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, who is continuing the fine form, and GM Hrvoje Stević scoring a fine victory in round eight are joint leaders with 6.0 points each. Full standings bellow.
Open B has 80 participants. Senior IM Rikard Medančić and MK Ivo Jelečević are leading after the penultimate round with 6.5 points each.
Round 8 standings (top 25):
1. IM Šebenik Matej SLO 2518 – 6
2. GM Stević Hrvoje CRO 2612 – 6
3. GM Kožul Zdenko CRO 2577 – 5.5
4. GM Šarić Ante CRO 2497 – 5.5
5. GM Janković Alojzije CRO 2564 – 5.5
6. GM Šarić Ivan CRO 2648 – 5
7. GM Solak Dragan SRB 2629 – 5
8. GM Predojević Borki BIH 2642 – 5
9. GM Sedlak Nikola SRB 2592 – 5
10. GM Berczes David HUN 2555 – 5
11. IM Franić Milan CRO 2381 – 5
12. GM Szabo Krisztian HUN 2548 – 5
13. GM Kuljašević Davorin CRO 2560 – 5
14. GM Cvitan Ognjen CRO 2523 – 5
15. GM Pap Gyula HUN 2492 – 4.5
16. GM Kulaots Kaido EST 2577 – 4.5
17. IM Kadric Denis BIH 2403 – 4.5
18. GM Bosiočić Marin CRO 2593 – 4.5
19. IM Bukal Vladimir Jr. CRO 2423 – 4.5
20. GM Martinović Saša CRO 2504 – 4.5
21. GM Svetushkin Dmitry MDA 2621 – 4
22. GM Brkić Ante CRO 2605 – 4
23. GM Kovačević Aleksandar SRB 2563 – 4
24. IM Mazi Leon SLO 2353 – 4
25. GM Zelčić Robert CRO 2568 – 4
26. WGM Pokorna Regina SVK 2362 – 4
27. FM Jakić Ivan CRO 2398 – 4
Strong tournament.