At home even the walls help, they say. So was the case with the 20 year old Jan Subelj. At the recently concluded Ljubljana Open 2025, a total of five players finished with 7,0/9, but Jan Subelj won the tournament with a better tiebreak. Jan Subelj remained undefeated through the tournament and added 11 extra elo points to his live rating. Replay all games of Ljubljana Open 2025 here
Jan Subelj is a Slovenian chess Grandmaster, born September 13, 2004 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is the youngest Slovenian Grandmaster and is impressing at multiple chess events. In December 2023 he finished 16th in the European Speed Chess Championship, while at the 45th Chess Olympiad in September 2024, he was part of the Slovenian team that finished in 9th place overall.
Ljubljana Open 2025 final standings
1
GM
Subelj, Jan
SLO
2528
7
2
GM
Lagarde, Maxime
FRA
2622
7
3
FM
Assylov, Miras
KAZ
2264
7
4
IM
Degraeve, Remy
FRA
2393
7
5
GM
Sebenik, Matej
SLO
2491
7
6
GM
Pranav, V
IND
2628
6.5
7
IM
Celik, Hasan Huseyin
TUR
2440
6.5
8
IM
Cukrowski, Filip
POL
2398
6.5
9
FM
Tulchynskyi, Feliks
UKR
2380
6.5
10
CM
Musial, Tomasz
POL
2199
6.5
11
GM
Ghosh, Diptayan
IND
2573
6
12
GM
Zeng, Chongsheng
CHN
2574
6
13
GM
Sankalp, Gupta
IND
2548
6
14
GM
Solodovnichenko, Yuri
UKR
2511
6
15
GM
Tratar, Marko
SLO
2374
6
16
Skrbec, Leon
SLO
2255
6
17
FM
Lohia, Sohum
ENG
2354
6
18
Rekuc, Patryk
POL
2188
6
19
FM
Sriansh, Das
IND
2278
6
20
FM
Becker, Matthias
GER
2320
6
21
IM
Mencinger, Vojko
SLO
2259
6
22
FM
Pecnik, Leo
CRO
2274
6
23
FM
Srebrnic, Marko
SLO
2338
6
24
FM
Javornik, Nik
SLO
2280
6
25
WFM
Khrapko, Marharyta
GER
2146
6
26
IM
Karthik, Rajaa
IND
2346
5.5
27
GM
Thorfinnsson, Bragi
ISL
2375
5.5
28
FM
Olenik Campa, Rudi
SLO
2306
5.5
29
IM
Unuk, Laura
SLO
2285
5.5
30
FM
Goroshkov, Maksym
SLO
2382
5.5
31
Asaka, Samuel
AUS
2187
5.5
32
IM
Thorfinnsson, Bjorn
ISL
2386
5.5
33
CM
Mondrzycki, Bartlomiej
POL
2232
5.5
34
FM
Priansh, Das
IND
2261
5.5
35
FM
Mendez Machado, Andre
PAN
2160
5.5
36
WFM
Zagorac, Lara
CRO
2041
5.5
37
Shevkunov, Vladyslav
USA
2050
5.5
38
Yekeler, Kerem Sarp
TUR
1899
5.5
39
FM
Kozlovic, Jernej
SLO
2251
5.5
40
FM
Nayak, Rajesh
IND
2277
5.5
41
CM
Lauda, Alexandr
MDA
2255
5.5
42
FM
Meers, Hubert
POL
2213
5
43
FM
Pniaczek, Marek
POL
2132
5
44
FM
Stevanic, David
SLO
2269
5
45
Pattnayak, Nilsu
IND
2146
5
46
Zamar Kodelja, Jurij
SLO
2240
5
47
Zupancic, Jernej
SLO
2193
5
48
CM
Zhukovskyi, Myhaylo
UKR
2141
5
49
Centrih, Aleks
SLO
2128
5
50
IM
Mazi, Leon
SLO
2297
5
51
CM
Zhukovskyi, Oleksandr
UKR
2147
5
52
Gregoric, Andraz
SLO
2151
5
53
Jacobs, Florian
NED
2226
5
54
Markosek, Bine
SLO
2018
5
55
FM
Schippers, Maurice
NED
2315
5
56
Dal, Emir Saygin
TUR
1901
5
57
FM
Praznik, Anton
SLO
1982
5
58
CM
Schnell, Sebastian Narayana
PAN
2023
5
59
Seemann, Pola
POL
1954
5
60
Keber, Aljosa
SLO
2076
5
61
Omahen, Gasper
SLO
1930
5
62
Sever, Gasper
SLO
1785
5
63
Zlindra, Aljaz
SLO
1941
5
64
Medvesek, Janez
SLO
1944
5
65
Abel, Sajan
IND
1904
4.5
66
Hiti, Domen
SLO
2282
4.5
67
Bin-Suhayl, Ieysaa
ITA
2219
4.5
68
Jendrowiak, Maciej
POL
2097
4.5
69
Glavac, Leo
SLO
1815
4.5
70
CM
Herega, Nejc
SLO
2201
4.5
71
Basdar, Atakan
TUR
2069
4.5
72
Demsar, Maks
SLO
2036
4.5
73
Sharapova, Polina
UKR
1961
4.5
74
CM
Debevec, Blaz
SLO
2117
4.5
75
Slagter, David
NED
2186
4.5
76
WFM
Shuqja, Klean
ALB
2024
4.5
77
Schippers, Philippe
NED
1979
4.5
78
Mestek, Igor
SLO
2071
4.5
79
Akkus, Muhammed Ali
TUR
1900
4.5
80
Belyaletdinov, Leonard
SLO
2010
4.5
81
Zuzek, Bor
SLO
2089
4.5
82
CM
Marchesich, Giovanni
ITA
2212
4.5
83
Gasparac, Gregor
SLO
2028
4.5
84
Albin, Sajan
IND
1944
4.5
85
Kelbl, Jakob
SLO
1951
4.5
86
Kersic, Matej
SLO
2075
4.5
87
Plaskan, Jure
SLO
2248
4.5
88
FM
Ciolek, Andreas
GER
2198
4.5
89
Westenthanner, Paul
GER
1981
4.5
90
Python, Noe
SUI
2047
4.5
91
FM
Zaninotto, Franco
ITA
1990
4.5
92
Siddharth, Gopakumar
ENG
1845
4.5
93
Hudoklin, Jurij
SLO
1650
4.5
94
Veselic, Maks
SLO
1973
4
95
Skarlovnik, Aljaz
SLO
1953
4
96
CM
Jankowiak, Tomasz
POL
2111
4
97
FM
Citak, Selim
TUR
2368
4
98
Zupancic, Urban
SLO
2028
4
99
Cepon, Dusan
SLO
2102
4
100
Smirnov, Maksim
SLO
2040
4
101
Zitnik, Urban
SLO
1759
4
102
Asici, Poyraz Efe
TUR
1825
4
103
Ivanec, Dezider
SLO
2056
4
104
Jaksa, Ema
SLO
1827
4
105
Pirs, Matjaz
SLO
1982
4
106
Mostertman, Xander
NED
2076
4
107
Egli, Urs
SUI
1956
4
108
Krstic, David
SLO
1878
4
109
Johan, Jobsy
IND
1701
4
110
Moessmer, Patrick
GER
1859
4
111
Levacic, Matic
SLO
1691
4
112
Palka, Dominika
POL
1850
4
113
Bruna, Matous
CZE
1956
4
114
Spelec, Darko
SLO
1938
4
115
Lukas Oven, Leonard
SLO
1514
4
116
Macek, Inti
SLO
1825
4
117
Hermannsson, Sigurbjorn
ISL
1870
4
118
Benko, Bostjan
SLO
1842
4
119
Rozman, Roman
SLO
1740
4
120
Skube, Zan
SLO
1895
4
121
Tomazin Kosorok, Tadej
SLO
1585
4
122
Vaupot, Kajetan
SLO
1958
3.5
123
CM
Vaupot, Luka
SLO
2130
3.5
124
Logar, Metod
SLO
1983
3.5
125
Srebrnic, Vojko
SLO
2030
3.5
126
Engesser, Jonas
GER
2075
3.5
127
Susnik, Matej
SLO
2023
3.5
128
Benoit, Hugues
FRA
1934
3.5
129
Moczala, Maja
POL
1771
3.5
130
Berezovskii, Arina
ISR
1796
3.5
131
Markus, David
SLO
1818
3.5
132
Konopatskyi, Aleksandr
SLO
1917
3.5
133
Zhou, Tony
HKG
1844
3.5
134
Kartashov, Nikita
SLO
1611
3.5
135
Babarovic, Fran
SLO
1791
3.5
136
Mihic, Adam
SLO
1891
3.5
137
Velkov, Ilija
MKD
1597
3.5
138
Papler, Peter
SLO
1797
3.5
139
Lovrič, Tit
SLO
1676
3
140
Labrovic, Jakov
CRO
1969
3
141
Contala, Noel
SLO
1573
3
142
Verbic, Jan
SLO
1678
3
143
Vignati, Andrea
ITA
1810
3
144
Zupan, Blaz
SLO
1663
3
145
Mulec, Dejan
SLO
1723
3
146
Markovcic, Gregor
SLO
1639
3
147
Samotorcan, Gal
SLO
1732
3
148
Bajec, Borut
SLO
1732
3
149
Bodeau, Nicolas
FRA
0
3
150
Vodnik, Val
SLO
1864
3

remained undefeated through the tournament and added 11 extra elo points to his rating 