2. BEHAR OPEN 2025
SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Gorazde, Bosnia. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2219, and top seed was Sanjin Culum (🇧🇦 BIH, IM, 2441).
Sanjin Culum (🇧🇦 BIH, IM, 2441) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Amir Hadzovic (5.5) and Goran Trkulja (5.0). Culum won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Can Mihciyazgan (1706) beat Amir Cehic (1957), a +251-point gap.
Location
🇧🇦Gorazde, Bosnia
Dates
21 Nov 2025 → 25 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×2
FM×3
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×28
🇹🇷Turkiye×4
🇲🇪Montenegro×2
🇷🇸Serbia×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Sanjin Culum led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
15
5
2
2
2
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Sanjin Culum held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Sanjin Culum drew with FM Amir Hadzovic (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Sanjin Culum 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Amir Hadzovic 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMSanjin Culum | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2FMAmir Hadzovic | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3FMSulejman Suljovic | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4IMGoran Trkulja | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Culum, SanjinIM | 2441 | BIH | +29N | +7B | +4N | =2B | +6N | +14B | =3N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 24.25 | 2498 | +4.4 |
| 2 | Hadzovic, AmirFM | 2334 | BIH | +19B | +17N | +3B | =1N | +18B | =5N | =4B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 22.75 | 2372 | +9.4 |
| 3 | Trkulja, GoranIM | 2264 | BIH | +25N | +13B | −2N | +11B | =4N | +8B | =1B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 19.50 | 2282 | +4.4 |
| 4 | Suljovic, SulejmanFM | 2201 | SRB | +24B | +15N | −1B | +5N | =3B | +13N | =2N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 19.25 | 2306 | +22.4 |
| 5 | Trumic, Enes | 2170 | BIH | +21N | +23B | =8N | −4B | +15N | =2B | =7N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 16.25 | 2170 | +3.4 |
| 6 | Zaid, Ensar | 2120 | BIH | +12B | =16N | =14B | +20N | −1B | +10N | =18B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.25 | 2097 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Djakovac, Enes | 2043 | SRB | +26B | −1N | +16B | −14N | +27B | +12N | =5B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 13.75 | 2084 | +11.0 |
| 8 | Sesar, Ivan | 2152 | BIH | +28B | =20N | =5B | =15N | +16B | −3N | +19N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 14.00 | 2088 | -6.8 |
| 9 | Pusara, Mihailo | 2136 | MNE | =10N | +22B | −18B | =19N | =20B | +16N | +13B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 15.00 | 1988 | -44.0 |
| 10 | Mihciyazgan, Can | 1706 | TUR | =9B | −19N | +21N | +23B | =11N | −6B | +25N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 1968 | +44.8 |
| 11 | Cetinkaya, Vedat Ali | 1871 | TUR | +36B | −14N | +34B | −3N | =10B | +17N | =21B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1916 | +5.0 |
| 12 | Uslu, Berkant | 1613 | TUR | −6N | −25B | +32N | +30B | +26N | −7B | +28N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1776 | +21.4 |
| 13 | Ekmescic, Tarik | 2008 | BIH | +35B | −3N | =19B | +24N | +17B | −4B | −9N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 1985 | -4.8 |
| 14 | Muratovic, EfimFM | 2317 | BIH | F | +11B | =6N | +7B | F | −1N | +15B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 14.25 | 2257 | -1.8 |
| 15 | Vujovic, Dimitrije | 2017 | MNE | +34N | −4B | +25N | =8B | −5B | +24N | −14N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 2005 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Ibrahimagic, Menil | 1891 | BIH | +30N | =6B | −7N | +29B | −8N | −9B | +32B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1919 | +6.8 |
| 17 | Jovovic, Milan | 2050 | BIH | +32N | −2B | =29N | +22B | −13N | −11B | +27B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1904 | -24.6 |
| 18 | Hasovic, Edin | 1910 | BIH | F | +27B | +9N | F | −2N | +25B | =6N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.75 | 2179 | +33.2 |
| 19 | Okovic, Edin | 1840 | BIH | −2N | +10B | =13N | =9B | F | +20N | −8B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 2035 | +26.8 |
| 20 | Obuca, BajroCM | 1965 | BIH | +33N | =8B | F | −6B | =9N | −19B | +23N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1969 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kos, Adna | 1734 | BIH | −5B | +26N | −10B | F | =23N | +33B | =11N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1766 | +2.8 |
| 22 | Pleh, Semir | 1853 | BIH | F | −9N | +28B | −17N | +31B | −27N | +24B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1817 | -6.4 |
| 23 | Cehic, Amir | 1957 | BIH | +31B | −5N | =24B | −10N | =21B | =26N | −20B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 5.25 | 1623 | -99.2 |
| 24 | Kos, Elma | 1762 | BIH | −4N | +32B | =23N | −13B | +34N | −15B | −22N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 2.75 | 1756 | -8.4 |
| 25 | Camdzija, Samir | 1814 | BIH | −3B | +12N | −15B | F | +33N | −18N | −10B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1652 | -22.0 |
| 26 | Trebo, Sumeja | 1524 | BIH | −7N | −21B | F | =31N | −12B | =23B | +33N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1476 | -10.8 |
| 27 | Muratovic, Adnan | 1769 | BIH | F | −18N | F | +34B | −7N | +22B | −17N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1789 | +2.2 |
| 28 | Mirvic, Mumin | 1730 | BIH | −8N | −29B | −22N | +36B | F | +32N | −12B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1560 | -22.8 |
| 29 | Garaplija, Eniz | 1842 | BIH | −1B | +28N | =17B | −16N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1891 | +4.4 |
| 30 | Hasovic, Emel | 0 | BIH | −16B | F | F | −12N | −32B | =31N | +35N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 889 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Hasovic, Bakir | 0 | BIH | −23N | F | F | =26B | −22N | =30B | =34N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mijic, Arman | 1563 | BIH | −17B | −24N | −12B | F | +30N | −28B | −16N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 992 | -46.4 |
| 33 | Dzaferovic, Kerim | 0 | BIH | −20B | F | +36N | F | −25B | −21N | −26B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 959 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Mert, Mehmet | 1447 | TUR | −15B | F | −11N | −27N | −24B | F | =31B | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 1006 | -17.2 |
| 35 | Borovac, Emir | 0 | BIH | −13N | F | F | F | F | F | −30B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1208 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Maslo, Almir | 0 | BIH | −11N | F | −33B | −28N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1001 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mihciyazgan, CanTUR+44.84.0 pts · #10
- 2Hasovic, EdinBIH+33.23.5 pts · #13
- 3Okovic, EdinBIH+26.83.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Cehic, AmirBIH-99.22.5 pts · #26
- 2Mijic, ArmanBIH-46.41.0 pts · #35
- 3Pusara, MihailoMNE-44.04.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R4+251 Elo gap
- R3+226 Elo gap
- R6+179 Elo gap