Interview with Alexandar Indjic
Alexandar Indjic won Baku Open 2025, remaining undefeated through the tournament and adding extra ELO in his bag (replay the games here) Alexandar Indjic won his first Serbia Championship when he was 19. Since then he repeated the success in 2018, 2020, 2023, and 2024. Among the many titles he has are the 15th Tashkent Open, Portugal Open, etc. But certainly his biggest success so far remains the European Chess Championship 2024
Chessdom had the pleasure to talk to the 2024 European Individual Chess Champion and winner of Baku Open.
You have just won Baku Open in an impressive manner – 2729 performance and a clear first ahead of strong opposition. Tell us more about the tournament and your experience in Baku?
It was my 4th visit to Baku, and for the 3rd time I had a very good showing. The tournament was nicely organized and had an interesting mix of established Grandmasters and young upcoming talents. It was a pleasure to compete and win the tournament.
Is it easier or more difficult to play after you became European Champion?
The level of difficulty is pretty much the same but my “appetite” for wins started growing after the European title.
How do you see the development of chess in Serbia?
There seems to be an increased interest among children. I like the trend and I hope that my success, the national team’s, and the newest European Champion title of Teodora Injac will increase the interest and level of support even more.
Aleksandar Indjic is European Chess Champion 2024 / Teodora Injac shines at the European Women Individual Chess Championship
What are the next tournaments on your calendar?
My next events are two opens – Sharjah Masters (info) and Dubai (info and participants)
Do you plan to participate in more Freestyle events, or classical is your main game?
Classical is my main focus and interest but I wouldn’t be against testing myself in Freestyle in the future. At the moment it is pretty much a closed club.