Serbian Chess Federation Chess Festival concluded with National Rapid&Blitz Chess Championships

The Chess Festival of the Serbian Chess Federation took place from 31 May – 5 June in Paracin, featuring the 8th Svetozar Gligoric Teams Cup and Serbian Rapid&Blitz Chess Championships 2022.
Read more: France crowns Rapid & Blitz Chess Champions 2022

The 8th edition of the Svetozar Gligoric Cup was the first event on the Festival’s schedule, played from 31 May – 3 June. Eleven teams in the Open section competed over 5 rounds in the swiss system, and four teams in the Women’s section played a 3-round round-robin tournament. The Winning teams were SK Jelica Goracici in the Open event and Jugovic Kac in the Women’s tournament.
Upcoming events in Serbia: Silver Lake Festival 2022 / Serbia Chess Open 2022

SK Jelica Goracici won the 8th Svetozar Gligoric Open Cup emerging as the sole winner of the event with 13 match points. SK Turbina-Vreoci and Novosadski SK – N. Sad tied for the second place scoring 12 match points, each, but the team of Turbina – Vreoci had more board points and claimed silver, while Novosadski SK – N. Sad came third. (scroll down for final rankings).

Composition of the Winning team (SK Jelica Goracici):
1. GM Boban Bogosavljevic,
2. IM Milos Stankovic,
3. GM Milan Zajic and
4. Aleksandar Toth

Jugovic Kac triumphed in the Women’s section winning the event with a perfect score of 9 match points. Paracin team clinched silver with 6 match points and Radnicki Cuprija won bronze with 3 match points. (scroll down for final rankings)

Composition of the Winning team (Jugovic Kac):
1. WIM Jovana Srdanovic
2. WGM Suzana Maksimovic
3. WFM Jelena Arsovic

The Serbian Rapid Chess Championship 2022 was played on June 4th in the same venue. 88 players competed for the title of National Rapid Champion, including 14 female players who were awarded separately.

GM Ivan Ivanisevic won the event with convincing 8/9 points and without a loss. He was the sole winner of the event followed by a group of four players who tied for silver with 7/9 points each: IM Marko Nenezic, GM Milos Perunovic, IM Milos Stankovic and Vlatko Savicevic. IM Marko Nenezic had the best Bucholz to come second on the final rankings while GM Milos Perunovic claimed bronze. (scroll down for final rankings)

WIM Ljilja Drljevic had the best score among the women players and with 5.5/9 points and 21st position on the overall rankings clinched the Serbian Women’s Rapid Chess Champion title. WGM Teodora Injac was second ranked female with 5/9 points and WIM Jovana Srdanovic was third with 4.5/9 points. (scroll down for final rankings)

The 2022 Serbian Blitz Chess Championship was played on June 5th with the participation of more than 90 players. After 13 swiss system rounds, GM Velimir Ivic won the Championship. With a score of 10.5 points, he emerged as the sole winner of the event. GM Ivan Ivanisevic and GM Milos Perunovic tied for second place scoring 10 points, each, with Ivanisevic having better tiebreaks to clinch silver, while Perunovic won bronze. Interestingly, the winning trio will compose the Serbian National Team in the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad 2022. (scroll down for final rankings)

WGM Teodora Injac scored notable 8/13 points to be the best ranked woman player of the event and clinch the National Women’s Blitz Chess Champion title. She was 13th on the overall rankings, a full point ahead of WFM Radmila Kovacevic who claimed silver with 7/13 points. WIM Jovana Srdanovic had the same score of 7 points, but slightly lower tiebreaks than Kovacevic and eventually won bronze. (scroll down for final rankings).

Final rankings – 8th Svetozar Gligoric Open Cup:

Rk.	SNo	Team	Games	+	=	–	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2	JELICA – Goračići	5	4	1	0	13	15	0
2	4	TURBINA – Vreoci	5	4	0	1	12	16	0
3	1	NOVOSADSKI ŠK – N.Sad	5	4	0	1	12	15	0
4	3	JUGOVIĆ – Kać	5	3	0	2	9	11	0
5	7	HERCEGOVAC – Gajdobra	4	2	0	2	9	10	0
6	5	RUDAR – Kostolac	5	2	1	2	7	9.5	0
7	11	OŠK PARAĆIN 2 DCK – Paraćin	4	1	1	2	7	8	0
8	6	TREPCA – K.Mitrovica	5	2	0	3	6	8	0
9	9	SIRMIUM- S.Mitrovica	4	1	0	3	6	6.5	0
10	8	BOŽEVAC – Boževac	4	0	1	3	4	6.5	0
11	10	ROKADA – Varvarin	4	0	0	4	3	5	0

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Final rankings – 8th Svetozar Gligoric Women’s Cup:

Rk.	SNo	Team	Games	+	=	–	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2	JUGOVIĆ – Kać	3	3	0	0	9	8	0
2	1	PARAĆIN – Paraćin	3	2	0	1	6	6.5	0
3	4	RADNIČKI – Ćuprija	3	1	0	2	3	3.5	0
4	3	REMBAS – Resavica	3	0	0	3	0	0	0

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Final rankings – Serbian Rapid Chess Championship 2022:

Rk.		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Ivanisevic Ivan		SRB	2567	8	51	0	56
2	IM	Nenezic Marko		SRB	2523	7	50	0	54
3	GM	Perunovic Milos		SRB	2587	7	50	0	54
4	IM	Stankovic Milos		SRB	2454	7	49	0	53
5		Savicevic Vlatko		SRB	2284	7	42	0	45
6	GM	Ivic Velimir		SRB	2437	6.5	51	0	55
7	GM	Atalik Suat		SRB	2553	6.5	48	0	52
8	GM	Bogosavljevic Boban		SRB	2614	6.5	47	0	51
9	FM	Martic Ivan		SRB	2355	6.5	46	0	50
10	IM	Cabarkapa Novak		SRB	2491	6	51	0	56
11	IM	Radovanovic Nikola		SRB	2457	6	49	0	52
12	GM	Milanovic Danilo		SRB	2454	6	44	0	48
13		Toth Aleksandar		SRB	2391	6	43	0	47
14	IM	Tadic Stefan		SRB	2256	6	43	0	46
15	FM	Jocev Milan		SRB	2268	6	41	0	42
16	FM	Damjanovic Vuk		SRB	2092	5.5	46	0	49
17	GM	Zajic Milan		SRB	2531	5.5	44	0	48
18	FM	Omorjan Dejan		SRB	2228	5.5	44	0	48
19	IM	Zlatanovic Boroljub		SRB	2399	5.5	43	0	48
20	FM	Popovic Milan S		SRB	2479	5.5	43	0	47
21	WIM	Drljevic Ljilja	w	SRB	2233	5.5	43	0	46
22		Todorovic Nenad I		SRB	2191	5.5	42	0	44
23		Stoiljkovic Stefan		SRB	2062	5.5	42	0	45
24		Mitic Milan		SRB	2034	5.5	40	0	41
25	IM	Tesic Dragan		SRB	2230	5.5	39	0	42
26	IM	Todorovic Goran N		SRB	2354	5.5	37	0	41
27		Vuksanovic Zvezdan		SRB	2187	5.5	35	0	36
28	GM	Todorovic Goran M		SRB	2377	5	45	0	49
29		Ivanovic Marko		SRB	2219	5	45	0	48
30	WGM	Injac Teodora	w	SRB	2188	5	45	0	47
31	FM	Milosevic Milos		SRB	2225	5	44	0	47
32	GM	Brenjo Slavisa		SRB	2388	5	43	0	47
33		Simic Dragisa		SRB	2290	5	43	0	46
34	FM	Bzenic Dejan		SRB	2137	5	40	0	44
35	FM	Mirkovic Stevan		SRB	2336	5	38	0	41
36	CM	Alimpic Aleksa		SRB	2145	5	38	0	41
37		Todorovic Radisa J		SRB	1965	5	37	1	40
38	IM	Vucinic Gojko		SRB	2214	5	37	0	40
39		Adzic Momcilo		SRB	2203	5	37	0	40
40		Miljkovic Miroslav M		SRB	2164	5	37	0	39
41		Al Atarji Sami		SRB	2179	5	36	0	39
42	FM	Stankovic Ivan G		SRB	2207	5	35	0	37
43	WIM	Srdanovic Jovana	w	SRB	1957	4.5	42	0	45
44		Njegic Vladimir		SRB	2120	4.5	41	0	43
45	IM	Sekulic Dusan		SRB	2138	4.5	40	0	41
46		Vujovic Vera	w	SRB	1405	4.5	39	0	43
47		Tisma Ivan		SRB	2080	4.5	39	0	42
48		Rajkovic Aleksandar		SRB	2190	4.5	37	0	39
49		Komatinovic Milan		SRB	1717	4.5	35	0	38
50		Simic Petar S		SRB	2061	4.5	33	0	35
51		Stankovic Miljan		SRB	2137	4	42	0	44
52		Markovic Sasa		SRB	2066	4	41	0	44
53		Poleksic Dusan		SRB	1986	4	38	0	40
54	WFM	Vujcic Milena	w	SRB	1817	4	37	0	39
55		Dragic Dragan		SRB	1915	4	36	0	39
56		Gajic Danijel		SRB	1828	4	36	0	37
57		Vuksanovic Djordjije		SRB	1890	4	34	0	36
58		Rakulj Stanislav		SRB	1928	4	33	0	36
59		Colic Milos		SRB	1899	4	33	0	35
60		Njaguljevic Dragan		SRB	1809	4	32	0	35
61		Djordjevic Nevena	w	SRB	1834	4	32	0	33
62		Lukic Sasa		SRB	1712	4	30	0	31
63		Mijic Sara	w	SRB	1230	4	29	0	32
64		Grozdanovic Anastasia	w	SRB	1739	3.5	41	0	44
65		Jokic Bojan		SRB	1417	3.5	38	0	40
66		Dimitrijevic Andjela	w	SRB	1838	3.5	38	0	40
67		Kostic Zivojin		SRB	1873	3.5	35	0	36
68		Gogic Anastasija	w	SRB	1853	3.5	34	0	36
		Tomic Miljan		SRB	1817	3.5	34	0	36
70		Ilic Stefan B		SRB	1940	3	37	0	40
71		Copa Petar		SRB	1664	3	36	0	38
72		Strbac Dusan		SRB	1430	3	34	0	37
73		Vojinovic Anastasija	w	SRB	1366	3	34	0	37
74		Rajic Milovan		SRB	1771	3	32	0	33
75		Jurisic Iskra	w	SRB	1551	3	32	0	33
76		Al Atarji Kamal		SRB	1653	3	30	0	31
77		Stefanovic Dragan D		SRB	1563	3	29	0	30
78		Pavlovic Slobodan Z		SRB	1749	3	28	0	29
79		Vuckovic Vukman		SRB	0	3	27	0	28
80		Lukic Vasilije		SRB	1404	3	26	0	28
81		Ristic Djordje		SRB	1530	2.5	34	0	36
82		Mitic Marko		SRB	1222	2.5	29	0	31
83		Stojanovic Miroslav S		SRB	1562	2.5	29	0	30
84		Vujatovic Irina	w	SRB	1218	2.5	25	0	26
85		Tomic Dimitrije		SRB	1489	2	22	0	23
86		Ilic Mia	w	SRB	0	1.5	33	0	35
87		Miladinovic Mihajlo		SRB	1364	1.5	26	0	27
88	FM	Svicevic Rastko		SRB	2097	0	26	0	27

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Final rankings – Serbian Blitz Chess Championship 2022:

Rk.		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Ivic Velimir		SRB	2610	11	103	0	109
2	GM	Ivanisevic Ivan		SRB	2535	10	105	0	112
3	GM	Perunovic Milos		SRB	2551	10	103	0	109
4	IM	Nenezic Marko		SRB	2432	9.5	97.5	0	103
5	GM	Milanovic Danilo		SRB	2500	9.5	97	0	104
6	FM	Damjanovic Vuk		SRB	2433	9	97.5	0	105
7	FM	Martic Ivan		SRB	2317	9	96.5	0	102
8	FM	Popovic Milan S		SRB	2361	9	84.5	0	89.5
9	GM	Zajic Milan		SRB	2415	8.5	105	0	110
10	IM	Zlatanovic Boroljub		SRB	2421	8.5	99.5	0	104
11	IM	Stankovic Milos		SRB	2431	8.5	97.5	0	103
12	GM	Todorovic Goran M		SRB	2368	8.5	90.5	0	96
13	GM	Bogosavljevic Boban		SRB	2490	8	99.5	0	105
14	GM	Atalik Suat		SRB	2444	8	95	0	102
15	IM	Tadic Stefan		SRB	2316	8	95	0	99
16	WGM	Injac Teodora	w	SRB	2278	8	90.5	0	96.5
17		Sarenac David		SRB	2304	8	88.5	0	94
18		Ivanovic Marko		SRB	2179	8	87.5	0	91.5
19	CM	Alimpic Aleksa		SRB	2174	8	87.5	0	88
20	FM	Jocev Milan		SRB	2322	8	87	0	92
21		Micic Aleksa		SRB	2050	8	84	0	88
22	IM	Kojovic Dragan		SRB	2281	8	82.5	0	87.5
23	IM	Vucinic Gojko		SRB	2303	8	77.5	0	82.5
24	IM	Djordjevic Vuk		SRB	2483	7.5	100	0	106
25	IM	Radovanovic Nikola		SRB	2477	7.5	97	0	103
26		Radisavljevic Dalibor		SRB	2136	7.5	94	0	98
27	FM	Omorjan Dejan		SRB	2179	7.5	90.5	0	96.5
28	IM	Cabarkapa Novak		SRB	2433	7.5	90	0	95
29	IM	Sarenac Ivan		SRB	2311	7.5	89.5	0	95
30	IM	Tesic Dragan		SRB	2339	7.5	85	0	90.5
31	FM	Milosevic Milos		SRB	2313	7	95	0	100
32		Mitrovic Marjan		SRB	2177	7	88	0	92
	WFM	Kovacevic Radmila	w	SRB	2115	7	88	0	92
34		Radojkovic Stefan		SRB	2049	7	87	0	90.5
35	WIM	Srdanovic Jovana	w	SRB	2089	7	82.5	0	86.5
36		Petkovic Jovan		SRB	2153	7	82	1	85.5
37	IM	Todorovic Goran N		SRB	2283	7	82	0	87
38		Markovic Sasa		SRB	2090	7	79	0	84
39		Toth Aleksandar		SRB	2323	7	78.5	0	82.5
40		Tisma Ivan		SRB	2061	7	78.5	0	82
41		Vujovic Vera	w	SRB	1735	7	76	0	81.5
42		Mijajlovic Jovan		SRB	1933	7	73.5	0	77
43	FM	Stankovic Ivan G		SRB	2195	6.5	88.5	0	92.5
44		Rajkovic Aleksandar		SRB	2109	6.5	86.5	0	92
45	FM	Jovic Stanoje		SRB	2286	6.5	84	1	89.5
46		Poleksic Dusan		SRB	1811	6.5	84	0	88.5
47	FM	Mirkovic Stevan		SRB	2271	6.5	81.5	0	85.5
48		Adzic Momcilo		SRB	2203	6.5	73	0	76.5
49		Savicevic Vlatko		SRB	2362	6.5	71	0	74.5
50		Vuksanovic Zvezdan		SRB	2187	6	85	0	89
51	FM	Bzenic Dejan		SRB	2119	6	81.5	0	85.5
52		Simic Dragisa		SRB	2290	6	81	0	85
53		Al Atarji Sami		SRB	2128	6	79.5	0	83.5
54		Dragic Dragan		SRB	2026	6	77.5	0	78
55	WIM	Drljevic Ljilja	w	SRB	2203	6	75.5	0	80
56	WFM	Vujcic Milena	w	SRB	1902	6	73.5	0	77.5
57	FM	Markovic Marko		SRB	2232	6	71.5	0	76.5
58		Djordjevic Nevena	w	SRB	1751	6	69	0	71.5
59		Dimitrijevic Andjela	w	SRB	1752	6	64.5	0	67
60		Colic Aleksandar		SRB	1940	6	64	0	67.5
61		Miljkovic Miroslav M		SRB	2151	5.5	86	0	88.5
62		Petrovic Zoran Z		SRB	2012	5.5	80.5	0	84.5
63	CM	Jokic Miodrag		SRB	2010	5.5	76.5	0	79
64		Ristic Dejan D		SRB	1996	5.5	75.5	0.5	80.5
65	IM	Sekulic Dusan		SRB	2187	5.5	75.5	0.5	79
66	CM	Djoric Hadzi Goran		SRB	2031	5.5	73.5	0	77.5
67		Urosevic Miroljub		SRB	1944	5.5	71	0	73.5
68		Danilovic Dalibor		SRB	1855	5.5	70.5	0	74.5
69		Djurdjevic Dejan		SRB	1996	5.5	69	0	72.5
70		Vuksanovic Djordjije		SRB	1889	5.5	67	0	67.5
71		Colic Milos		SRB	1869	5.5	65	0	68.5
72		Kuzmanovic Ratko		SRB	1925	5.5	64.5	0	67
73		Njegic Vladimir		SRB	2099	5	78	0	82
74		Jovanovic Zoran B		SRB	2050	5	76	0	80
75		Todorovic Radisa J		SRB	1917	5	74.5	0	79
76		Ilic Velibor		SRB	1815	5	63.5	0	64
77		Lukic Sasa		SRB	1669	4.5	73.5	0	78.5
78		Jurisic Iskra	w	SRB	1373	4.5	67.5	0	68
79		Kostic Zivojin		SRB	1737	4.5	64.5	0	68
80		Vujatovic Irina	w	SRB	1181	4.5	63.5	0	64
81		Simic Vukasin		SRB	1562	4.5	62.5	0	63
82		Stefanovic Dragan D		SRB	1652	4.5	60.5	0	61
83		Lukic David		SRB	1404	4	64	0	64.5
84		Simic Miroslav		SRB	1727	4	60.5	0	61
85		Savic Natasa	w	SRB	1684	4	58.5	0	59
86		Simic Petar S		SRB	1885	3	72.5	0	75
87		Jevtic Lazar		SRB	1391	3	60	0	60.5
88		Vujovic Dragisa		SRB	2044	1.5	60	0	62.5
89		Ilic Milos I		SRB	1444	1	55	0	57.5
90	FM	Svicevic Rastko		SRB	2049	0	51	0	52
		Copa Petar		SRB	1780	0	51	0	52
		Rajic Milovan		SRB	1652	0	51	0	52

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