IM Sinisa Saric claims first place in Open Bosnjaci 2012
The 17th Open Bošnjaci was held from 3rd to 9th January in Bošnjaci, Croatia. The tournament was played over nine rounds of Swiss system and rated with FIDE.
116 players competed and among them were four Grandmasters. IM Sinisa Saric from Novi Sad defeated the chief opponent GM Sasa Martinovic with black pieces to claim a clear first place and 1000 EUR prize. Full standings bellow.
The prize fund of 5400 EUR was distributed over 35 individual prizes.
Final (top 10) standings:
1. IM Šarić Siniša SRB 2472 – 7.5
2. IM Pancevski Filip MKD 2459 – 7
3. GM Jovanović Zoran CRO 2556 – 7
4. GM Dizdarevic Emir BIH 2469 – 7
5. GM Martinović Saša CRO 2505 – 6.5
6. GM Žaja Ivan CRO 2515 – 6.5
7. IM Leskur Dejan SRB 2394 – 6.5
8. FM Jakić Ivan CRO 2406 – 6.5
9. MK Živković Nikola CRO 2235 – 6.5
10. IM Kovačević Blažimir CRO 2449 – 6.5
An IM winning ahead of GMs?