The event was held on 2nd-9th January in Verona, Italy. IM Milan Mrdja (2332) won the tournament and earned a GM norm. He had performance of 2653! Italian junior Sabino Brunello achieved IM norm.
Final standings:
1. IM Mrdja (2332, CRO) 7 points out of 9 rounds
2. IM Stojanovic (2532, SCG) 6,5
3-7. GM Rowson (2599, SCO), GM Godena (2505, ITA), FM Shytaj (2425, ITA), GM Skembris (2451, GRE) and GM Lazic (2466, SCG) 6 etc
I have met IM Stojanovic in Vrnjacka Banja and he told me the prizes are very small nowdays. He played another open tournament in Italy and there were only 5 prizes with 7 GMs participating. On my question if there is some kind of boycott possible, he answered "No way. There will always be some GM(s) to play even in the worst conditions". Basically, organizers can do whatever they want. Chess market rules are on their side.
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