Serbian Grandmaster Ivan Ivanisevic won the 2015 Karposh Open in Skopje after concluding the competition with 7,5/9 points, leaving the group of eight followers half a point behind.

The Karposh Open is a traditional chess event organized by the municipality Karposh, Skopje, in collaboration with Chess Club Gambit Asseco SEE. It run from 27th March to 3rd April.

The tournament gathered 230 players from 26 countries, including 34 Grandmasters and 30 International Masters. The total prize fund was 16,000 EUR.

Replay games with analysis


Final standings (top finishers):

1. GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2638 – 7.5
2. GM Tkachiev Vladislav FRA 2634 – 7
3. GM Kazhgaleyev Murtas KAZ 2561 – 7
4. GM Markus Robert SRB 2615 – 7
5. GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2630 – 7
6. GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2601 – 7
7. GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2623 – 7
8. GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2632 – 7
9. GM Damljanovic Branko SRB 2562 – 7
10. GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2590 – 6.5
11. GM Arnaudov G. Petar BUL 2461 – 6.5
12. IM Pancevski Filip MKD 2485 – 6.5
13. IM Miron Lucian-Costin ROU 2485 – 6.5
14. GM Haznedaroglu Kivanc TUR 2445 – 6.5
15. GM Kraemer Martin GER 2577 – 6.5
16. FM Nikolovski Nikola MKD 2332 – 6.5
17. GM Djukic Nikola MNE 2529 – 6.5
18. GM Kovacevic Aleksandar SRB 2517 – 6.5
19. FM Koksal Ege TUR 2339 – 6
20. GM Drazic Sinisa SRB 2439 – 6

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