Zagreb Open 2010
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 00:50
The 2010 Zagreb Open, organized by the Zagreb Chess Union and split into two rating groups, will be held in Croatian capitol from 25th February until 4th March. The tournament is conveniently set to serve the players as a warm-up for the European Individual Chess Championship which is starting on 6th March in Rijeka, also Croatia. Guests from Bulgaria and Montenegro will challenge the top local players during the 9-rounds Swiss event. GM Mikhail Ulibin arrives after sharing the first place in the 9th Schach-Open Burgdorf.
Top seeded players:
1 GM Kožul Zdenko CRO 2617
2 GM Radulski Julian BUL 2577
3 GM Gleizerov Evgeny RUS 2565
4 GM Brkić Ante CRO 2564
5 GM Palac Mladen CRO 2563
6 GM Chatalbashev Boris BUL 2561
7 GM Šarić Ibro BIH 2556
8 GM Ulibin Mikhail RUS 2548
9 GM Drasko Milan MNE 2537
10 GM Blagojevic Dragisa MNE 2528
11 GM Cebalo Mišo CRO 2500
12 GM Popchev Milko BUL 2499
13 GM Stanojoski Zvonko MKD 2499
14 GM Ferčec Nenad CRO 2492
15 GM Šarić Ante CRO 2480
16 GM Žaja Ivan CRO 2471
Source: FIDE
This is a beautiful city.
In North America, we rarely get a chance to play in tournaments sufficiently to make IM and GM norms. I don’t recognize ANY of the names here and yet all are GMs, so they have the time and support to play and make norms. What a world of difference!