The 25th Belgrade International Open Championship (Belgrade Trophy) takes place from 24th November to 2nd December in Obrenovac, near Belgrade.
The Championship with 198 participants will be played over 9 rounds according to the FIDE Swiss System and is valid for international norms for FIDE titles. The prize fund is 6000 EUR with 1500 EUR reserved for the winner.
Three players are currently leading with perfect score after four rounds. Among them is Marko Nenezic, the 16-years old wonder-boy with one GM norm from the International Championship of Central Serbia. Nenezic defeated GM Goran Todorovic and is matched against the 2nd-seeded GM Sipke Ernst for the Monday round.
Marko Nenezic
Round 4 standings:
1-3. IM Filip Lucian ROU 2471, Nenezic Marko SRB 2329 and IM Radlovacki Jovan SRB 2429 – 4.0
4-19. GM Blagojevic Dragisa MNE 2514, GM Drenchev Petar BUL 2499, Indjic Aleksandar SRB 2411, GM Spasov Vasil BUL 2583, GM Milanovic Danilo SRB 2516, GM Cabrilo Goran SRB 2463, GM Strikovic Aleksa SRB 2564, FM Pantelic Sasa SRB 2341, IM Olenin Nikolay RUS 2323, FM Zivkovic Sava SRB 2321, GM Abramovic Bosko SRB 2450, IM Pancevski Filip MKD 2442, FM Anton Teodor ROU 2380, GM Damljanovic Branko SRB 2597, GM Ernst Sipke NED 2593 and GM Lajthajm Borko SRB 2500 – 3.5
20-48. GM Pap Misa SRB 2511, Sarenac Ivan SRB 2327, GM Neverov Valeriy UKR 2537, GM Todorovic Goran M SRB 2482, FM Skurikhin Dmitrij RUS 2345, IM Miron Lucian-Costin ROU 2513, GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2576, Bressac Stephane FRA 2212, Petkovic Slobodan SRB 2093, GM Tosic Miroslav SRB 2444, Janev Tihomir BUL 2366, FM Menkinoski Riste MKD 2349, FM Starcevic Goran SRB 2148, GM Tadic Branko SRB 2486, GM Pikula Dejan SRB 2535, FM Ilic Zoran MKD 2260, IM Medancic Rikard CRO 2258, GM Nikcevic Nebojsa MNE 2412, GM Savic Miodrag R SRB 2523, FM Skare Goran SRB 2323, Lazic Zeljko SRB 2216, Kovacevic Bozidar SRB 1884, FM Sorgic Dragan SRB 2246, Jovicic Radosav SRB 2197, IM Stanojevic Branko SRB 2298, IM Cetkovic Miodrag MNE 2247, FM Stamenkovic Aleksandar SRB 2300, FM Stavnjak Lazar BIH 2235 and Volas Nikola SRB 2103 – 3.0 etc
Round 5 top pairings:
IM Radlovacki Jovan 2429 – IM Filip Lucian 2471
GM Ernst Sipke 2593 – Nenezic Marko 2329
GM Cabrilo Goran 2463 – GM Damljanovic Branko 2597
GM Abramovic Bosko 2450 – GM Spasov Vasil 2583
FM Anton Teodor 2380 – GM Strikovic Aleksa 2564
IM Pancevski Filip 2442 – GM Milanovic Danilo 2516
GM Blagojevic Dragisa 2514 – Indjic Aleksandar 2411
FM Pantelic Sasa 2341 – GM Lajthajm Borko 2500
GM Drenchev Petar 2499 – IM Olenin Nikolay 2323
GM Perunovic Milos 2576 – FM Zivkovic Sava 2321
