Hit open A 2026

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69 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2372, and top seed was Taron Shagbazyan (🇨🇿 CZE, IM, 2426).

Taron Shagbazyan (🇨🇿 CZE, IM, 2426) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Alexander G Beliavsky (6.5) and Avinash Ramesh (6.0). Shagbazyan shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Lev Lipuscek (1681) beat Marco Punteri (2055), a +374-point gap.

Location

🇸🇮Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Dates

23 Jan 2026 → 30 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇿IMTaron Shagbazyan2426

Avg top 10

2,372

Participants

Titled players · 21

GM×6

IM×3

FM×9

CM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇸🇮Slovenia×39

🇮🇹Italy×15

🇭🇷Croatia×7

🇦🇺Australia×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

Top 3

🥇
IMTaron Shagbazyan
🇨🇿CZE·2426
6.5pts·2456perf+4.0
🥈
GMAlexander G Beliavsky
🇸🇮SLO·2415
6.5pts·2404perf+1.1
🥉
IMAvinash Ramesh
🇮🇳IND·2370
6.0pts·2455perf+10.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Beliavsky6.5Shagbazyan6.5Olenik Campa6Panda6Ramesh6Cvitan6— ex-leaders:Fercecled R5, #11Liuled R3, #14

R4 · LEADER CHANGE25 Jan

IM Avinash Ramesh takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/9. Shagbazyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Alexander G Beliavsky drew with IM Taron Shagbazyan (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAlexander G Beliavsky	*	½	1	—
2IMTaron Shagbazyan	½	*	½	½
3FMRudi Olenik Campa	0	½	*	—
4Barnabas Panda	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shagbazyan, TaronIM	2426	CZE	=5N	+22B	=12N	+20B	=4N	=10B	+26N	+3B	=2N	6.5	45.5	50.0	35.25	2456	+4.0
2	Beliavsky, Alexander GGM	2415	SLO	=26B	−37N	+31B	+28N	+17N	+4B	=3N	+10B	=1B	6.5	42.5	46.5	34.00	2404	+1.1
3	Avinash RameshIM	2370	IND	+32B	+16N	=8B	+9B	−10N	+15N	=2B	−1N	+29B	6.0	44.0	48.5	30.50	2455	+10.2
4	Olenik Campa, RudiFM	2347	SLO	+40B	=20N	+26B	=8N	=1B	−2N	+28B	+27N	=7B	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.00	2321	-2.0
5	Panda, Barnabas	2193	HUN	=1B	=6N	+13B	−15N	+44B	=41N	+18B	=9B	+16N	6.0	42.5	46.0	30.00	2299	+46.9
6	Cvitan, OgnjenGM	2399	CRO	=11N	=5B	+38N	=43B	+23N	=9B	=27N	=22B	+8B	6.0	41.0	44.5	29.50	2307	-8.6
7	Fucka, Samo	1942	SLO	+56B	+58N	=32B	=16N	F	+17B	=9N	+19B	=4N	6.0	38.0	40.5	26.00	2323	+72.8
8	Goroshkov, MaksymFM	2353	SLO	+43N	+17B	=3N	=4B	=9N	+29B	=10N	=14B	−6N	5.5	44.0	47.5	27.25	2388	+9.6
9	Liu, YiFM	2329	AUS	+27N	+45B	+15B	−3N	=8B	=6N	=7B	=5N	=23B	5.5	44.0	47.5	27.25	2286	-5.6
10	Fercec, NenadGM	2357	CRO	=37B	+31N	=20B	+44N	+3B	=1N	=8B	−2N	=21B	5.5	43.0	46.5	27.00	2316	-2.7
11	Budai, Leonardo	2152	ITA	=6B	−21N	+34B	=24N	+46B	=18N	=30B	=13N	+33B	5.5	40.0	43.5	25.50	2049	-33.2
12	Davies, Nigel RGM	2286	ENG	+38N	F	=1B	=18N	=21B	=30N	+41B	+15B	=14N	5.5	39.5	39.5	26.25	2302	+4.1
13	Zuzek, Bor	2011	SLO	−17N	+25B	−5N	+61B	−19N	+56B	+46N	=11B	+27B	5.5	37.5	40.0	21.25	2075	+36.8
14	Khamrakulov, Ibragim S.GM	2366	ESP	F	−26N	+47B	+48N	+18B	=16N	+21B	=8N	=12B	5.5	37.5	37.5	25.00	2302	-3.8
15	Stevanic, DavidFM	2359	SLO	+23N	+19B	−9N	+5B	=29N	−3B	+16B	−12N	=31B	5.0	42.5	47.0	25.50	2294	-15.0
16	Suta, AndrazFM	2296	SLO	+35N	−3B	+45N	=7B	+43N	=14B	−15N	+32B	−5B	5.0	41.0	44.5	21.75	2213	-17.0
17	Djuric, StefanGM	2220	SRB	+13B	−8N	+30B	+46N	−2B	−7N	+34B	−23N	+47N	5.0	41.0	44.5	21.50	2102	-11.4
18	Jaksa, Ema	1900	SLO	+54N	=35B	+22N	=12B	−14N	=11B	−5N	+43B	=19N	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.75	2192	+114.4
19	Herega, NejcFM	2302	SLO	+28B	−15N	=37B	=39N	+13B	=32N	+40B	−7N	=18B	5.0	38.5	42.5	22.75	2103	-40.4
20	Doric, NenadIM	2201	CRO	+59N	=4B	=10N	−1N	=39B	−27B	+51N	+55B	=28N	5.0	37.5	40.0	19.00	2149	-4.9
21	Furlan, MihaFM	2236	SLO	−45N	+11B	F	+57B	=12N	+37B	−14N	+47B	=10N	5.0	36.0	36.0	21.50	2244	+4.0
22	Sundac, IvanoFM	2254	CRO	=30B	−1N	−18B	+52N	+49B	+48N	+44B	=6N	F	5.0	36.0	36.0	19.25	2138	-16.2
23	Siraj, Svit	2139	SLO	−15B	+41N	=44B	+58N	−6B	+55N	F	+17B	=9N	5.0	34.5	34.5	19.00	2196	+14.2
24	Mihic, Peter	1812	SLO	+62B	+48N	−43N	=11B	−27N	=59B	=45N	+53B	=26N	5.0	31.0	33.5	17.50	2050	+98.8
25	Pagnutti, Lorenzo	1875	ITA	+50B	−13N	−58B	+60N	−28B	=33N	+66B	=41N	+43B	5.0	30.5	32.5	15.75	1886	+2.8
26	Gregoric, Andraz	2188	SLO	=2N	+14B	−4N	F	+34B	+39N	−1B	=31N	=24B	4.5	42.5	42.5	22.00	2188	+4.2
27	Belyaletdinov, Leonard	2083	SLO	−9B	−44N	+52B	+55N	+24B	+20N	=6B	−4B	−13N	4.5	40.0	43.0	19.50	2082	-2.7
28	Kersic, Matej	2060	SLO	−19N	+57B	F	−2B	+25N	+54B	−4N	+44N	=20B	4.5	37.0	37.0	17.00	2126	+13.8
29	Skrbec, LeonFM	2289	SLO	=31B	=30N	+40B	+37N	=15B	−8N	F	+57B	−3N	4.5	36.5	36.5	18.00	2203	-14.2
30	Ivancic, IvanCM	2031	CRO	=22N	=29B	−17N	+53B	+54N	=12B	=11N	=37B	F	4.5	36.0	36.0	18.75	2161	+56.4
31	Krstic, David	2053	SLO	=29N	−10B	−2N	+56B	F	+36B	+59N	=26B	=15N	4.5	36.0	36.0	17.00	2194	+45.9
32	Zlindra, Aljaz	2142	SLO	−3N	+53B	=7N	=54B	+45N	=19B	F	−16N	+57B	4.5	35.0	35.0	17.00	2105	-4.4
33	Markovcic, Gregor	1688	SLO	+51N	−59B	=53N	−45B	=47N	=25B	+35N	+38B	−11N	4.5	33.0	35.5	18.00	1981	+121.6
34	Macek, Inti	1824	SLO	=46N	+64B	−11N	+38B	−26N	+35B	−17N	+45B	F	4.5	33.0	33.0	16.25	2048	+76.3
35	Punteri, Marco	2055	ITA	−16B	=18N	−46B	+63N	+42B	−34N	−33B	+58N	+44B	4.5	32.5	35.0	15.00	1829	-46.6
36	Ivsek, Cveto	1821	SLO	=60B	−47N	=49B	+68N	−41B	−31N	+61N	=46B	+55N	4.5	27.0	27.5	10.75	1837	+3.4
37	Caruso, Augusto	2116	ITA	=10N	+2B	=19N	−29B	F	−21N	=39B	=30N	+42B	4.0	41.0	45.0	20.00	2162	+10.0
38	Mestek, Igor	2037	SLO	−12B	+52N	−6B	−34N	F	+50B	+54N	−33N	+49B	4.0	34.0	34.0	13.50	1911	-24.4
39	Kresic, Vid	1917	CRO	+63N	−43B	+50N	=19B	=20N	−26B	=37N	=40N	F	4.0	32.0	32.0	15.00	2055	+52.4
40	Tomljanovic, IvanoCM	2088	CRO	−4N	+55B	−29N	+47B	=59N	+51B	−19N	=39B	F	4.0	32.0	32.0	13.25	2077	-6.8
41	Dimnik, Miha	1934	SLO	+69N	−23B	−54N	+64B	+36N	=5B	−12N	=25B	F	4.0	31.5	31.5	12.50	1935	-3.6
42	Mulec, Dejan	1749	SLO	−55N	−61B	+67N	+65B	−35N	−45B	+60N	+59B	−37N	4.0	24.5	25.0	7.50	1835	+17.0
43	Budai, Federico	2093	ITA	−8B	+39N	+24B	=6N	−16B	−44N	+49B	−18N	−25N	3.5	39.0	42.5	15.50	1957	-67.6
44	Gaier, Walter	1910	SUI	+68N	+27B	=23N	−10B	−5N	+43B	−22N	−28B	−35N	3.5	38.5	39.0	11.00	2023	+21.4
45	Mazzi, Leonardo	2011	ITA	+21B	−9N	−16B	+33N	−32B	+42N	=24B	−34N	F	3.5	38.0	38.0	16.00	1967	-20.8
46	Lipuscek, Lev	1681	SLO	=34B	+49N	+35N	−17B	−11N	F	−13B	=36N	=59B	3.5	35.5	35.5	13.75	1925	+82.8
47	Sever, Gasper	1996	SLO	F	+36B	−14N	−40N	=33B	+58N	+48B	−21N	−17B	3.5	34.5	34.5	12.75	1957	-17.6
48	Groselj, PetraWFM	1955	SLO	+66N	−24B	+56N	−14B	=51N	−22B	−47N	+63B	−50N	3.5	31.5	33.5	9.25	1842	-30.2
49	Rigatti, Giorgio	1865	ITA	=64N	−46B	=36N	+50B	−22N	=62B	−43N	+54B	−38N	3.5	29.5	32.0	11.25	1770	-25.6
50	Zupan, Blaz	1702	SLO	−25N	F	−39B	−49N	+63B	−38N	=52B	+66N	+48B	3.5	28.0	28.0	9.75	1833	+50.4
51	Zagorsek, Nejc	1849	SLO	−33B	=60N	=68B	+62N	=48B	−40N	−20B	+65N	−53N	3.5	27.5	28.0	7.75	1774	-41.6
52	Brank, Ziga	1812	SLO	+61N	−38B	−27N	−22B	=67N	=63B	=50N	=64B	=62N	3.5	27.0	27.5	8.25	1756	-17.6
53	Capaliku, Aleks	1922	ITA	+65B	−32N	=33B	−30N	+66B	F	F	−24N	+51B	3.5	26.0	26.0	9.75	1868	-10.0
54	Bajec, Borut	1708	SLO	−18B	+65N	+41B	=32N	−30B	−28N	−38B	−49N	=66B	3.0	32.0	34.0	9.25	1818	+19.8
55	Tonel, Giulia	1915	ITA	+42B	−40N	F	−27B	+61N	−23B	+62N	−20N	−36B	3.0	32.0	32.0	9.00	1839	-18.0
56	Hlebec, Jure	1780	SLO	−7N	+67B	−48B	−31N	+60B	−13N	−58B	F	+61N	3.0	27.5	27.5	5.50	1744	-21.2
57	Orsatti, Marcello	1907	ITA	+67B	−28N	+60B	−21N	+58B	F	F	−29N	−32N	3.0	24.0	24.0	5.50	1914	-1.8
58	Pontoni, Giuseppe	1629	ITA	F	−7B	+25N	−23B	−57N	−47B	+56N	−35B	=64N	2.5	32.5	32.5	9.25	1766	+40.4
59	Pirs, Matjaz	1996	SLO	−20B	+33N	F	F	=40B	=24N	−31B	−42N	=46N	2.5	30.5	30.5	10.75	1795	-36.0
60	Tomazin Kosorok, Tadej	1672	SLO	=36N	=51B	−57N	−25B	−56N	F	−42B	=62B	+67N	2.5	26.0	26.0	5.75	1655	-8.4
61	Papais, Francesco	1665	ITA	−52B	+42N	F	−13N	−55B	=65N	−36B	+67N	−56B	2.5	26.0	26.0	5.50	1680	+1.8
62	Usaj, Benjamin	1661	SLO	−24N	=63B	=65N	−51B	F	=49N	−55B	=60N	=52B	2.5	25.5	26.0	7.00	1663	-0.4
63	Papler, Peter	1751	SLO	−39B	=62N	F	−35B	−50N	=52N	+67B	−48N	=65B	2.5	24.0	24.0	4.50	1681	-16.2
64	Milicevic, Zoran	1691	ITA	=49B	−34N	=66B	−41N	F	F	=65B	=52N	=58B	2.5	22.0	22.0	6.75	1700	+0.4
65	Gratton, Damjan	1753	SLO	−53N	−54B	=62B	−42N	F	=61B	=64N	−51B	=63N	2.0	24.0	24.0	5.00	1557	-41.2
66	Juvan, Vid	1795	SLO	−48B	F	=64N	F	−53N	+67B	−25N	−50B	=54N	2.0	21.5	21.5	3.25	1638	-30.0
67	Cokan, Mirko	1722	SLO	−57N	−56N	−42B	F	=52B	−66N	−63N	−61B	−60B	0.5	23.0	23.0	1.75	1323	-60.6
68	Benazzo, Angelo	1742	ITA	−44B	F	=51N	−36B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	14.0	14.0	1.75	1587	-10.4
69	Gabassi, Francesco	1764	ITA	−41B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1135	-5.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Markovcic, GregorSLO
+121.6
4.5 pts · #31
2Jaksa, EmaSLO
+114.4
5.0 pts · #24
3Mihic, PeterSLO
+98.8
5.0 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Budai, FedericoITA
-67.6
3.5 pts · #53
2Cokan, MirkoSLO
-60.6
0.5 pts · #67
3Punteri, MarcoITA
-46.6
4.5 pts · #28

Biggest upsets

R3+374 Elo gap
Lipuscek, Lev1681 beat Punteri, Marco2055
R7+367 Elo gap
Markovcic, Gregor1688 beat Punteri, Marco2055
R8+360 Elo gap
Fucka, Samo1942 beat FMHerega, Nejc2302