Belgrade Chess Championships 2012

The 2012 Belgrade Chess Championships were held from 22nd to 30th January at the Belgrade Fair Hall 4. 118 players in Men’s and 19 in Women’s Championship competed. Both events were played over 9 rounds of Swiss pairings.

Dejan Pikula collected 7.5 points and took a clear first place ahead of five fellow Grandmasters. Four players shared the 2nd place but only GM Danilo Milanovic qualified for the 2012 Serbia Championship thanks to the best tie-break score.

In the Women’s Championship WIM Ljilja Drljevic convincingly won the trophy by scoring 8.5 points. WIM Sandra Djukic arrived second with 7.5 points. Both of them qualified for the Serbian Championship.

Final standings (top 20):

1 GM Pikula Dejan SRB 2522 – 7.5
2 GM Milanovic Danilo SRB 2510 – 7
3 IM Perunovic Miodrag SRB 2466 – 7
4 GM Cabrilo Goran SRB 2471 – 7
5 GM Abramovic Bosko SRB 2447 – 7
6 IM Govedarica Radovan SRB 2394 – 6.5
7 FM Sredojevic Ivan SRB 2417 – 6.5
8 FM Martic Ivan SRB 2391 – 6.5
9 IM Andrijevic Milan SRB 2338 – 6.5
10 IM Velickovic Sasa SRB 2397 – 6.5
11 FM Ravic Nenad SRB 2310 – 6
12 IM Certic Branimir SRB 2404 – 6
13 GM Lajthajm Borko SRB 2498 – 6
14 GM Tosic Miroslav SRB 2435 – 6
15 MK Nenezic Marko SRB 2356 – 6
16 FM Jovanovic Sasa T SRB 2274 – 6
17 IM Cvetkovic Srdjan SRB 2395 – 6
18 FM Popovic Aleksandar M SRB 2319 – 6
19 FM Pucarevic Milenko SRB 2237 – 6
20 MK Markovic Aleksandar SRB 2010 – 6
21 FM Sorgic Dragan SRB 2242 – 6

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