The Crikvenica Open – Advent Chess Festival 2025 will take place from December 12 to December 20 in Hotel Marina Selce, Grad Crikvenica, Croatia. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Croatia, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are GM Egor Bogdanov (2502), IM Vladyslav Larkin (2478), GM Dragisa Blagojevic (2446), IM Al Muthaiah (2413), FM David Stevanic (2354), IM S. Nitin (2341), GM Milan Draško (2311), FM Ivano Sundać (2292), CM Misra Jagreet (2269), NM Filip Radenić (2261), IM Branko Rogulj (2246), GM Stefan Djuric (2230), Nitish Arun (2163), MK Maroje Jerković (2136), MK David Mandalinić (2127), WFM G Mallar Arya (2101), CM Ivano Tomljanović (2094), MK Tomislav Kolednjak (2092), CM Adrian Petrus (2086). Scroll down for the full participants list.
More: Croatian Youth Individual Chess Championships 2025 / Croatian Team Championship 2025 / Open Poreč 2025
Crikvenica Open – Advent Chess festival 2025 Participants
No.
Name
FED
RtgI
1
GM
Bogdanov, Egor
UKR
2502
2
IM
Larkin, Vladyslav
UKR
2478
3
GM
Blagojevic, Dragisa
MNE
2446
4
IM
Muthaiah, Al
IND
2413
5
FM
Stevanic, David
SLO
2354
6
IM
Nitin, S.
IND
2341
7
GM
Draško, Milan
MNE
2311
8
FM
Sundać, Ivano
CRO
2292
9
CM
Jagreet, Misra
IND
2269
10
NM
Radenić, Filip
CRO
2261
11
IM
Rogulj, Branko
CRO
2246
12
GM
Djuric, Stefan
SRB
2230
13
Arun, Nitish
IRL
2163
14
MK
Jerković, Maroje
CRO
2136
15
MK
Mandalinić, David
CRO
2127
16
WFM
Arya, G Mallar
IND
2101
17
CM
Tomljanović, Ivano
CRO
2094
18
MK
Kolednjak, Tomislav
CRO
2092
19
CM
Petrus, Adrian
CRO
2086
20
Darshan, G
IND
2066
21
Glas, Bruno
SLO
2056
22
Mestek, Igor
SLO
2054
23
Aljo, Johan
CAN
2031
24
WCM
Drishtee, Ghosh
IND
2021
25
CM
Novak, Ratko
CRO
2020
26
Danicic, Anze
SLO
2014
27
Zuzek, Bor
SLO
2011
28
I
Grgurević, Benjamin
CRO
2008
29
CM
Ivančić, Ivan
CRO
1990
30
NM
Kukić, Lora
CRO
1990
31
Boggarapu, Kritan
SCO
1980
32
I
Haidinger, Erik
CRO
1937
33
II
Bedeković, Jakov
CRO
1929
34
I
Krešić, Vid
CRO
1917
35
II
Juranović, Ljudevit
CRO
1900
36
II
Maksić, Vedran
CRO
1896
37
Mihic, Adam
SLO
1890
38
Feigin, Daniel
KOR
1885
39
Mihic, Peter
SLO
1872
40
Nikhil, T L
IND
1872
41
MK
Padjen, Zdenko
CRO
1850
42
Ramesh Nair, Advait
IND
1812
43
Hlebec, Jure
SLO
1773
44
II
Kašelić, Noa
CRO
1729
45
Bagdia, Shourya
IND
1686