GM Sipke Ernst claims the 1st Ribarska Banja Rapid Open
The 2012 Ribarska Banja Rapid Open was held on 1st April at the Hotel Pogled in Ribarska Banja, near Krusevac, Serbia.
102 players competed in the 9-round Swiss event with the time control of 15 minutes per player. Among them were 10 Grandmasters, 6 International Masters and 11 FIDE Masters.
GM Sipke Ernst from the Netherlands, who is very active in Serbia having already won the Belgrade Open and the Summer Open, added another trophy to his collection by winning the tournament with a total of 7.5 points.
Ernst takes 200 EUR home, out of the total prize fund of 1000 EUR. Full standings bellow.
In addition, a 9-round junior tournament was held in the same venue. Matija Ivic from Jagodina emerged winner in the field of 32 players, predominantly coming from Paracin.
Ribarska Banja is the royal spa famous of its mineral springs which are among the best in the world in helping curing the orthopedic and ankle-bone conditions.
Final standings:
1 GM Ernst Sipke 2578 Holandija – 7.5
2 GM Perunovic Milos 2582 Beograd – 7
3 GM Lajthajm Borko 2493 Zemun – 7
4 GM Martinovic Slobodan 2439 S.Palanka – 7
5 IM Miljkovic Miroslav D 2475 Nis – 7
6 GM Abramovic Bosko 2460 Zemun – 7
7 IM Novoselski Zoran 2387 Kragujevac – 7
8 IM Arsovic Goran 2422 Beograd – 7
9 FM Brankovic Dejan 2357 Paracin – 6.5
10 GM Cabrilo Goran 2477 Mladenovac – 6.5
11 MK Markovic Sasa 2152 Trstenik – 6
12 MK Miljkovic Mihajlo 2274 Nis – 6
13 FM Djokic Nenad 2393 Krusevac – 6
14 FM Biljanic Ljubomir 2310 Nis – 6
15 IM Arsovic Zoran 2435 Beograd – 6
16 GM Tadic Branko 2506 Beograd – 6
17 FM Zlatanovic Boroljub 2438 Kragujevac – 6
18 IM Milenkovic Mladen 2397 Paracin – 6
19 FM Rabrenovic Vladan 2397 Cacak – 6
20 GM Tosic Miroslav 2416 Pirot – 6
21 FM Dinic Dragan 2312 Paracin – 6
22 GM Rajkovic Dusan 2425 Krusevac – 6
Congrats!