S: 25. Memorijal Milan Kuzmauovic
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jan 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Pula, Croatia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1893, and top seed was Kristian Valkovic (🇭🇷 CRO, 2063).
Kristian Valkovic (🇭🇷 CRO, 2063) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Luka Karlovic (6.5) and Mladen Terlevic (6.0). Valkovic took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Suad Hadzipasic (1766) beat Andrej Stojkovic (2000), a +234-point gap.
Location
🇭🇷Pula, Croatia
Dates
19 Jan 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇭🇷Croatia×12
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsKristian Valkovic led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE02 Feb
Luka Karlovic takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kristian Valkovic lost to Luka Karlovic (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Kristian Valkovic 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)Mladen Terlevic 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kristian Valkovic | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Luka Karlovic | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Mladen Terlevic | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Lovro Mucic | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valkovic, Kristian | 2063 | CRO | +8B | +7N | +4B | −2N | =6B | +3B | +5N | +9N | +11B | 7.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 32.50 | 2147 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Karlovic, Luka | 2010 | CRO | +9B | =3N | +7B | +1B | =4N | −6N | +11B | =5B | +12N | 6.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 27.00 | 2032 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Terlevic, Mladen | 1836 | CRO | +13N | =2B | −6N | +11B | =5B | −1N | +12N | +8B | +4B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 20.00 | 1964 | +31.6 |
| 4 | Sosic, Zvan | 2023 | CRO | +11N | +6B | −1N | +8B | =2B | −5N | +7N | +10B | −3N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 20.75 | 1952 | -25.2 |
| 5 | Mucic, Lovro | 1849 | CRO | F | +9N | +10B | =6B | =3N | +4B | −1B | =2N | +13B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 20.25 | 1970 | +55.6 |
| 6 | Siljan, Milorad | 1942 | CRO | +10B | −4N | +3B | =5N | =1N | +2B | +8N | F | −7B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 25.50 | 1985 | +10.8 |
| 7 | Stojkovic, Andrej | 2000 | CRO | +12N | −1B | −2N | +10B | −8N | F | −4B | +13N | +6N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 10.00 | 1830 | -58.8 |
| 8 | Hadzipasic, Suad | 1766 | CRO | −1N | +12B | +13B | −4N | +7B | +9N | −6B | −3N | F | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 9.50 | 1836 | +13.8 |
| 9 | Nikolic, Miroslav | 1688 | CRO | −2N | −5B | +12N | +13B | =11N | −8B | F | −1B | =10N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 4.75 | 1683 | -5.6 |
| 10 | Kuznetsov, Petr | 1573 | FID | −6N | +11B | −5N | −7N | F | −12B | +13B | −4N | =9B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.00 | 1649 | +18.4 |
| 11 | Saric, Husnija | 1757 | CRO | −4B | −10N | F | −3N | =9B | =13N | −2N | +12B | −1N | 2.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 3.75 | 1599 | -34.4 |
| 12 | Jursic, Milan | 1640 | CRO | −7B | −8N | −9B | F | +13N | +10N | −3B | −11N | −2B | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.00 | 1573 | -16.6 |
| 13 | Karlovic, Vladimir | 1499 | CRO | −3B | F | −8N | −9N | −12B | =11B | −10N | −7B | −5N | 0.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 1.00 | 1307 | -45.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mucic, LovroCRO+55.65.5 pts · #4
- 2Terlevic, MladenCRO+31.66.0 pts · #3
- 3Valkovic, KristianCRO+18.87.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Stojkovic, AndrejCRO-58.84.0 pts · #8
- 2Karlovic, VladimirCRO-45.20.5 pts · #13
- 3Saric, HusnijaCRO-34.42.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R5+234 Elo gap
- R9+187 Elo gap
- R2+184 Elo gap