Bojan Vuckovic Wins Sozina Open

GM Bojan Vuckovic and GM Milan Drasko have tied for the first place at the 7th Sozina Open with 7 points each. Bojan had better tiebreaks to grab winning trophy.

Best U20 finisher is Nikola D.Nestorovic (2361) with 5 points. Aleksandar Toth (2302) had 4.5. Most pleasant surprise was brought by 14-years old Jovana Vojinovic, who has earned WIM norm. Being coached by her father IM Goran Vojinovic, she can hope to reach the glory of Alisa Maric.


Final standings:
1-2. GM Bojan Vuckovic (2506) and GM Milan Drasko (2507) 7.0
3-10. FM Borko Lajthajm (2464), IM Zoran Arsovic (2417), GM Miroljub Lazic (2466), GM Dragan Kosic (2489), IM Goran Arsovic (2450), FM Milos Pavlovic (2426), GM Igor Miladinovic (2607) and Dritan Mehmeti (ALB 2378) with 6.5 each


FM Milos Pavlovic 2426 - GM Dragisa Blagojevic 2531
Round 9
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. d5 a6 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qb8 12. Rfc1 Rc8 13. b4 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bd8 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18. Na5 Na4 19. Qe3 Rc7 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21. Rc1 Qd7 22. Qh3 Qxh3 23. gxh3 f5 24. f3 fxe4 25. fxe4 b5 26. Nb7 Kf8 27. Nxd6 a5 28. bxa5 Rxa5 29. Nb7 Ra8 30. d6 Nb6 31. Rc7 Rxa2 32. d7 Nxd7 33. Rxd7 b4 34. Nc5 Rc2 35. Ne6+ Ke8 36. Rb7 Rc4 37. Ng5 h6 38. Nf7 Kf8 39. Nd6 Rc6 40. Rb8+ Ke7 41. Nf5+ Kf6 42. Rxb4 Kg5 43. Rb2 g6 44. Ng3 Kh4 45. Kg2 Rc3 46. Rb6 Rc2+ 47. Kf3 h5 48. Rxg6 Rf2+ 49. Kxf2 1-0


GM Dejan Antic 2505 - Nikola D.Nestorovic 2361
Round 9
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 a5 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Qd3 Qc7 10. e4 e5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. h3 b6 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. Rac1 Nd8 15. a3 bxa3 16. bxa3 Ne6 17. Qc3 Bb7 18. Re1 Nd7 19. Qb2 Qd8 20. c5 dxc5 21. dxe5 Ba6 22. Bf1 b5 23. Bxb5 Bxb5 24. Qxb5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Qxd2 26. Nf3 Qh6 27. Kg2 Qf6 28. Rcd1 Qc3 29. Re3 Qc2 30. Rd2 Qc1 31. Rd7 c4 32. Ng5 Rab8 33. Rb7 Rxb7 34. Qxe8+ Nf8 35. e5 h6 36. e6 fxe6 37. Rf3 1-0


IM Zoran Arsovic 2417 - GM Miodrag R.Savic 2517
Round 9
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 Bb4 8. Bd2 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qc1 Qb8 13. Bh3 Bxf3 14. exf3 c6 15. d5 cxd5 16. cxd5 e5 17. f4 Re8 18. Rfe1 b5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Ba5 Rc8 21. Qe3 Qd6 22. a3 Re8 23. Bb4 Qb6 24. d6 a5 25. Qxb6 Nxb6 26. Bc3 Nfd7 27. Bg2 Ra7 28. Bc6 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Bxb4 f6 31. Ra1 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 Rc8 33. Bb5 Kf7 34. Ra7 Ke6 35. Rc7 Rb8 36. Ba3 h5 37. h4 g6 38. Kf1 Ra8 39. Bd3 f5 40. Bc2 Kf6 41. Bb3 Rd8 42. Bc5 1-0