2nd Branko Vukmanovic Memorial
The 2nd Branko Vukmanovic Memorial was organized by the Chess Club Mimoza on 28-29th April in Tivat, Montenegro.
The tournament, which was last year a full fledged FIDE rated Open and part of the Balkan Grand Prix, was played over nine rounds of Swiss system with rapid time control.
Several countries from the region were represented in the field of 41 players. Four Grandmasters competed in the tournament.
GM Nikola Djukic and IM Blazo Kalezic, members of the national team at the 2011 European Team Championship, shared the first place with 7.0 points each.
Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Djukic Nikola MNE 2513 – 7
2 IM Kalezic Blazo MNE 2448 – 7
3 IM Krivokapic Marko MNE 2415 – 6.5
4 FM Benderac Srdjan MNE 2326 – 6.5
5 GM Stanojoski Zvonko MKD 2461 – 6
6 GM Blagojevic Dragisa MNE 2523 – 6
7 Draganic Veljko MNE 2274 – 6
8 IM Todorovic Jovan SRB 2421 – 6
9 Milovic Jovan MNE 2394 – 6
10 FM Geler Aleksandar MNE 2249 – 5.5
11 FM Konjevic Djordje MNE 2323 – 5.5
12 Scepanovic Dalibor MNE 2118 – 5.5
13 GM Ivanovic Bozidar MNE 2412 – 5
Impressive results.