R: ZAGREB OPEN - VII. Memorijal Krunoslava Hulaka 2025.
SwissRapid
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. 16 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2414, and top seed was Jan Subelj (🇸🇮 SLO, GM, 2536).
Jan Subelj (🇸🇮 SLO, GM, 2536) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Evgeny Postny (6.5) and Mladen Palac (6.0). Subelj took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Filip Cvitkovic (2003) beat Hrvoje Stevic (GM, 2522), a +519-point gap.
Location
🇭🇷Zagreb, Croatia
Dates
29 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 16
GM×6
IM×2
FM×6
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇭🇷Croatia×24
🇸🇮Slovenia×3
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Jan Subelj 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
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE30 Nov
GM Jan Subelj takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Jan Subelj drew with GM Evgeny Postny (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
GM Mladen Palac won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMJan Subelj | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2GMEvgeny Postny | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3GMMladen Palac | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4GMBogdan Lalic | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subelj, JanGM | 2536 | SLO | +16B | +20N | =5B | =2N | +8B | +3B | =7N | +10N | =4B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 37.00 | 2571 | +5.1 |
| 2 | Postny, EvgenyGM | 2518 | ISR | =13N | +11B | +9N | =1B | =7B | =5N | +4B | =3N | +8B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 52.0 | 37.25 | 2543 | +5.1 |
| 3 | Palac, MladenGM | 2518 | CRO | +26B | +10N | +8B | =7N | +4B | −1N | =5B | =2B | =9N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 50.5 | 31.75 | 2504 | +0.2 |
| 4 | Ivekovic, BozidarFM | 2356 | CRO | +17B | +27N | =7B | +5N | −3N | +9B | −2N | +13B | =1N | 6.0 | 46.0 | 48.0 | 29.25 | 2457 | +24.8 |
| 5 | Lalic, BogdanGM | 2361 | CRO | +29N | +14B | =1N | −4B | +16N | =2B | =3N | =9B | +12N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 46.5 | 28.00 | 2462 | +13.1 |
| 6 | Cvitkovic, Filip | 2003 | CRO | −9N | +28B | +14N | −11B | −12N | +24B | +15N | +18B | +7N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 24.50 | 2219 | +48.4 |
| 7 | Stevic, HrvojeGM | 2522 | CRO | +19N | +12B | =4N | =3B | =2N | +13B | =1B | =8N | −6B | 5.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 29.50 | 2405 | -10.1 |
| 8 | Bukal, Vladimir Jr.IM | 2329 | CRO | +25N | +18B | −3N | +13B | −1N | +14B | +11N | =7B | −2N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 25.25 | 2363 | +12.2 |
| 9 | Cvitan, OgnjenGM | 2477 | CRO | +6B | =22N | −2B | +17N | +10B | −4N | +20B | =5N | =3B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 27.25 | 2355 | -10.7 |
| 10 | Franc, BornaFM | 2197 | CRO | +21N | −3B | +29N | +27B | −9N | +11B | +12N | −1B | =13N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 19.50 | 2270 | +31.2 |
| 11 | Vrsek, Ivan | 2180 | CRO | =23B | −2N | +26B | +6N | +22B | −10N | −8B | +21N | +17N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 22.25 | 2156 | -1.0 |
| 12 | Marn, JanFM | 2302 | SLO | +15B | −7N | −16B | +29N | +6B | +19N | −10B | +14N | −5B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 21.00 | 2201 | -20.4 |
| 13 | Kiseleva, ArinaWCM | 2008 | CRO | =2B | +23N | +22B | −8N | +20B | −7N | +16B | −4N | =10B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 21.00 | 2244 | +51.4 |
| 14 | Hresc, VladimirIM | 2198 | CRO | +28B | −5N | −6B | +25N | +15B | −8N | +27B | −12B | +18N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 16.00 | 2084 | -9.6 |
| 15 | Grubisic, Frano | 1846 | BIH | −12N | −19B | +28N | +18B | −14N | +25B | −6B | +27N | +20B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 14.50 | 2060 | +77.2 |
| 16 | Djuric, Leon | 2131 | CRO | −1N | +25B | +12N | =20N | −5B | +22B | −13N | −19N | +21B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 16.75 | 2146 | +7.2 |
| 17 | Stefan, Marino | 1896 | CRO | −4N | =21B | +24N | −9B | +23N | −18B | +22N | +20N | −11B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 15.25 | 2011 | +44.5 |
| 18 | Roska, Branislav | 2142 | SRB | +30B | −8N | −27B | −15N | +26B | +17N | +19B | −6N | −14B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.50 | 2019 | -23.0 |
| 19 | Bozinovic, BogdanFM | 2114 | CRO | −7B | +15N | −20B | +24N | +27N | −12B | −18N | +16B | −22N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 14.50 | 2041 | -16.6 |
| 20 | Pandurevic, MiroFM | 2220 | CRO | +24N | −1B | +19N | =16B | −13N | +21B | −9N | −17B | −15N | 3.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 12.75 | 1992 | -49.0 |
| 21 | Rupcic, Marko | 1598 | CRO | −10B | =17N | +23B | −22N | +29B | −20N | +25N | −11B | −16N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 9.75 | 1836 | +63.2 |
| 22 | Kristovic, MarijanFM | 2155 | CRO | F | =9B | −13N | +21B | −11N | −16N | −17B | +30N | +19B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.25 | 1997 | -31.0 |
| 23 | Pesserl, Nikola Egon | 1467 | CRO | =11N | −13B | −21N | +28B | −17B | −27N | +24N | −26B | +30N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.75 | 1687 | +72.8 |
| 24 | Grgas, Zvonimir | 1712 | CRO | −20B | +26N | −17B | −19B | +30N | −6N | −23B | +28N | −25B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.00 | 1716 | -4.0 |
| 25 | Kristovic, Robert | 1893 | CRO | −8B | −16N | +30B | −14B | +28N | −15N | −21B | F | +24N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.00 | 1780 | -25.8 |
| 26 | Pavlic, Drazen | 2025 | CRO | −3N | −24B | −11N | +30B | −18N | −28B | F | +23N | +27B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.50 | 1752 | -46.2 |
| 27 | Lozic, Dominik | 0 | CRO | F | −4B | +18N | −10N | −19B | +23B | −14N | −15B | −26N | 2.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 7.50 | 1850 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Vuljanic, Ana | 1662 | CRO | −14N | −6N | −15B | −23N | −25B | +26N | +30B | −24B | F | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.00 | 1608 | -15.4 |
| 29 | Kejzar, PetraWFM | 1995 | SLO | −5B | +30N | −10B | −12B | −21N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 1771 | -26.4 |
| 30 | Maric, Stana | 1401 | CRO | −18N | −29B | −25N | −26N | −24B | F | −28N | −22B | −23B | 0.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 931 | -45.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Grubisic, FranoBIH+77.25.0 pts · #16
- 2Pesserl, Nikola EgonCRO+72.83.5 pts · #19
- 3Rupcic, MarkoCRO+63.23.5 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Pandurevic, MiroFMCRO-49.03.5 pts · #20
- 2Pavlic, DrazenCRO-46.23.0 pts · #28
- 3Maric, StanaCRO-45.20.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R9+519 Elo gap
- R5+397 Elo gap
- R9+374 Elo gap