Rapport headlines Paracin Open

World N2 Junior and European Rapid Champion GM Richard Rapport will spearhead the challenge at the 7th International Chess Festival “Sport Summer 2014″, scheduled to take place on 4-11th July in Paraćin, Serbia.

The main event in Paraćin is Open A – International Championship of Central Serbia, a 9-round Swiss tournament with FIDE time control which will be valid for FIDE rating and GM/IM norms.

There are two groups, OPEN A for the players rated higher then 2100 and OPEN B for the lower rated players.

In addition, the 10th “Uroš Dinić” Memorial will commence as a 15-minute per player rapid tournament on the main event’s rest day – Sunday, 6th July.

The main section currently has 87 players from 20 countries, including 14 Grandmasters and 21 International Masters.

In such a strong field Kazakhstan women’s team WGM Guliskhan Nakhbayeva, WIM Madina Davletbayeva and WIM Gulmira Dauletova will have an excellent training before the Chess Olympiad in Tromso.

Talented juniors IM Chandra Akshat (USA) and U14 World Vice-Champion Milan Zajic (SRB) will be eyeing GM norms. Full players lists below.

Top 16 games will be relayed daily through the Chessdom Arena platform.

Last year winner was GM Mikhail Ulibin

For all further information about Chess Festival and for accommodation reservation, contact the organizer:
Saša Jevtić +381 63 439497 or via e-mail: info@paracinchess.rs or sasajevtic@yahoo.com

Official website is www.paracinchess.rs

Participants, Open A (top seeds):

1. GM Rapport Richard HUN 2701
2. GM Markus Robert SRB 2607
3. GM Damljanovic Branko SRB 2568
4. GM Atalik Suat TUR 2550
5. GM Lajthajm Borko SRB 2526
6. GM Blagojevic Dragisa MNE 2522
7. GM Savic Miodrag R SRB 2522
8. GM Pikula Dejan SRB 2491
9. IM Kadric Denis BIH 2491
10. GM Drenchev Petar BUL 2487
11. GM Kosic Dragan MNE 2478
12. IM Vojinovic Goran SRB 2460
13. IM Tomic Bosko BIH 2458
14. GM Abramovic Bosko SRB 2443
15. IM Arsovic Zoran SRB 2442
16. IM Nestorovic Nikola SRB 2439
17. IM Chandra Akshat USA 2436
18. IM Nestorovic Dejan SRB 2432
19. IM Petrisor Adrian-Marian ROU 2432
20. Zajic Milan SRB 2415
21. FM Tosic Srecko SRB 2399
22. GM Ivanov Mikhail M RUS 2388
23. FM Liou Yian USA 2387
24. IM Miedema David NED 2374
25. IM Mrkonjic Nenad CRO 2373