The 2014 Zagreb Chess Open will be held on 17-24th March at the Panorama Zagreb Hotel, Krešimir Ćosić Square in Zagreb, Croatia.

The nine round Swiss tournament is organized by the Zagreb Chess Union and the Zagreb Sports Union.

The total prize fund is 7800 EUR, with 1550 EUR reserved for the champion. Last year the convincing winner wasGM Robert Zelcic.

Tournament website

Participants (top seeds):

1 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2625
2 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2586
3 GM Petkov Vladimir BUL 2566
4 GM Brkić Ante CRO 2563
5 GM Zelčić Robert CRO 2559
6 GM Šarić Ante CRO 2529
7 GM Cvitan Ognjen CRO 2526
8 GM Arnaudov G. Petar BUL 2459
9 IM Rogulj Branko CRO 2418
10 FM Zelić Mladen CRO 2282

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