The New Zagreb Classic 2026 will take place from January 30 to February 01 in Zagreb, Croatia. This tournament has 5 categories – Open A, Open B, Open C, Open D, and Open E. The Open C section is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with 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 Stipan Dolić (1794), Nataša Roška (1788), Emanuel Čulo (1781), Dane Gulan (1774), Matoš Aščić (1773), Luka Stipić (1768), Aleksei Solovev (1765), Vid Vereš (1759), Vedran Kaloci (1754), Eugen Podobnik (1747), Jan Verbič (1746), Doruk Dogan (1745), Andrija Pavić (1741), Ivano Miloš (1740), Marko Nenadović (1735), Ioannis Antoniou Tragoudas (1731), Jakov Jakić (1729), Nikita Kartashov (1727), Petar Jalžečić (1726), Lan Kostanjevec (1723). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Open A / Open B / Open D / Open E
More: Croatian Youth Individual Chess Championships 2025 / Croatian Team Championship 2025
New Zagreb Classic 2026 – Open C Participants
| No. | Name | FED | RtgI | |
| 1 | III | Dolić, Stipan | CRO | 1794 |
| 2 | II | Roška, Nataša | CRO | 1788 |
| 3 | III | Čulo, Emanuel | CRO | 1781 |
| 4 | II | Gulan, Dane | CRO | 1774 |
| 5 | II | Aščić, Matoš | CRO | 1773 |
| 6 | III | Stipić, Luka | CRO | 1768 |
| 7 | Solovev, Aleksei | LUX | 1765 | |
| 8 | III | Vereš, Vid | CRO | 1759 |
| 9 | II | Kaloci, Vedran | CRO | 1754 |
| 10 | II | Podobnik, Eugen | CRO | 1747 |
| 11 | Verbič, Jan | SLO | 1746 | |
| 12 | Dogan, Doruk | TUR | 1745 | |
| 13 | IV | Pavić, Andrija | CRO | 1741 |
| 14 | III | Miloš, Ivano | CRO | 1740 |
| 15 | IV | Nenadović, Marko | CRO | 1735 |
| 16 | Antoniou Tragoudas, Ioannis | GRE | 1731 | |
| 17 | IV | Jakić, Jakov | CRO | 1729 |
| 18 | Kartashov, Nikita | SLO | 1727 | |
| 19 | IV | Jalžečić, Petar | CRO | 1726 |
| 20 | Kostanjevec, Lan | SLO | 1723 | |
| 21 | Veber, Tibor | SLO | 1722 | |
| 22 | I | Vuljanić, Ana | CRO | 1714 |
| 23 | II | Planinić, Lucija | CRO | 1714 |
| 24 | IV | Ćupić, Andrej | CRO | 1714 |
| 25 | IV | Vereš, Jakov | CRO | 1714 |
| 26 | IV | Čižmek, Fran | CRO | 1706 |
| 27 | III | Stamenković, Ivan | CRO | 1704 |
| 28 | I | Mindoljević, Tino | CRO | 1703 |
| 29 | III | Grgas, Zvonimir | CRO | 1700 |
| 30 | III | Lukšić, Viktor | CRO | 1700 |
| 31 | III | Žufika Marđetko, Gašpar | CRO | 1700 |
| 32 | III | Cvetković, Božo | CRO | 1698 |
| 33 | Vinogradov, Ilia | SLO | 1695 | |
| 34 | Radez, Pavel | SLO | 1689 | |
| 35 | III | Tarandek, David | CRO | 1687 |
| 36 | IV | Kralj, Tomislav | CRO | 1686 |
| 37 | III | Marković, Adrian | CRO | 1681 |
| 38 | III | Tomljenović Belicza, Borna | CRO | 1679 |
| 39 | Kaloh, Edvard | SLO | 1679 | |
| 40 | IV | Migles, Filip | CRO | 1678 |
| 41 | IV | Meštrović, Marko | CRO | 1677 |
| 42 | IV | Hajduk, Petar | CRO | 1669 |
| 43 | III | Mučaji, Andrija | CRO | 1668 |
| 44 | IV | Fajdetić, Oskar | CRO | 1668 |
| 45 | IV | Furač, Ivan | CRO | 1663 |
| 46 | IV | Macner, Filip | CRO | 1661 |
| 47 | IV | Skok, Roko | CRO | 1661 |
| 48 | IV | Jejina, Filip | CRO | 1660 |
| 49 | IV | Pus, Maks | CRO | 1659 |
| 50 | IV | Greguraš, Karlo | CRO | 1649 |
| 51 | IV | Marčec, Fran | CRO | 1648 |
| 52 | Markota Jakopin, Luka | SLO | 1647 | |
| 53 | III | Capjak, David | CRO | 1643 |
| 54 | III | Marić, Mihael | CRO | 1643 |
| 55 | Polanski, Rafal | POL | 1640 | |
| 56 | III | Ciganović, Marko | CRO | 1634 |
| 57 | IV | Vušak, Tomislav | CRO | 1634 |
| 58 | III | Zobundžija, Samuel | CRO | 1632 |
| 59 | MK | Žagar, Lara Marija | CRO | 1624 |
| 60 | IV | Bojanić Morandini, Fabian | CRO | 1617 |
| 61 | IV | Perušić, Rafael | CRO | 1609 |
| 62 | Čontala, Noel | SLO | 1607 | |
| 63 | Rexova, Kristina | SVK | 1605 | |
| 64 | Vukashinovikj, Jovan | MKD | 1603 | |
| 65 | IV | Pesserl, Nikola Egon | CRO | 1600 |
| 66 | II | Košar, Ines | CRO | 1596 |
| 67 | IV | Novaković, Neo | CRO | 1589 |
| 68 | Gombosi, Zarja | SLO | 1588 | |
| 69 | V | Zbožinek, Borna | CRO | 1584 |
| 70 | IV | Abičić, Josip | CRO | 1580 |
| 71 | Gombosi, Svit | SLO | 1575 | |
| 72 | I | Nevistić, Rafaella | CRO | 1568 |
| 73 | V | Lončar, Zdenko | CRO | 1567 |
| 74 | Telalović, Nedim | BIH | 1565 | |
| 75 | Predin, Mara | SLO | 1561 | |
| 76 | IV | Lisjak, Lovro | CRO | 1560 |
| 77 | III | Holiga, Benjamin | CRO | 1556 |
| 78 | AFM | Grobotek, Liam | SLO | 1554 |
| 79 | II | Čaušević, Miro | CRO | 1553 |
| 80 | Ferk, Nejc | SLO | 1541 | |
| 81 | IV | Rebrina, Paulo | CRO | 1537 |
| 82 | Babič, Matija | SLO | 1535 | |
| 83 | Čokl Volmajer, Klemen | SLO | 1530 | |
| 84 | Skarlovnik, Zarja | SLO | 1524 | |
| 85 | IV | Martinović, Luka | CRO | 1523 |
| 86 | I | Rilje, Lucija | CRO | 1516 |
| 87 | V | Maurović, Šimun | CRO | 1508 |
| 88 | III | Vereš, Vedran | CRO | 0 |
| 89 | Caudill, Kyle Milton | USA | 0 |
