12. Kup Svetozara Gligorica

SwissStandard

58 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Paracin, Serbia. 30 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2430, and top seed was Evgeny Postny (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2528).

Radoslav Dimitrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2474) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Misa Pap (4.5) and Marko Ivanovic (4.5). Dimitrov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: David Lukic (1783) beat Milos Pasula (2062), a +279-point gap.

Location

🇷🇸Paracin, Serbia

Dates

21 May 2026 → 24 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇱GMEvgeny Postny2528

Avg top 10

2,430

Participants

Titled players · 30

GM×9

IM×4

FM×16

WFM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇸Serbia×55

🇧🇬Bulgaria×2

🇮🇱Israel×1

Top 3

🥇
GMRadoslav Dimitrov
🇧🇬BUL·2474
4.5pts·2538perf+2.6
🥈
GMMisa Pap
🇷🇸SRB·2415
4.5pts·2608perf+8.6
🥉
Marko Ivanovic
🇷🇸SRB·2246
4.5pts·2509perf+28.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Dimitrov4.5Pap4.5Ivanovic4.5Antic4Postny4Bryakin4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.5/5. Dimitrov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Radoslav Dimitrov 3 wins (R3–R5)GM Misa Pap 3 wins (R3–R5)Marko Ivanovic 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMRadoslav Dimitrov	*	—	½	—
2GMMisa Pap	—	*	—	—
3Marko Ivanovic	½	—	*	—
4GMDejan Antic	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dimitrov, RadoslavGM	2474	BUL	+12N	=3B	+47N	+56B	+15N	4.5	11.5	11.5	9.25	2538	+2.6
2	Pap, MisaGM	2415	SRB	+20B	=28N	+19B	+39N	+52B	4.5	8.5	9.0	8.00	2608	+8.6
3	Ivanovic, Marko	2246	SRB	+51B	=1N	+57B	+46B	+19N	4.5	8.5	8.5	6.25	2509	+28.0
4	Antic, DejanGM	2309	SRB	+22B	=8N	+17B	+33N	=9B	4.0	12.0	13.5	10.00	2419	+7.7
5	Postny, EvgenyGM	2528	ISR	=7B	=18N	+50B	+53N	+21N	4.0	9.0	9.5	6.50	2488	-0.9
6	Bryakin, MikhailGM	2472	SRB	+50B	+11N	+45B	+32N	−10B	4.0	8.5	9.0	6.00	2565	+5.3
7	Kovacevic, AleksandarGM	2437	SRB	=5N	+10B	=21N	=13B	+18B	3.5	12.5	15.0	10.25	2465	+2.5
8	Ljepic, AndrejIM	2428	SRB	+27N	=4B	=9N	+26B	=17N	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.00	2414	-0.8
9	Oliinyk, SerafymFM	2241	SRB	+33B	=32N	=8B	+17N	=4N	3.5	11.5	13.0	8.50	2392	+21.4
10	Djordjevic, VukIM	2380	SRB	+18B	−7N	−11B	+45N	+6N	3.0	13.0	14.0	7.50	2442	+4.4
11	Atalik, SuatGM	2406	SRB	=13N	−6B	+10N	=21B	+45N	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.75	2376	-1.5
12	Vuksanovic, Zvezdan	2134	SRB	−1B	+51N	+34B	=36B	=41N	3.0	9.0	9.5	3.50	2079	-6.2
13	Stefanovic, BoskoFM	2278	SRB	=11B	+50N	+58B	=7N	F	3.0	8.5	8.5	3.75	2452	+39.2
14	Tutekov, Teodor	1865	BUL	−28B	=20N	+30B	+38N	=39B	3.0	8.0	9.5	5.50	2239	+89.2
15	Livaja, MarioFM	2245	SRB	+48B	+38N	F	+47B	−1B	3.0	8.0	8.0	3.50	2349	+12.4
16	Pasula, Milos	2062	SRB	+34B	=42N	−29B	=51N	+36N	3.0	6.5	7.0	4.00	1988	-16.4
17	Ciric, PavleFM	2265	SRB	+49N	+35B	−4N	−9B	=8B	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.25	2232	-3.6
18	Garifulin, YuryFM	2270	SRB	−10N	=5B	+32N	+50B	−7N	2.5	12.0	12.5	4.00	2383	+14.6
19	Ivic, MatijaFM	2244	SRB	=46N	+26B	−2N	+52B	−3B	2.5	12.0	12.5	3.00	2221	-1.8
20	Rajevic, GavriloFM	2179	SRB	−2N	=14B	=40N	+48N	=25B	2.5	11.5	12.5	4.50	2072	-12.4
21	Pogorelskikh, SergeyFM	2124	SRB	=45B	+53N	=7B	=11N	−5B	2.5	11.5	12.0	4.25	2336	+24.0
22	Kostic, Milutin BFM	2042	SRB	−4N	=27B	=37N	=35B	+26N	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.50	2230	+24.0
23	Petrusic, Velimir	2060	SRB	F	+24N	−26B	=27N	+35B	2.5	8.0	8.0	5.00	2315	+26.8
24	Dabic, MladenFM	2185	SRB	−35N	−23B	=27N	+37B	+33B	2.5	7.5	9.0	4.00	2113	-9.2
25	Grcic, Vukasin	2130	SRB	−26N	F	+51B	+34N	=20N	2.5	6.5	6.5	3.25	2177	+5.4
26	Kopasz, RobertFM	2257	SRB	+25B	−19N	+23N	−8N	−22B	2.0	11.0	13.5	5.00	2109	-19.6
27	Simic, Dragisa	2252	SRB	−8B	=22N	=24B	=23B	=37N	2.0	11.0	12.5	4.50	2101	-10.2
28	Djuric, StefanGM	2216	SRB	+14N	=2B	=52N	F	F	2.0	8.0	8.0	5.50	2306	+4.4
29	Lukic, David	1783	SRB	F	+41B	+16N	−31B	−34N	2.0	8.0	8.0	4.50	2012	+43.2
30	Girgis, Lazar	2040	SRB	F	+46B	−14N	+40B	F	2.0	5.5	5.5	2.50	2085	+7.6
31	Ristic, LukaFM	2304	SRB	F	F	F	+29N	+47B	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2834	+7.8
32	Nestorovic, DejanIM	2295	SRB	+37N	=9B	−18B	−6B	F	1.5	13.0	14.5	3.25	2196	-5.7
33	Paunovic, Lazar	1917	SRB	−9N	=37B	+35N	−4B	−24N	1.5	11.5	13.0	2.25	2065	+14.6
34	Nesovic, Stefan	1824	SRB	−16N	=36B	−12N	−25B	+29B	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.75	1827	-22.8
35	Ivanovic, Leonid	2184	SRB	+24B	−17N	−33B	=22N	−23N	1.5	10.0	11.5	3.75	1945	-62.8
36	Dinic, Nenad	1771	SRB	−42B	=34N	=43B	=12N	−16B	1.5	9.0	10.5	3.00	1905	+13.0
37	Mijic, SaraWFM	2150	SRB	−32B	=33N	=22B	−24N	=27B	1.5	8.5	10.0	3.00	1989	-42.4
38	Adamovic, Nikola	2133	SRB	=40N	−15B	+46N	−14B	−48B	1.5	8.5	9.5	1.75	1847	-73.2
39	Nestorovic, LazarIM	2307	SRB	F	F	+48B	−2B	=14N	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.50	2076	-6.9
40	Elez, Nikola	2094	SRB	=38B	−49N	=20B	−30N	=46N	1.5	7.0	8.0	2.50	1905	-25.4
41	Cecaric, Milan	1896	SRB	+56B	−29N	F	F	=12B	1.5	5.0	5.0	1.50	1964	+5.2
42	Djordjevic, Dejan NFM	2131	SRB	+36N	=16B	F	F	F	1.5	4.5	4.5	3.00	2110	0.0
43	Borsos, Andor	2033	SRB	F	F	=36N	F	+51B	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.25	2071	+2.2
44	Nestorovic, NikolaGM	2448	SRB	+53B	=45N	F	F	F	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.00	2350	-1.6
45	Radisavljevic, Dalibor	2265	SRB	=21N	=44B	−6N	−10B	−11B	1.0	12.5	14.0	2.00	2126	-16.6
46	Milosevic, Andrej	1921	SRB	=19B	−30N	−38B	−3N	=40B	1.0	10.5	12.0	2.00	1911	-4.0
47	Milosevic, Aleksandar J	2163	SRB	F	+56N	−1B	−15N	−31N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	2056	-11.8
48	Kadar, Zlatko V	1855	SRB	−15N	F	−39N	−20B	+38N	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	2010	+10.6
49	Lazic, Dragan	1999	SRB	−17B	+40B	F	F	F	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.50	2180	+9.0
50	Savicevic, Vlatko	2277	SRB	−6N	−13B	−5N	−18N	=53B	0.5	13.5	14.0	0.25	1953	-17.4
51	Milin, Dragan	1985	SRB	−3N	−12B	−25N	=16B	−43N	0.5	13.0	14.5	1.50	1755	-22.2
52	Todorovic, Nenad IFM	2264	SRB	F	F	=28B	−19N	−2N	0.5	9.0	9.0	1.00	2019	-18.0
53	Stamenkovic, AleksandarFM	2047	SRB	−44N	−21B	F	−5B	=50N	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.25	2002	-5.2
54	Radojkovic, Stefan	2010	SRB	=55N	F	F	F	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1988	-0.6
55	Jevtic, Lazar	1988	SRB	=54B	F	F	F	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2010	+0.6
56	Lorinc, Sandor	1974	SRB	−41N	−47B	F	−1N	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1344	-18.8
57	Zivic, DraganFM	2093	SRB	F	F	−3N	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1446	-6.0
58	Jovanovic, Zoran I	1915	SRB	F	F	−13N	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1478	-4.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tutekov, TeodorBUL
+89.2
3.0 pts · #16
2Lukic, DavidSRB
+43.2
2.0 pts · #28
3Stefanovic, BoskoFMSRB
+39.2
3.0 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Adamovic, NikolaSRB
-73.2
1.5 pts · #37
2Ivanovic, LeonidSRB
-62.8
1.5 pts · #42
3Mijic, SaraWFMSRB
-42.4
1.5 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R3+279 Elo gap
Lukic, David1783 beat Pasula, Milos2062
R5+278 Elo gap
Kadar, Zlatko V1855 beat Adamovic, Nikola2133
R4+268 Elo gap
Tutekov, Teodor1865 beat Adamovic, Nikola2133