Damljanovic and Stanojoski share 1st in Montenegro

Memorial Branko Vukmanovic in Tivat, Montenegro
GM Branko Damljanovic and GM Zvonko Stanojoski sharing the first place

Memorial Branko Vukmanovic was played from 16th to 24th April in Tivat, Montenegro. The 9-round Swiss open had 58 participants and is valid for the Balkan Grand Prix rankings.

GM Branko Damljanovic and GM Zvonko Stanojoski shared the first place with 7.0 points each, but Damljanovic took the winner’s trophy on better tie-break score. The nearest followers are trailing full point behind.

Final to 10 standings:

1 GM Damljanovic Branko SRB 2555 – 7
2 GM Stanojoski Zvonko MKD 2480 – 7
3 GM Kosic Dragan MNE 2466 – 6
4 GM Drenchev Petar BUL 2517 – 6
5 GM Blagojevic Dragisa MNE 2524 – 6
6 GM Sedlak Nikola SRB 2556 – 6
7 GM Jianu Vlad-Cristian ROU 2545 – 6
8 GM Abramovic Bosko SRB 2476 – 6
9 GM Ermenkov Evgenij BUL 2451 – 5.5
10 GM Djukic Nikola MNE 2494 – 5.5
11 Draganic Veljko MNE 2286 – 5.5
12 IM Arsovic Zoran SRB 2466 – 5.5
13 IM Miron Lucian-Costin ROU 2501 – 5.5
14 GM Drasko Milan MNE 2485 – 5.5
15 IM Bojkovic Natasa SRB 2379 – 5.5
16 IM Krivokapic Marko MNE 2426 – 5.5