SCG Championship - Round 8

FM Borko Lajthajm is firmly holding the lead with 6 points. GM Miodrag R.Savic catches GM Milos Perunovic on 2nd place after having 3 consecutive wins.

Standings after round 8:
1. FM Borko Lajthajm (2464) 6
2-3. GM Milos Perunovic (2508) and GM Miodrag R.Savic (2517) 5.5
4-6. GM Dejan Pikula (2530), GM Branko Damljanovic (2615) and GM Bosko Abramovic (2607) 5
7. GM Aleksandar Kovacevic (2535) 4.5
8. GM Bojan Vuckovic (2506) 4
9. GM Igor MIladinovic (2607) 3.5
10. IM Branko Tadic (2491) 3
11-12. GM Nikola Djukic (2523) and IM Djordjije Kontic (2355) 2.5
13-14. GM Dejan Antic (2505) and Marko Krivokapic (2352) 2



Branko Damljanovic launched nice attack after Dejan Antic's passive play.

GM Dejan Antic 2505 - GM Branko Damljanovic 2615
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Be3 c6 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 c5 12. Ne1 Nh6 13. a3 Qe7 14. f3 Nf7 15. Nd3 Bh6 16. b4 Bd7 17. Kh1 Be3 18. Rb1 b6 19. Qe1 g5 20. Bg3 Rac8 21. Nb5 cxb4 22. axb4 Bxb5 23. cxb5 Nc7 24. Nb2 Bd4 25. Bd3 f5 26. Qe2 f4 27. Bf2 Bxf2 28. Qxf2 Qd7 29. Qe2 Ne8 30. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 31. Rxc1 Nf6 32. Nd1 g4 33. Qc2 Ng5 34. Be2 Qg7 35. Qd3 Qh6 36. Bf1 Qh5 37. Rc3 Kh8 38. Qe2 Qh4 39. Qf2 g3 40. Qg1 Nfxe4



41. fxe4 Nxe4 42. Rf3 Nd2 43. h3 Nxf3 44. gxf3 Rc8 45. Qg2 Qh5 46. Qe2 Rc1 47. Kg1 Qg6 48. Qd2 Qc2 49. Qxc2 Rxc2 0-1



Pay attention to the endgame execution by Bosko Abramovic

GM Bosko Abramovic 2507 - GM Nikola Djukic 2523
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O dxc4 7. Na3 c3 8. bxc3 c5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Qa5 11. Bb2 Bf5 12. Nd2 Bg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Rfc1 Qa4 15. Nb5 Ne8 16. f4 Rd8 17. Na3 cxd4 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. cxd4 Rb8 20. Nb3 Bxb3 21. axb3 Qxb3 22. Nc4 Nd6 23. Ba3 Nf5 24. Bc5 h5 25. Kf2 Qb7 26. Rxa7 Qc8 27. Qa2 Qe6 28. Ne5 Rb3 29. Ra3 Rxa3 30. Qxe6 fxe6 31. Bxa3 Ra8 32. Rc3 Bxe5 33. dxe5 Kf7 34. Kf3 Ra6 35. Bc5 Ra2 36. e4 Nh6 37. h3 Ke8 38. Rb3 Rc2 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Be3 Ng8 41. g4 hxg4+ 42. hxg4 c5 43. Rc8 c4 44. Rc6 Rc3 45. f5 gxf5 46. gxf5 exf5 47. exf5 Rb3 48. Ke4 Kg7 49. Rxc4 Nh6 50. Bxh6+ Kxh6 51. Rc6+ Kg7 52. Rc7 Kf8 53. Kf4 Rb1 54. Ke4 Rb6 55. Kd5 e6+ 56. Kc5 Rb1 57. f6 Rd1 58. Kb6 Rd5 59. Rc5 Rd1 60. Rc8+ Kf7 61. Rc7+ Kg6 62. Rg7+ 1-0


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