2.5	32.5	33.0	6.25	1788	-10.4
60	Ratkovic, MilovanGM	2438	SRB	+33B	+19N	=16B	−22N	−18B	F	F	F	F	2.5	30.0	30.0	12.75	2155	-15.8
61	Kolasinac, Spaho	1886	SRB	−10B	+66N	−25B	−34B	+56N	−29N	−45B	−49N	−57B	2.0	34.0	34.0	3.00	1747	-35.6
62	Canovic, Damir	1873	MNE	−13B	+46N	−50B	−27B	=57N	−40N	=51B	−54N	−52N	2.0	32.5	35.5	7.25	1649	-42.0
63	Husovic, Mustafa	1830	MNE	−37N	−47B	+65N	−38B	−44B	=52N	−64B	=57N	−58B	2.0	27.0	27.5	3.75	1545	-106.4
64	Numanovic, Nerma	1523	SRB	−18B	−44N	−52B	−56B	+65N	−59B	+63N	−51N	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.50	1548	+6.0
65	Stojanovic, Janko	0	SRB	−20B	−42N	−63B	−57N	−64B	F	−58N	−56B	=59N	0.5	25.0	25.0	1.25	1370	0.0
66	Ledinic, Zeno	1693	MNE	−26N	−61B	−45N	−43B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	1114	-18.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Grigoriev, Alexander DFID
+119.2
4.5 pts · #31
2Tsolov, AleksandarBUL
+84.0
4.5 pts · #32
3Perovic, SasaSRB
+74.9
4.0 pts · #42

Top rating losers

1Husovic, MustafaMNE
-106.4
2.0 pts · #62
2Nenezic, DaniloMNE
-59.5
4.0 pts · #36
3Canovic, DamirMNE
-42.0
2.0 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R3+455 Elo gap
IMGranovskiy, Alexandr2065 beat GMIvanisevic, Ivan2520
R3+393 Elo gap
Yuldashev, Egor1950 beat IMArsovic, Goran2343
R4+373 Elo gap
IMGranovskiy, Alexandr2065 beat GMRatkovic, Milovan2438