Open Chess Tournament Mediterranean 2017
Zdenko Kozul and Luka Lenic sharing the lead after round 7
The Chess Club “Rijeka” organizes the 4th open chess tournament “Mediterranean 2017” from 13 November to 20 November 2010 in the city of Rijeka, located at the North-west part of the Croatian coast of the Adriatic sea.
The manifestation is organized for the occasion of the candidacy of the city of Rijeka for organization of the Mediterranean Games in 2017, under the motto “Chess with the scent of the sea”, and with the idea to promote companionship and cooperation of chess players and chess federations of the Mediterranean countries.
Second-seed GM Luka Lenic signed an important victory with black in the 7th round and joined former European Champion Zdenko Kozul on the top of the crosstable. The two players are sporting 5.5 points each. The 2008 Scottish champion Alan Tate is in great position to win a norm and is already impressive 50 elo points in plus. Results and standings bellow.
Top round eight pairings are
GM Lenic Luka SLO 2619 – GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2595,
GM Predojevic Borki BIH 2632 – GM Saric Ivan CRO 2574,
GM Kurajica Bojan BIH 2529 – GM Stevic Hrvoje CRO 2621,
Tate Alan SCO 2234 – GM Brkic Ante CRO 2564,
GM Popovic Dusan SRB 2546 – IM Baron Tal ISR 2455,
GM Haznedaroglu Kivanc TUR 2439 – GM Berescu Alin-Mile ROU 2468 and
GM Nevednichy Vladislav ROU 2547 – IM Loncar Robert CRO 2404.
More information on the official website
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