S: 5.B liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4
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51 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 12 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in centar, Croatia. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1976, and top seed was Branko Vujakovic (🇭🇷 CRO, IM, 2196).
Damir Malekovic (🇭🇷 CRO, 1827) won with 2.0/4, ahead of Tin Furcic (2.0) and Zivko Ivanda (2.0). Malekovic won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Tin Furcic (1794) beat Ivan Horvatinec (1916), a +122-point gap.
Location
🇭🇷centar, Croatia
Dates
12 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇭🇷Croatia×48
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 6 players tied at 2.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 8 at the finish.
Co-leaders
120
120
20
8
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 2.0/4. Malekovic takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malekovic, Damir | 1827 | CRO | F | F | +30B | +14N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2592 | +18.2 |
| 2 | Furcic, Tin | 1794 | CRO | F | F | +11B | +36B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2665 | +48.0 |
| 3 | Ivanda, Zivko | 1876 | CRO | F | F | +13B | +37N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2666 | +19.4 |
| 4 | Maric, Mihael | 1767 | CRO | F | F | +36B | +42B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2614 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Curkovic, Damir | 1807 | CRO | F | F | +40B | +41N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2296 | +2.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 79331270 | 0 | — | F | F | +?B | +?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1779 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Marevic, Alen | 1887 | CRO | F | F | =12B | +38B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1748 | -3.8 |
| 8 | Vukalovic, Zeljko | 1860 | CRO | F | F | =29N | +39B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2012 | +7.8 |
| 9 | Korov, Zvonko | 2022 | CRO | F | F | +37N | =31B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2113 | +4.4 |
| 10 | Mjerzva, Bruno | 0 | CRO | F | F | +38N | =?N | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1810 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Horvatinec, Ivan | 1916 | CRO | F | F | −2N | +19B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1790 | -7.0 |
| 12 | Kobali, Borislav | 1748 | CRO | F | F | =7N | =33N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1798 | +2.6 |
| 13 | Vorel, Damir | 1822 | CRO | F | F | −3N | +43B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1845 | +2.8 |
| 14 | Kovacevic, Mladen | 1915 | CRO | F | F | +44B | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1815 | -5.4 |
| 15 | Milanovic Bolfek, Mak | 1769 | CRO | F | F | −16N | +29B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1880 | +11.2 |
| 16 | Cechi, Goran | 1966 | CRO | F | F | +15B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2569 | +5.0 |
| 17 | Gradinscak, Josip | 1895 | CRO | F | F | +20N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2473 | +4.4 |
| 18 | Beljan, Tomislav | 1787 | CRO | F | F | F | +21N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2527 | +8.4 |
| 19 | Sesan, Josip | 1785 | CRO | F | F | +39B | −11N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1880 | +5.2 |
| 20 | Fiolic, Luka | 1673 | CRO | F | F | −17B | +45B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1711 | +1.6 |
| 21 | Tankovic, Semso | 1727 | CRO | F | F | +47B | −18B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1598 | -11.6 |
| 22 | Segota, Dominik | 0 | CRO | F | F | F | +32B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Carapovic, Slavko | 1755 | CRO | F | F | +49N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2224 | +2.4 |
| 24 | Lesnicar, Luka | 1652 | CRO | F | F | F | +50N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2208 | +8.0 |
| 25 | Bozinovic, BogdanFM | 2076 | CRO | F | F | F | +48B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2716 | +5.8 |
| 26 | Vujakovic, BrankoIM | 2196 | CRO | F | F | +43N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2614 | +0.9 |
| 27 | Zoric, Dario | 1798 | CRO | F | F | F | +46B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2587 | +9.6 |
| 28 | Nesek, Zdenko | 1916 | CRO | F | F | F | +44N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2602 | +6.8 |
| 29 | Verner, Darko | 1794 | CRO | F | F | =8B | −15N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1622 | -17.6 |
| 30 | Barisic, Josip | 1668 | CRO | F | F | −1N | =34B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1571 | -9.6 |
| 31 | Crnjakovic, Martin | 1929 | CRO | F | F | F | =9N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2022 | +5.2 |
| 32 | Maurovic, Simun | 1537 | CRO | F | F | =35N | −22N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1801 | +12.8 |
| 33 | Vuljanic, Ana | 1708 | CRO | F | F | F | =12B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1748 | +1.2 |
| 34 | Stamenkovic, Ivan | 1701 | CRO | F | F | F | =30N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1668 | -1.0 |
| 35 | Svornik, Zvonimir | 1801 | CRO | F | F | =32B | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1537 | -6.4 |
| 36 | Golemovic, Tvrtko | 1814 | CRO | F | F | −4N | −2N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 981 | -22.0 |
| 37 | Martic, Marko | 1910 | CRO | F | F | −9B | −3B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1149 | -18.0 |
| 38 | Maric, Filip | 0 | CRO | F | F | −10B | −7N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1087 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Pintaric, Ivica | 1844 | CRO | F | F | −19N | −8N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1023 | -21.2 |
| 40 | Horvat, Filip | 1496 | CRO | F | F | −5N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | -5.6 |
| 41 | Mazar, Josip | 0 | CRO | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 79333575 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 967 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Jagust, Luka | 1814 | CRO | F | F | −26B | −13N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1209 | -23.2 |
| 44 | Grgosic, Bozidar | 1802 | CRO | F | F | −14N | −28B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1116 | -27.6 |
| 45 | Spilek, Kristina | 1526 | CRO | F | F | F | −20N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 873 | -6.0 |
| 46 | Kraljevic, Mijo | 1787 | CRO | F | F | F | −27N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 998 | -9.6 |
| 47 | Hojka, Bruno | 1408 | CRO | F | F | −21N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -5.2 |
| 48 | Sutic, Darko | 1916 | CRO | F | F | F | −25N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1276 | -5.8 |
| 49 | Mazar, Matija | 1424 | CRO | F | F | −23B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 955 | -4.8 |
| 50 | Maric, Stana | 1408 | CRO | F | F | F | −24B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 852 | -4.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 14559420 | 0 | — | F | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1061 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Furcic, TinCRO+48.02.0 pts · #2
- 2Maric, MihaelCRO+22.82.0 pts · #6
- 3Ivanda, ZivkoCRO+19.42.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Grgosic, BozidarCRO-27.60.0 pts · #51
- 2Jagust, LukaCRO-23.20.0 pts · #48
- 3Golemovic, TvrtkoCRO-22.00.0 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R3+122 Elo gap