The 2012 Serbian Chess Championship is taking place from 23rd April to 5th May in Vrnjačka Banja. Fourteen players with average elo of 2534 compete in the round robin tournament.
After nine rounds of play the defending champion Ivan Ivanisevic maintains the lead but Branko Damljanovic is closing the gap after turning the tables in the game against Boban Bogosavljevic.
Round 9 standings:
1. GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2645 – 7
2. GM Damljanovic Branko 2582 – 6.5
3-5. GM Markus Robert 2625, GM Popovic Dusan 2561 and GM Perunovic Milos 2582 – 5.5
6-7. GM Sedlak Nikola 2593 and GM Abramovic Bosko 2460 – 5.0
8-9. GM Miladinovic Igor 2555 and IM Indjic Aleksandar 2430 – 4.5
10. GM Bogosavljevic Boban 2523 – 4.0
11. GM Milanovic Danilo 2520 – 3.5
12. GM Pikula Dejan 2525 – 3.0
13. GM Markovic Miroslav 2480 – 2.0
14. IM Bodiroga Predrag 2397 – 1.5
GM Ivan Ivanisevic
GM Branko Damljanovic
