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Shtip OPEN 2026

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110 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 15 Mar 2026 in Shtip, North Macedonia. 26 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2443, and top seed was Kiril Georgiev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2568).

Nderim Saraci ( KOS, IM, 2467) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Kiril Georgiev (7.5) and Stefan Tadic (7.0). Saraci won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Kiril Nikolovski (1977) beat Marko Ivanovic (2417), a +440-point gap.

Location
🇲🇰Shtip, North Macedonia
Dates
15 Mar 2026
Time control
Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 5 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇬GMKiril Georgiev2568
Avg top 10
2,443
Participants
110
Titled players · 26
GM×6
IM×8
FM×11
WIM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇲🇰North Macedonia×95
🇷🇸Serbia×9
🇧🇬Bulgaria×5
Kosovo×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Nderim Saraci led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
51
26
12
5
1
2
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Nderim Saraci held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Nderim Saraci drew with GM Kiril Georgiev (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Nderim Saraci 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Kiril Georgiev 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Danilo Milanovic 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMNderim Saraci*
½
1
1
2GMKiril Georgiev
½
*
½
3GMDanilo Milanovic
0
*
4IMStefan Tadic
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Saraci, NderimIM2467KOS+64B+29N+33B+3N+15B=2N+5B+4N=6B8.051.055.048.002674+20.3
2Georgiev, KirilGM2568BUL+57N+39B+8N+17B=16N=1B+15N+5N=3B7.551.055.545.002587+3.2
3Tadic, StefanIM2313SRB+77N+40B+48N1B+38N+10B=6N+17B=2N7.049.052.537.502468+19.8
4Milanovic, DaniloGM2418SRB+60N+27B+18N15B+48N+17B+9N1B+16N7.048.553.039.002446+4.6
5Georgiev, VladimirGM2508MKD+62B+26N+23B=7N+9N+16B1N2B+22N6.551.055.536.752453-2.8
6Stojanovski, DejanIM2498MKD+80N+47B15N+37B+18N+7N=3B=8B=1N6.550.053.536.752408-6.6
7Zlatkov, AntonFM2349MKD+95N+41B+24N=5B+14N6B+13N=16B=10N6.549.052.036.002447+27.8
8Veljanoski, AndrejFM2277MKD+51N+50B2B+28N=32B+36N+12B=6N=11B6.547.051.535.002344+20.6
9Mihov, Filip2223MKD+74B+54N+12B+13N5B+25N4B=23N+33B6.547.051.034.752423+50.0
10Lazov, ToniIM2419MKD+82B+28N11B+35N+23B3N+19B+33N=7B6.547.050.533.752330-6.4
11Krasteva, BeloslavaFM2188BUL+92N+52B+10N16B17N+20B+34N+15B=8N6.546.549.534.252279+27.8
12Pancevski, FilipIM2425MKD+49N+30B9N+41B+24N=13B8N+48B+18N6.546.050.534.252336-6.8
13Arnaudov, G. PetarGM2360BUL+65N+37B+22N9B+63N=12N7B+30B+24N6.545.049.032.752317-1.5
14Livaja, MarioFM2283SRB+70B+20N=35B+43N7B15N+36B+32N+23B6.544.048.033.002250-1.4
15Todorovic, Goran NIM2250SRB+71B+45N+6B+4N1N+14B2B11N+43B6.052.056.034.002372+15.6
16Stanojoski, ZvonkoGM2351MKD+73B+31N+21B+11N=2B5N+32B=7N4B6.050.554.534.002379+5.5
17Jacimovic, DragoljubGM2320MKD+79B+36N+32B2N+11B4N+26B3N+42B6.048.552.030.502312+1.2
18Dinev, DejanFM2210MKD+76B+84N4B+31N6B+54N+42B+25N12B6.044.548.028.002280+10.1
19Bogoevski, JaniFM2121MKD34N+44B49N+55B+65N+63B10N+38B+41N6.039.543.527.502021-16.2
20Ranic, Viktor1928MKD+104N14B=78N+103B=42B11N+51N+39B+48N6.037.539.522.252076+35.6
21Sekulic, DusanIM2181SRB+78N+68B16N38B49N+100B+65N+40B+37N6.037.039.524.002051-20.5
22Kiroski, ToniIM2182MKD+46B+67N13B=36N+26B+29N25B+28N5B5.545.049.028.002194+5.6
23Stoinev, Metodi2231BUL+69N+63B5N+50B10N+35B+39N=9B14N5.544.548.525.752216+1.2
24Burns, Michael2174MKD+87N+34B7B+45N12B=31N+64B+29N13B5.544.548.025.752130-6.7
25Ivanovic, Marko2417SRB+58B35N+103N+40B+27N9B+22N18B=26B5.543.545.525.252171-22.6
26Gjorgjiev, Goce2103MKD+97N5B+60N+49B22N+38B17N+44B=25N5.542.545.524.752129+9.0
27Shapkaroski, Goce2036MKD+61B4N+58B+53N25B+46N33B=35N+56B5.541.045.525.502031+2.6
28Trajkovski, Mile1997MKD+94N10B+51N8B+95N+59B=48N22B+52N5.539.542.521.752069+17.2
29Stosevski, Ilija2039MKD+72N1B=77N+78B+67N22B+66N24B+50N5.539.042.521.752058+5.8
30Petrov, Georgi2076MKD+86B12N=82B+34B+66N32N+77B13N+53B5.538.542.022.252040-3.4
31Petrovski, Ivan1968MKD+83N16B+75N18B+92N=24B44N+77B+57N5.538.041.021.251994+8.4
32Trajkoski, SlaveFM2153MKD+44N+93B17N+68B=8N+30B16N14B=36N5.044.547.523.252115-4.2
33Biljanic, LjubomirFM2221SRB+75N+38B1N63B+68N+50B+27N10B9N5.044.048.023.002112-20.4
34Abdurahman, Ahmet Selim1729MKD+19B24N+54B30N+45B+43N11B42N+63N5.043.047.024.502076+129.6
35Nikolovski, Kiril1977MKD+100N+25B=14N10B=39N23N+80B=27B=44N5.043.045.522.502113+34.1
36Petrov, Saravco1953MKD+101N17B+92N=22B+47N8B14N+78B=32B5.041.043.519.252087+29.4
37Kukutanov, Gorgi2006MKD+53B13N+79B6N58B+69N+84B+45N21B5.040.544.020.502019+1.6
38Najdeski, Blagojche1910MKD+108B33N+46B+21N3B26N+92B19N+93B5.040.541.518.002005+20.6
39Micov, Vladimir2125MKD+88B2N+80B=67N=35B+58N23B20N+68B5.040.043.520.002021-22.4
40Pavleski, Nikola1977MKD+98B3N+71B25N46B+74N+58B21N+64B5.040.043.019.501980-1.7
41Ibraimov, Efe1989MKD+85B7N+70B12N=79B+81N=56B+54N19B5.039.042.519.501967-8.4
42Gjorgjievski, Stevco2065MKD=55N103B+83N+77B=20N+49B18N+34B17N5.039.041.021.751916-28.0
43Atanasov, Aco2033MKD=103N+66B+55N14B=59N34B+49N+63B15N5.039.041.020.251942-18.0
44Tenev, Lukijan1738MKD32B19N+107B=64N+82B+79N+31B26N=35B5.038.039.518.501966+86.8
45Vidikjevski, Vancho1916MKD+96N15B+87N24B34N+75B+59N37B+65N5.037.540.519.001902-3.2
46Temkov, Blagoja1750MKD22N+110B38N+52B+40N27B63N+94B+66N5.036.536.516.501926+39.2
47Trkaljanov, VladimirFM2114MKD+89B6N+64B=59N36B77N+70B=56N+71B5.036.039.520.001914-40.0
48Kralevski, AleksanderFM2159MKD+81B+59N3B+84N4B+80N=28B12N20B4.543.547.017.752037-23.6
49Stamenkovski, Lazo1836MKD12B+86N+19B26N+21B42N43B=61N+81B4.542.045.521.251985+29.8
50Surlovski, Dushko1945MKD+91B8N+74B23N+53B33N=73B+79N29B4.538.542.017.501928-3.8
51Kochev, Slavcho1796MKD8B+109N28B=61N+85B=84N20B+86N=54B4.537.538.013.751834+7.2
52Milenkoski, Mile1895MKD+90B11N59B46N+86B+76N=53B+81N28B4.537.040.516.751782-25.4
53Donev, Petar1659MKD37N+65B+57N27B50N+95B=52N+84B30N4.537.040.017.251921+111.2
54Andonov, Todor1907MKD+102N9B34N+75B+93N18B+94N41B=51N4.537.039.514.751841-14.8
55Jakopetrevski, Stefan1710MKD=42B+56N43B19N64B+62N71B+82N+79B4.536.540.018.501874+41.0
56Fejzullahu, Jon1565MKD=66N55B+69N=95B=57N+67B=41N=47B27N4.536.539.518.751872+109.6
57Vojnovski, Goran1850MKD2B+88N53B=81N=56B=93N+85B+73N31B4.536.539.516.501783-17.2
58Velickovski-Nejkovic, MajaWIM1811SRB25N+100B27N+97B+37N39B40N=72B+88N4.536.539.016.001902+17.6
59Dumalovski, Nikola1741MKD+106N48B+52N=47B=43B28N45B=90N+80B4.536.538.516.751953+43.4
60Jovandzikov, Boris1822MKD4B+61N26B=89N81B+91N93B+85N+90B4.534.537.516.751759-16.0
61Zhezhov, Emil1670MKD27N60B+110N=51B=69N65B+75N=49B+77N4.534.534.514.001787+26.8
62Dimov, Petar1847MKD5N97B+101N92B=94N55B+104N+100B+78N4.528.530.512.001726-29.2
63Markovski, Velo1917MKD+107B23N+76B+33N13B19N+46B43N34B4.042.043.515.501921-0.6
64Janevski, Boris1846MKD1N+72B47N=44B+55N+78B24N=66B40N4.041.044.516.501886+5.6
65Petrov, Vancho1808MKD13B53N+109B+86N19B+61N21B+98N45B4.039.039.511.501810-4.4
66Jankov, Saso1957MKD=56B43N+85B+82N30B+70N29B=64N46B4.037.040.515.251797-34.6
67Jovanovski, Zoran1868MKD+110N22B+93N=39B29B56N81B+89N=74B4.034.534.511.001769-22.0
68Tanchev, Borche1882MKD+99B21N+81B32N33B+92N=89B=93N39N4.034.037.012.751855-7.2
69Todoroski, Darko1769MKD23B=91N56B+88N=61B37B72N+97N+94B4.033.536.513.501707-21.3
70Bozhinovski, Miloe1797MKD14N+104B41N=94B+83N66B47N=96B+92N4.033.035.011.501768-8.6
71Stankovic, Srdjan1769MKD15N+96B40N100B+105N94B+55N+83B47N4.032.534.513.001715-15.0
72Stojkov, Kristijan1696MKD29B64N+108B79N76B+99N+69B=58N=73B4.032.533.512.251707+7.2
73Georgieva, Emilia1805BUL16N83B+104N93B+97N+87B=50N57B=72N4.032.034.012.751731-18.8
74Jancev, Valentin1766MKD9N+102B50N=83B=103N40B=96N+101B=67N4.031.533.511.251711-14.0
75Nakevski, Boris1761MKD33B+107N31B54N+108B45N61B+105N+98B4.031.032.07.501707-13.2
76Veleva, Ilijana1756MKD18N+105B63N106B+72N52B83N+103B+96N4.029.031.011.001742-12.8
77Gjorgjevski, Janco1798MKD3B+98N=29B42N+89B+47B30N31N61B3.541.544.514.251861+8.8
78Tabakovski, Dino1749MKD21B+90N=20B29N+91B64N+82B36N62B3.538.041.513.501769+1.0
79Dachev, Slobodan1798MKD17N+101B37N+72B=41N44B+100N50B55N3.536.539.011.501749-14.6
80Shakirovski, Fazli1847MKD6B+89N39N+87B+106N48B35N=88B59N3.536.038.010.751877+0.8
81Shumanov, Blagoj1738MKD48N+106B68N=57B+60N41B+67N52B49N3.535.537.512.751855+22.2
82Buzharovski, Vlatko1830MKD10N+94B=30N66B44N+103B78N55B+100N3.534.536.510.251741-24.6
83Stamenkovski, Kalin1588MKD31B+73N42B=74N70B=88N+76B71N=87B3.534.037.513.501733+51.1
84Damceski, Marjan1883MKD+105N18B+97N48B=100N=51B37N53N=86B3.533.535.510.251738-34.2
85Divanisov, Matej1628MKD41N=95B66N+96B51N+97B57N60B+102N3.531.534.010.001692+22.4
86Popchevski, Zoran1713MKD30N49B+105N65B52N+108B+95N51B=84N3.531.532.57.751707-3.4
87Tomov, Vancho1739MKD24B+99N45B80N+90B73N98B+95B=83N3.531.034.011.251657-21.2
88Golubovic, Tomislav1732MKD39N57B=96N69B+102N=83B+103N=80N58B3.530.532.59.501661-18.8
89Nikolov, Goce1720MKD47N80B+102N=60B77N=96B=68N67B+101N3.530.032.510.751688-20.0
90Tanchev, Jovan1494MKD52N78B94N+101B87N+104B+102N=59B60N3.528.530.59.251607+31.9
91Popov, Kire1556MKD50N=69B95N+109B78N60B101N+107B+103N3.525.526.06.001634+25.6
92Taleski, Vaso1754MKD11B+108N36B+62N31B68B38N+99N70B3.037.538.58.501701-13.4
93Mladenovikj Kmetovikj, Marko1704MKDF32N67B+73N54B=57B+60N=68B38N3.035.535.512.751806+26.7
94Andonov, Dushko1648MKD28B82N+90B=70N=62B+71N54B46N69N3.035.038.511.751670+3.2
95Burns, Elisaveta1803MKD7B=85N+91B=56N28B53N86B87N+105B3.035.037.09.501602-85.4
96Petkovski, Filip1520MKD45B71N=88B85N+99B=89N=74B=70N76B3.031.534.510.501598+18.0
97Idrizi, Naser1715MKD26B+62N84B58N73B85N+110N69B+104N3.031.531.56.501635-20.6
98Todosiev, Mitko1619MKD40N77B106N=102B=101N+105B+87N65B75N3.027.029.08.001613-5.4
99Trajkovska, Marija1422MKD68N87B100N+104B96N72B+108N92B+109N3.023.023.53.501516+17.4
100Kurtovic, Madzit1620MKD35B58N+99B+71N=84B21N79B62N82B2.534.537.58.751651+4.4
101Kirov, Antonio1560MKD36B79N62B90N=98B+107N+91B74N89B2.530.532.06.501531-10.8
102Kolevski, Stojanche1499MKD54B74N89B=98N88B+109N90B+110N85B2.526.026.02.001490-6.0
103Nasev, Emil1665MKD=43B+42N25B20N=74B82N88B76N91B2.036.540.09.501639-10.4
104Kocev, Zoran1530MKD20B70N73B99N+110B90N62B+108N97B2.029.029.01.001444-46.0
105Ivanovski, Sande1479MKD84B76N86B+107N71B98N+109B75B95N2.026.527.02.001492-0.2
106Jevtic, SasaFM2174SRB59B81N+98B+76N80BFFFF2.018.518.57.001717-51.0
107Stankovic, Sergej1523MKD63N75B44N105B=109N101BF91N+110B1.521.521.50.251382-45.6
108Pavleski, Toni1506MKD38N92B72N+110B75N86N99B104BF1.024.524.50.001333-63.6
109Tosev, Nikola1588MKDF51B65N91N=107B102B105NF99B0.521.021.00.751161-61.4
110Tanchev, Hristijan0MKD67B46N61B108N104NF97B102B107N0.023.523.50.00832-77.9

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