The 2014 Croatian Individual Chess Championship for men was held from 11th to 21st January 2015 in Opatija, a resort town in western Croatia, situated on the Adriatic Sea.

The event was a 12-player round-robin tournament with tempo of play 90′/40 + 30′ + 30″.

GM Alojzije Jankovic emerged a clear winner with 7/9 points and took the first prize in the amount of 2,800 €.

GM Ante Saric and GM Zdenko Kozul tied for the second after finishing with 6.5 points but Saric prevailed on a superior tie-break score and finished second.

Final standings:

1 GM Jankovic Alojzije CRO 7
2 GM Saric Ante CRO 6,5
3 GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 6,5
4 GM Stevic Hrvoje CRO 6
5 GM Bosiocic Marin CRO 6
6 GM Palac Mladen CRO 6
7 GM Zelcic Robert CRO 5,5
8 GM Kuljasevic Davorin CRO 5
9 GM Jovanovic Zoran CRO 5
10 GM Brkic Ante CRO 4,5
11 GM Cvitan Ognjen CRO 4
12 GM Martinovic Sasa CRO 4

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