GM Saša Martinović wins Zagreb Open on tie-break

The 2014 Zagreb Chess Open was held on 17-24th March at the Panorama Zagreb Hotel, Krešimir Ćosić Square in Zagreb, Croatia.

The nine round Swiss tournament was organized by the Zagreb Chess Union and the Zagreb Sports Union. 197 players from ten countries competed. There were 16 Grandmasters and 15 International Masters in the field.

Grandmasters Saša Martinović, Ivan Žaja and Petar Arnaudov shared the first place with 7,5 points each. Martinović took the winner’s trophy on best tie-break score.

Final standings:

1 GM Martinović Saša CRO 2532 – 7.5
2 GM Žaja Ivan CRO 2465 – 7.5
3 GM Arnaudov G. Petar BUL 2459 – 7.5
4 IM Kovačević Blažimir CRO 2454 – 7
5 GM Palac Mladen CRO 2561 – 7
6 GM Kurajica Bojan BIH 2505 – 7
7 IM Jakovljević Vlado BIH 2413 – 7
8 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2625 – 6.5
9 GM Zelčić Robert CRO 2559 – 6.5
10 IM Lončar Robert CRO 2358 – 6.5
11 GM Brkić Ante CRO 2563 – 6.5
12 GM Cvitan Ognjen CRO 2526 – 6.5
13 IM Rogulj Branko CRO 2418 – 6.5
14 GM Ferčec Nenad CRO 2490 – 6.5
15 IM Žufić Miroslav CRO 2458 – 6.5
16 GM Šarić Ante CRO 2529 – 6.5
17 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2586 – 6
18 FM Krištović Marijan CRO 2292 – 6
19 FM Blažeka Matej CRO 2304 – 6
20 IM Biti Ozren CRO 2376 – 6
21 IM Lekić Dušan MNE 2433 – 6
22 MK Tica Sven CRO 2095 – 6
23 FM Mihalinčić Tomislav CRO 2319 – 6
24 WIM Frančišković Borka CRO 2290 – 6
25 GM Dizdarević Emir BIH 2518 – 6
26 GM Cebalo Mišo CRO 2425 – 6
27 IM Šale Srđan CRO 2416 – 6
28 MK Matić Željko CRO 2229 – 6
29 MK Vujčić Toni CRO 2141 – 6
30 MK Basarić Srđan CRO 2159 – 6