Zadar Open 2013 is scheduled to take place on 15-21st December at the Falkensteiner Hotels & Resorts Borik in Zadar, Croatia.
The tournament is organized by the Croatian Chess Federation and Chess Federation Zadar and will be held in two Groups – Open A for players rated above 2200 FIDE and Open B for players rated U2300 FIDE.
The tournament format is 9-round Swiss. The total prize fund is 10,200 EUR, with 2200 EUR reserved for the winner of Open A and 500 EUR for the winner of Open B.
Open A participants (top seeds):
1 GM Šarić Ivan 2632
2 GM Sumets Andrey 2614
3 GM Stević Hrvoje 2611
4 GM Predojević Borki 2607
5 GM Kuljašević Davorin 2591 (former member of SPICE program)
6 GM Kožul Zdenko 2590
7 GM Palac Mladen 2581
8 GM Brkić Ante 2566
9 GM Cvitan Ognjen 2558
10 GM Šarić Ante 2547
11 GM Bosiočić Marin 2542
12 GM Indjic Aleksandar 2541
13 GM Martinović Saša 2531
14 GM Zelčić Robert 2519
15 IM Nestorovic Nikola 2440
16 IM Firat Burak 2433
17 IM Kanmazalp Ogulcan 2414
18 FM Jakić Ivan 2410
19 GM Cebalo Mišo 2403
20 IM Franić Milan 2394
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