The Team Chess Championship Croatian Cup is taking place from 14th to 18th May, 2014 at Bluesun Hotels & Resorts in the town of Bol on Island Brac, Croatia.

The event is organized by the Croatian Chess Federation in collaboration with Bluesun Hotels & Resorts and consists of 26 teams, including nearly 20 GMs.

The format of the tournament will be a 6 round Swiss with a time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes per player for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

The top three teams will be awarded 18 000 HRK, 12 000 HRK, 6 000 HRK, respectively.

Live games with analysis

For more information, visit the official website.

Team Composition (top 3 teams):

1. ZAGREB Zagreb (RtgAvg:2559)

1 GM Palac Mladen 2569 CRO
2 GM Kožul Zdenko 2595 CRO
3 GM Šarić Ante 2528 CRO
4 GM Zelčić Robert 2542 CRO
5 IM Rogulj Branko 2422 CRO
6 IM Sindik Ervin 2325 CRO

2. LIBURNIJA Rijeka (RtgAvg:2557)

1 GM Markuš Robert 2609 SRB
2 GM Kuljašević Davorin 2560 CRO
3 GM Jovanović Zoran 2546 CRO
4 GM Jovanić Ognjen 2512 CRO

3. RIJEKA Rijeka (RtgAvg:2540)

1 GM Grachev Boris 2658 RUS
2 GM Bosiočić Marin 2542 CRO
3 GM Cvitan Ognjen 2534 CRO
4 IM Golubović Boris 2418 CRO
5 IM Petrov Jole 2427 CRO
6 FM Zelenika Srđan 2274 CRO

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