IM Matej Šebenik leader in Zadar Open

IM Matej Šebenik leader in Zadar Open

International Chess Tournament Zadar Open is taking place on 11-17th December at the Falkensteiner Hotels & Resorts Borik in Zadar, Croatia.

The tournament consists of two groups, Open A for the players rated above 2300 FIDE and Open B for the players rated U2200. Players rated between 2200-2300 can choose the group in which they would prefer to compete.

IM Matej Šebenik is the sole leader of the Open A with 5 points from six games. Four Croatian Grandmasters are sharing the 2nd with 4.5 points each. Full standings bellow.

Open B has 80 participants. Nikola Ciganović and Mate Ribičić are joint leaders with 5.0/6.

Open A round 6 standings:

1. IM Šebenik Matej SLO 2518 – 5
2. GM Kožul Zdenko CRO 2577 – 4.5
3. GM Šarić Ante CRO 2497 – 4.5
4. GM Stević Hrvoje CRO 2612 – 4.5
5. GM Janković Alojzije CRO 2564 – 4.5
6. GM Solak Dragan SRB 2629 – 4
7. GM Sedlak Nikola SRB 2592 – 4
8. GM Predojević Borki BIH 2642 – 4
9. IM Franić Milan CRO 2381 – 4
10. GM Šarić Ivan CRO 2648 – 3.5
11. IM Kadric Denis BIH 2403 – 3.5
12. GM Brkić Ante CRO 2605 – 3.5
13. GM Berczes David HUN 2555 – 3.5
14. GM Kulaots Kaido EST 2577 – 3.5
15. GM Dražić Siniša SRB 2537 – 3.5
16. GM Bosiočić Marin CRO 2593 – 3.5
17. GM Szabo Krisztian HUN 2548 – 3.5
18. GM Kovačević Aleksandar SRB 2563 – 3.5
19. GM Kuljašević Davorin CRO 2560 – 3.5
20. IM Bukal Vladimir Jr. CRO 2423 – 3.5
21. GM Cvitan Ognjen CRO 2523 – 3.5
22. GM Svetushkin Dmitry MDA 2621 – 3
23. GM Pap Gyula HUN 2492 – 3
24. GM Jovanović Zoran CRO 2581 – 3
25. IM Režan Saša CRO 2435 – 3
26. IM Mazi Leon SLO 2353 – 3
27. GM Jovanić Ognjen CRO 2476 – 3