S: Novogodisnji sahovski turnir - Open U1800
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Sesvete, Croatia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1731, and top seed was Dane Gulan (🇭🇷 CRO, 1774).
Vedran Veres (🇭🇷 CRO, 0) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Dane Gulan (5.5) and Vid Veres (5.5). Veres shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Alen Benkovic (1435) beat Dominik Bezjak (1669), a +234-point gap.
Location
🇭🇷Sesvete, Croatia
Dates
03 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇭🇷Croatia×44
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsVedran Veres led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE04 Jan
Vedran Veres takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vedran Veres drew with Vid Veres (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Vedran Veres 3 wins (R4–R6)Vid Veres 3 wins (R1–R3)Viktor Gasparec 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vedran Veres | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Vid Veres | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3Viktor Gasparec | — | — | * | — |
| 4Dane Gulan | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veres, Vedran | 0 | CRO | +17B | +10N | =13B | +15N | +14B | +2N | =3B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 27.00 | 1774 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Gulan, Dane | 1774 | CRO | +37N | +11B | +5N | +3B | =6N | −1B | +9N | 5.5 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 24.50 | 2039 | +26.4 |
| 3 | Veres, Vid | 1759 | CRO | +29N | +8B | +23N | −2N | +11B | +5B | =1N | 5.5 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 24.00 | 1922 | +44.4 |
| 4 | Gasparec, Viktor | 1579 | CRO | +40B | =45N | −22B | +27N | +13B | +10B | +18N | 5.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 19.25 | 1879 | +94.8 |
| 5 | Drenski, Lovro | 1656 | CRO | +35B | +12N | −2B | +30N | +22B | −3N | +14B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 1756 | +34.4 |
| 6 | Grubec, Tomislav | 1598 | CRO | +39B | =7N | +45B | +13N | =2B | =14N | =8B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 17.75 | 1796 | +64.0 |
| 7 | Veres, Jakov | 1714 | CRO | +16N | =6B | =42N | +23B | −8N | +29B | +15N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 18.00 | 1765 | +19.6 |
| 8 | Maric, Mihael | 1643 | CRO | +38B | −3N | +39B | +46N | +7B | =9B | =6N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 14.75 | 1696 | +11.2 |
| 9 | Benkovic, Duje | 1713 | CRO | +21B | +20N | =15B | =14N | +12B | =8N | −2B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 31.0 | 19.00 | 1699 | -2.0 |
| 10 | Mikacic, Ivan | 1676 | CRO | +43N | −1B | =16N | +26B | +20B | −4N | +27B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 15.00 | 1668 | -1.2 |
| 11 | Stuckle Ostojic, Mihael | 1648 | CRO | +31N | −2N | +33B | +19B | −3N | +38B | =12N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 14.25 | 1564 | -19.2 |
| 12 | Rebrina, Paulo | 1537 | CRO | +32N | −5B | +24N | +25B | −9N | +23B | =11B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 15.75 | 1785 | +94.4 |
| 13 | Pus, Maks | 1659 | CRO | +48N | +47B | =1N | −6B | −4N | +25B | +24N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1642 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Holiga, Benjamin | 1556 | CRO | +18N | +28B | +25N | =9B | −1N | =6B | −5N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 15.75 | 1803 | +84.0 |
| 15 | Petrovic-Poljak, Ivan | 1620 | CRO | +26N | +24B | =9N | −1B | =16N | +19B | −7B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 15.25 | 1713 | +25.6 |
| 16 | Martinovic, Luka | 1523 | CRO | −7B | +41N | =10B | +17N | =15B | =22N | =23B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1677 | +48.4 |
| 17 | Benko, Zeljko | 1690 | CRO | −1N | +48B | −19N | −16B | +43N | +31N | +34B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1409 | -45.2 |
| 18 | Atikovic, Leon | 1762 | CRO | −14B | −42B | +44N | +33N | +34B | +20N | −4B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1518 | -64.4 |
| 19 | Babic, Matija | 1535 | SLO | −22B | +38N | +17B | −11N | +32B | −15N | +41N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1617 | +20.8 |
| 20 | Pesserl, Nikola Egon | 1600 | CRO | +36N | −9B | +31N | +42B | −10N | −18B | +38N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1517 | -16.8 |
| 21 | Kuster, August | 1464 | CRO | −9N | −26B | +36N | +47B | −24N | +40B | +29N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1535 | +9.6 |
| 22 | Bulat, Milan | 1738 | CRO | +19N | −23B | +4N | +29B | −5N | =16B | −26N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 1634 | -15.4 |
| 23 | Bezjak, Robert | 1619 | CRO | +41B | +22N | −3B | −7N | +39B | −12N | =16N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 9.50 | 1505 | -16.0 |
| 24 | Krpan, Antun | 1717 | CRO | +34B | −15N | −12B | +35N | +21B | =27N | −13B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 11.25 | 1511 | -66.4 |
| 25 | Migles, Filip | 1678 | CRO | +33B | +27N | −14B | −12N | =30B | −13N | +35B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1403 | -73.2 |
| 26 | Martinovic, Denis | 0 | CRO | −15B | +21N | =32B | −10N | F | +30N | +22B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Maric, Tin | 1589 | CRO | +46N | −25B | +47N | −4B | +40N | =24B | −10N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1340 | -44.4 |
| 28 | Bezjak, Dominik | 1669 | CRO | +44B | −14N | −30B | −38N | =35B | +39N | +36B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 688 | -58.4 |
| 29 | Plahutar, Ivan | 1552 | CRO | −3B | +35N | +40B | −22N | +46B | −7N | −21B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 869 | -55.2 |
| 30 | Benkovic, Alen | 1435 | CRO | =42N | =32B | +28N | −5B | =25N | −26B | =37N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1688 | +61.6 |
| 31 | Krstulovic, Benjamin | 0 | CRO | −11B | +34N | −20B | −32N | +37N | −17B | +40N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Jerkovic, Ivo | 1751 | CRO | −12B | =30N | =26N | +31B | −19N | −41B | +39B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.25 | 1229 | -76.8 |
| 33 | Anic, Matej | 0 | CRO | −25N | +36B | −11N | −18B | −41N | +47B | +46N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 896 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Papec, Borna | 1533 | CRO | −24N | −31B | +48N | +41B | −18N | +46B | −17N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 923 | -31.6 |
| 35 | Hodak, Petar | 0 | CRO | −5N | −29B | +49N | −24B | =28N | +44B | −25N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.25 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 79338607 | 0 | — | −20B | −33N | −21B | =44B | +47N | +43B | −28N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.75 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Radovecki, Dominik | 1561 | CRO | −2B | +44N | −46B | −39N | −31B | +48N | =30B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Lozic, Dominik | 0 | CRO | −8N | −19B | +43N | +28B | F | −11N | −20B | 2.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 5.50 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Skrlec Benko, Lea | 0 | CRO | −6N | +49B | −8N | +37B | −23N | −28B | −32N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.50 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Vlasic, Anamarija | 0 | CRO | −4N | +43B | −29N | +49B | −27B | −21N | −31B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Novakovic, Anton | 0 | CRO | −23N | −16B | F | −34N | +33B | +32N | −19B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1355 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Popov, Luka | 1690 | CRO | =30B | +18N | =7B | −20N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1628 | -6.0 |
| 43 | Balent, Fran | 0 | CRO | −10B | −40N | −38B | +48N | −17B | −36N | +44B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 79332498 | 0 | — | −28N | −37B | −18B | =36N | +48B | −35N | −43N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.25 | 916 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Pernek, Toni | 1693 | CRO | +49N | =4B | −6N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1545 | -22.8 |
| 46 | Spoljarec, Stjepan | 0 | CRO | −27B | F | +37N | −8B | −29N | −34N | −33B | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.50 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 79328610 | 0 | — | F | −13N | −27B | −21N | −36B | −33N | +48B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 79324576 | 0 | — | −13B | −17N | −34B | −43B | −44N | −37B | −47N | 0.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Konjar, Denis | 1461 | CRO | −45B | −39N | −35B | −40N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 890 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gasparec, ViktorCRO+94.85.5 pts · #4
- 2Rebrina, PauloCRO+94.44.5 pts · #5
- 3Holiga, BenjaminCRO+84.04.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Jerkovic, IvoCRO-76.83.0 pts · #38
- 2Migles, FilipCRO-73.23.5 pts · #26
- 3Krpan, AntunCRO-66.43.5 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R3+234 Elo gap
- R5+216 Elo gap
- R1+214 Elo gap