Texas Tech Knight Raider IM Davorin Kuljasevic is in 3rd place right now at the 2010 Pula Open. He has 6.5 points in 8 games. He needs a draw in his final game to earn his final GM norm.
Leaders after 8 rounds at Pula Open:
| Rk. | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | rtg+/- | ||||||
| 1 | GM | Zelcic Robert | CRO | 2538 | 7,0 | 40,5 | 35,5 | 44,5 | 2671 | 12,6 | |||||||
| 2 | GM | Jovanic Ognjen | CRO | 2530 | 7,0 | 38,0 | 34,0 | 42,0 | 2656 | 12,3 | |||||||
| 3 | IM | Kuljasevic Davorin | CRO | 2539 | 6,5 | 41,0 | 36,0 | 45,0 | 2597 | 8,7 | |||||||
| 4 | GM | Saric Ivan | CRO | 2580 | 6,5 | 39,0 | 34,0 | 43,5 | 2569 | 2,2 | |||||||
| 5 | GM | Predojevic Borki | BIH | 2628 | 6,5 | 38,0 | 34,0 | 42,0 | 2569 | 2,2 | |||||||
| 6 | GM | Cvitan Ognjen | CRO | 2534 | 6,5 | 37,5 | 33,5 | 40,5 | 2519 | 1,7 | |||||||
| 7 | IM | Martinovic Sasa | CRO | 2515 | 6,5 | 35,5 | 31,0 | 39,5 | 2486 | -0,1 | |||||||
| 8 | GM | Drazic Sinisa | SRB | 2531 | 6,5 | 34,0 | 31,0 | 37,0 | 2457 | -2,9 | |||||||
| 9 | GM | Kovacevic Aleksandar | SRB | 2573 | 6,0 | 40,0 | 35,0 | 43,5 | 2539 | 1,0 | |||||||
| 10 | GM | Fercec Nenad | CRO | 2492 | 6,0 | 38,5 | 34,5 | 42,5 | 2531 | 7,5 | |||||||
| 11 | IM | Rukavina Josip | S60 | CRO | 2397 | 6,0 | 37,0 | 32,5 | 41,0 | 2454 | 7,4 | ||||||
| 12 | GM | Saric Ante | CRO | 2489 | 6,0 | 36,5 | 33,0 | 40,0 | 2429 | 0,7 | |||||||
| 13 | GM | Felgaer Ruben | ARG | 2585 | 6,0 | 36,5 | 32,0 | 40,5 | 2509 | -3,3 | |||||||
| 14 | IM | Biti Ozren | CRO | 2376 | 6,0 | 35,5 | 31,0 | 39,0 | 2349 | -2,1 | |||||||
| 15 | FM | Guenthner Oliver | GER | 2270 | 6,0 | 35,0 | 31,0 | 39,0 | 2352 | 13,6 | |||||||
| 16 | FM | Stokke Kjetil | NOR | 2399 | 6,0 | 35,0 | 30,5 | 38,5 | 2421 | 5,8 | |||||||
| 17 | Bajramovic Halid | BIH | 2211 | 6,0 | 33,5 | 29,5 | 36,5 | 2329 | 19,5 |
Final round top board pairings:
| o. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | ||
| 1 | GM | Zelcic Robert | CRO | 2538 | 7 | 6½ | GM | Cvitan Ognjen | CRO | 2534 | |
| 2 | GM | Predojevic Borki | BIH | 2628 | 6½ | 7 | GM | Jovanic Ognjen | CRO | 2530 | |
| 3 | GM | Saric Ivan | CRO | 2580 | 6½ | 6½ | GM | Drazic Sinisa | SRB | 2531 | |
| 4 | IM | Martinovic Sasa | CRO | 2515 | 6½ | 6½ | IM | Kuljasevic Davorin | CRO | 2539 | |
| 5 | GM | Felgaer Ruben | ARG | 2585 | 6 | 6 | FM | Stokke Kjetil | NOR | 2399 | |
| 6 | IM | Biti Ozren | CRO | 2376 | 6 | 6 | GM | Kovacevic Aleksandar | SRB | 2573 | |
| 7 | GM | Fercec Nenad | CRO | 2492 | 6 | 6 | FM | Guenthner Oliver | GER | 2270 | |
| 8 | IM | Rukavina Josip | CRO | 2397 | 6 | 6 | GM | Saric Ante | CRO | 2489 | |
| 9 | GM | Likavsky Tomas | SVK | 2473 | 5½ | 6 | Bajramovic Halid | BIH | 2211 |
Full pairings here: http://chess-results.com/Tnr34498.aspx
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wow! I hope he does it!
I don’t think you make norms with 7.5/9 Susan
‘Wow! I hope he does it!’
I don’t jope, as that would mean to the player losing the game. A quick draw is the best outcome.