Serbian Team Championship - Round 2

VSK Gorenje going strong, derby Novosadski SK - Beograd Beopublikum finished 3-3

VSK Gorenje beat former champion Partizan 4.5-1.5. Dragoljub "The Boss" Velimirovic, who inspired attacking players over the decades, won 2nd consecutive game against GM competition. Duel on the first board Ivanovic-Damljanovic attracted attention because of the history in their relations, but the game was quickly drawn. Other two contenders for the trophy, Novosadski SK and Beograd-Beopublikum shared the points on equal honors 3-3.

Spartak from Subotica, another strong team, scored narrow win against ZTP which encourages their optimism for the future rounds. Individual heroes of the day are Serbian junior champion FM Boban Bogosavljevic and Chessdom contributor GM Yuri Solodovnichenko, both of whom scored only and decisive wins for their teams.

GM Yuri Solodovnichenko

In Women's League, Rad composed of junior champions surprised favored Spartak and scored important two points. BAS was held on 2-2 by Jugovic, while Radnicki took a strong start after resting in the first round and beat ZPT by 3-1.

Men's League, Round 2 on 2007/08/22 at 15.00

Bora Kostic - Sloga Amiga 3.5-2.5
GM Andrei Maksimenko (UKR 2505) - GM Konstantin Sakaev (RUS 2634) draw
FM Boban Bogosavljevic (SRB 2491) - GM Bojan Vuckovic (SRB 2563) 1-0
GM Milan Drasko (MNE 2552) - GM Dejan Pikula (SRB 2504) draw
GM Bosko Abramovic (SRB 2516) - GM Dusan Rajkovic (SRB 2522) draw
IM Petar Benkovic (SRB 2465) - IM Zoran Arsovic (SRB 2451) draw
GM Sinisa Drazic (SRB 2480) - IM Slobo Vratonjic (SRB 2453) draw

FM Boban Bogosavljevic - GM Bojan Vuckovic

Partizan Partner Inzinjering - Valjevski SK Gorenje 1.5-4.5
GM Bozidar Ivanovic (MNE 2426) - GM Branko Damljanovic (SRB 2606) draw
GM Milan Matulovic (SRB 2389) - GM Ivan Ivanisevic (SRB 2595) 0-1
GM Stefan Djuric (SRB 2472) - GM Viorel Iordachescu (MDA 2584) draw
GM Miroslav Tosic (SRB 2437) - GM Dragoljub Velimirovic (SRB 2442) 0-1
IM Goran Arsovic (SRB 2470) - GM Mihajlo Stojanovic (SRB 2601) draw
IM Anto Rmus (MNE 2376) - GM Borko Lajthajm (SRB 2511) draw

Rad - Agronom 1.5-4.5
GM Evgeny Postny (ISR 2598) - GM Dragan Kosic (MNE 2501) draw
GM Dragan Paunovic (SRB 2531) - IM Andjelko Dragojlovic (SRB 2432) 0-1
IM Zeljko Djukic (SRB 2402) - Zoran Grujic (SRB 2362) draw
FM Sinisa Dujkovic (SRB 2407) - IM Atanas Kizov (MKD 2396) draw
IM Zdenko Krnic (SRB 2385) - Ratko Bulajic (SRB 2321) 0-1
Petar Krstic (SRB 2327) - Miloje Brajic (SRB 2232) 0-1

GM Yuri Solodovnichenko - GM Zahar Efimenko

BSK Gambit - Radnicki 3.5-2.5
GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR 2582) - GM Zahar Efimenko (UKR 2624) 1-0
GM Milos Pavlovic (SRB 2541) - GM Dragisa Blagojevic (MNE 2502) draw
IM Slavisa Brenjo (SRB 2485) - GM Dejan Antic (SRB 2468) draw
GM Slobodan Martinovic (SRB 2447) - Goran Pavlovic (SRB 2372) draw
GM Vladimir G Kostic (SRB 2395) - GM Dragan Barlov (SRB 2469) draw
IM Mihajlo Zlatic (SRB 2450) - FM Ivan Martic (SRB 2311) draw

Novosadski SK DDOR - SK Beograd-Beopublikum 3-3
GM Robert Markus (SRB 2586) - GM Arkadij Naiditsch (GER 2652) draw
GM Petar Popovic (SRB 2474) - GM Igor Miladinovic (SRB 2605) 0-1
GM Aleksandar Kovacevic (SRB 2566) - GM Milos Perunovic (SRB 2589) 1-0
GM Dragan Solak (SRB 2566) - GM Goran Cabrilo (SRB 2496) draw
GM Vladislav Nevednichy (ROM 2523) - GM Veljko Jeremic (SRB 2523) draw
GM Miroljub Lazic (SRB 2465) - GM Miodrag R Savic (SRB 2514) draw

Spartak - SK ZTP 3.5-2.5
GM Nikola Sedlak (SRB 2590) - GM Borki Predojevic (BIH 2628) draw
GM Dusan Popovic (SRB 2551) - GM Miroslav Markovic (SRB 2442) 1-0
GM Zoran Jovanovic (CRO 2537) - IM Branko Tadic (SRB 2500) 0-1
GM Nikola Djukic (MNE 2531) - GM Goran M Todorovic (SRB 2471) 1-0
Dejan Leskur (SRB 2482) - IM Milos M Pavlovic (SRB 2438) draw
FM Sinisa S Popov (SRB 2481) - Nikola Nestorovic (SRB 2424) draw

GM Evgeny Postny and GM Bozidar Ivanovic

Women's League, Round 2 on 2007/08/22 at 15.00

Srem Novi Drvni Kombinat - Zlatar 2-2
WGM Margarita Voiska (BUL 2314) - IM Cristina Adela Foisor (ROM 2372) draw
Milica Bjeloglav (SRB 2008) - WFM Marija Urosevic (SRB 2072) 0-1
Ana Gebejes (SRB 2056) - Radmila Kovacevic (SRB 2085) 1-0
Jovana Bojovic (SRB 1918) - Lidija Vuckovic (SRB 1746) draw

WGM Anna Muzychuk - IM Anna Ushenina

Spartak - Rad 1.5-2.5
WGM Anna Muzychuk (SLO 2456) - IM Anna Ushenina (UKR 2502) draw
WGM Maria Manakova (SRB 2321) - Jovana Vojinovic (MNE 2217) draw
WGM Mirjana Maric (SRB 2291) - Sandra Djukic (SRB 2153) 0-1
WIM Andjelija Stojanovic (SRB 2235) - Jovana Eric (SRB 2041) draw

Nis - MPS Progres 1-3
WGM Maria Velcheva (BUL 2294) - IM Tatjana Vasilevich (UKR 2377) 0-1
WGM Suzana Maksimovic (SRB 2259) - WIM Marija Petrovic (SRB 2197) 1-0
WFM Mila Nikolic (SRB 1987) - WIM Antonina Dragasevic (SRB 2153) 0-1
Marija Miletic (SRB 0) - WFM Galina Zelenaya-Azaric (SRB 2099) 0-1

Violeta Jovanovic - WGM Svetlana Prudnikova

Jugovic - SK BAS 2-2
WIM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR 2330) - WGM Natasa Bojkovic (SRB 2423) draw
WIM Marija Marcetic (SRB 2199) - IM Inna Gaponenko (UKR 2458) draw
Violeta Jovanovic (SRB 2152) - WGM Svetlana Prudnikova (SRB 2355) 0-1
WFM Jelena Mladenovic (SRB 2114) - WFM Ljilja Drljevic (MNE 2257) 1-0

Radnicki Rudovci - SK ZTP 3-1
WGM Irina Chelushkina (SRB 2340) - WGM Irina Sudakova (RUS 2358) 1-0
WGM Ana Benderac (SRB 2305) - WIM Marijana Savic (SRB 2141) 1-0
WGM Gabriela Olarasu (ROM 2283) - Marija Rakic (SRB 2247) 1-0
WIM Vesna Zivkovic (SRB 2088) - WFM Marija R Stojanovic (SRB 2156) 0-1

Barajevo - bye

Photos and report by IA Branka Vujic-Katanic