The 27th International Open Tournament Pula is organized by the Chess Club Pula on 8-15th June, 2013, at the Park Plaza Histria in Pula, Croatia.
The 9-round Swiss open will offer 11,000 EUR in prizes. Top prizes are EUR 1400, 1000, 700, 600, 500 etc. There are also many special prizes for women, veterans, juniors and elo categories.
GM Ognjen Jovanic will be back to defend last year’s title.
Director of the tournament Mr.Vretenar Denis, tel/fax: ++385 52/534 – 840, mobile: ++385 91 526-8340
ŠK “Pula” Radičeva 20, 52100 Pula, Croatia, tel: ++385 52/211 – 101
All informations at web pages: http://www.skpula.hr
Email: pulaopen@gmail.com
Participants (top seeds):
1. GM Bosiocic Marin CRO 2559
2. GM Zelcic Robert CRO 2543
3. GM Jovanic Ognjen CRO 2535
4. GM Romero Holmes Alfonso ESP 2522
5. GM Fercec Nenad CRO 2502
6. GM Tratar Marko SLO 2498
7. GM Sulava Nenad CRO 2484
8. IM Urkedal Frode NOR 2470
9. GM Drazic Sinisa SRB 2468
10. IM Lizak Peter HUN 2420
11. Balazs Gabor HUN 2415
12. IM Franic Milan CRO 2404
13. IM Ledger Andrew J ENG 2402
14. IM Zelbel Patrick GER 2397
15. GM Okhotnik Vladimir FRA 2391
16. IM Jelen Igor SLO 2376
17. GM Yrjola Jouni FIN 2366
18. FM Schnider Gert AUT 2347
19. IM Danner Georg AUT 2343
20. FM Aabling-Thomsen Jakob DEN 2336
Fantastic tournament.