GM Dušan Popović playing the most important game in his life

We ask you to help one young talented man

Friends with great hearts...
We ask you to help one young talented man to continue his life!

Update, 24th April: Please note that SWIFT code has been modified. This should eliminate the transfer problem that some people experienced over the past few days. New code is - KOBBRSBGFNS. We would like to thank Susan Polgar for the support and to urge playchess.com to help the young Grandmaster who is very popular on their portal.

Serbian chess community is organizing a number of weekend tournaments and all subscriptions and other donations will be sent to Dušan.

Cacak - Rapid Tournament - 28.04.2008.
Sombor - 13th Vojvodina Rapid Championship - 03.05.2008.
Beograd, Studentski grad - The Best Blitz Tournament - 10.05.2008.
Nis - Blitz Tournament - 13.05.2008.

Update, 17th April: Friends and clubs from Spain and Montenegro have quickly responded to the call and transfered first funds. Serbian Chess Federation is disappointed with suspicions raised in international community, but national body, clubs and players are in resolution to help the young man. GM Svetozar Gligorić joined the action and gave his contribution yesterday. The full list of donations and counter will be posted on the Serbia Chess Federation website tomorrow or on Monday.

I sent my donation without any second thoughts. I spoke to Dušan on the phone today, he is feeling better than last month, but doctors will keep him in the hospital for the time of being. Operation could take place in June or July if everything goes as planned. He is appreciating the support received from the chess community - Goran Urošević, Chessdom Chief Editor

Chessdom is devoted to supporting this action until the funding is completed, operation takes place, and Dušan comes back on the chess stage - Anton Mihailov, Chessdom Director

Serbia Chess Federation address to public

25-year old Dušan Popović, chess Olympic player and state team member, today plays the most important game in his life, GAME FOR HIS LIFE, and only with your help the result will be in his advantage!

Departure of this chess player, who is in top 10 chess players in Serbia, to the 2008 European Championship in Plovdiv has been unexpectedly canceled due to the cruel game of destiny when both his kidneys stopped working in the middle of March. His health situation is also difficult because of his blood group 0 -, which is the reason why none of the family members could be the organ donor.

Yet, there is a solution. That's transplantation from unknown donor, which should be performed in Russia. For this operation, financial assets in amount of 70.000 € should be provided.

Dusan Popovic

We ask you to be part of team which will enable Dušan successful continuation of life by making a payment to one of the following accounts:

• Foreign currency account of Komercijalna Banka with codes:

SWIFT code: KOBBRSBGFNS

IBAN code: RS35205200122725837328

Intermediary Bank / Correspondent Bank
SWIFT - BIC: DRESDEFF
Name: DRESDNER BANK AG
City, County: FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY

Account with institution / Beneficiary's Bank
SWIFT - BIC: KOBBRSBGFNS
Name: KOMERCIJALNA BANKA A.D. BEOGRAD
Street: SVETOG SAVE 14
City, Country: BEOGRAD, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Beneficiary
IBAN / Account Number: RS35205200122725837328
Name: Dusan Popovic
Street: Teodora Pavlovica 1
City, Country: 21000 NOVI SAD, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

• Serbian dinar (RSD) account of Komercijalna Banka

908-20501-70

No : 205-1001525128000-14

Dušan Popović was born in Sombor on 28th February 1983. He is a forth year student of Economics Faculty in Novi Sad. Dušan is multiple cadet chess winner of Yugoslavia. He is one of the youngest Olympic players who made forth best result on his table in Olympic Games in Torino 2006. The same year World Chess Federation officially recognised Dušan as grand master (which is the highest title in chess). At the beginning of 2008, Dušan won the first prize in highly competitive international tournament in Bizovac, Croatia.

We expect that the best Dušan's results are yet to come in the future, and the first one is successful end of health crisis.

Serbia Chess Federation and "Svi za Duleta" team members

If you need additional information, please contact Snezana Stojanovic, Serbia Chess Federation office chief, at +381 65 9999 515 e-mail: zanachesslady@yahoo.com, or Chessdom editors.