{"id":27355,"date":"2024-06-26T10:22:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T10:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1090.fide.com\/?p=27355"},"modified":"2024-07-04T11:04:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T11:04:41","slug":"indjic-and-chelushkina-triumph-at-2024-serbian-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/indjic-and-chelushkina-triumph-at-2024-serbian-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Indjic and Chelushkina triumph at 2024 Serbian Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Aleksandar Indjic and Irina Chelushkina emerged victorious at the 2024 Serbian Championship. Aleksandar successfully defended his title and won his fifth overall, while Irina lifted the trophy for the second time.<\/p>

The 18th Serbian Championship 2024 took place from June 17\u201325 in the Fantastico Exclusive Hotel in Senta. The open and women’s tournaments ran concurrently. Both competitions were 10-player round robins with classical time control.<\/p>

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In the open competition, Aleksandar Indjic seized the lead after Round 4 and maintained his top position to the very end. Facing top seed Alexey Sarana with black pieces in the final round, he displayed exceptional defensive skills, securing a draw and the championship title with an excellent 7\/9 score.<\/p>

Robert Markus and Alexey Sarana finished on 6\/9 and tied for second place. Just like a year ago, Robert Markus took silver (this time, thanks to a better tiebreak). The rating-favorite Alexey Sarana had to settle for bronze.<\/p>

The champion and the runner-up became the only unbeaten players in the tournament.<\/p>

Final standings Open<\/strong>:<\/p>

1<\/p><\/td>

GM<\/p><\/td>

Indjic, Aleksandar<\/p><\/td>

2602<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2<\/p><\/td>

GM<\/p><\/td>

Markus, Robert<\/p><\/td>

2587<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3<\/p><\/td>

GM<\/p><\/td>

Sarana, Alexey<\/p><\/td>

2712<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

4<\/p><\/td>

GM<\/p><\/td>

Popovic, Dusan<\/p><\/td>

2486<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

5<\/p><\/td>

GM<\/p><\/td>

Ivanisevic, Ivan<\/p><\/td>

2536<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

6<\/p><\/td>

GM<\/p><\/td>

Perunovic, Milos<\/p><\/td>

2531<\/p><\/td>

4\u00bd<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

7<\/p><\/td>

GM<\/p><\/td>

Atalik, Suat<\/p><\/td>

2450<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

8<\/p><\/td>

GM<\/p><\/td>

Kovacevic, Aleksandar<\/p><\/td>

2482<\/p><\/td>

3\u00bd<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

9<\/p><\/td>

IM<\/p><\/td>

Radovanovic, Nikola<\/p><\/td>

2441<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

10<\/p><\/td>

GM<\/p><\/td>

Muratovic, Alija<\/p><\/td>

2513<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>


The women’s section witnessed Irina Chelushkina’s dominance. Conceding only two draws, she finished a clear 1.5 points ahead of the runner-up, WIM Adela Velikic. WIM Jovana Srdanovic earned the bronze medal with 6\/9 points.<\/p>

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Final standings Women<\/strong>:<\/p>

1<\/p><\/td>

WGM<\/p><\/td>

Chelushkina, Irina<\/p><\/td>

2134<\/p><\/td>

8<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2<\/p><\/td>

WIM<\/p><\/td>

Velikic, Adela<\/p><\/td>

2290<\/p><\/td>

6\u00bd<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3<\/p><\/td>

WIM<\/p><\/td>

Srdanovic, Jovana<\/p><\/td>

2134<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

4<\/p><\/td>

WGM<\/p><\/td>

Mandura, Tijana<\/p><\/td>

2224<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

5<\/p><\/td>

WIM<\/p><\/td>

Djukic, Sandra<\/p><\/td>

2118<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

6<\/p><\/td>

WGM<\/p><\/td>

Eric, Jovana<\/p><\/td>

2184<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

7<\/p><\/td>

WFM<\/p><\/td>

Vujovic, Vera<\/p><\/td>

2154<\/p><\/td>

4\u00bd<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

8<\/p><\/td>

WFM<\/p><\/td>

Bukhteeva, Viktoria<\/p><\/td>

2070<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

9<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Stankovic, Andrea<\/p><\/td>

1990<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

10<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Radenkovic, Mila<\/p><\/td>

1870<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>


The chief arbiter IA Vladica Andrejic and\u00a0the deputy chief arbiter, Zoltan Helenji, officiated the competition, while IO, IA Neboj\u0161a Barali\u0107, acted as the championship director.<\/p>

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At the closing ceremony, the president of the Chess Federation of Serbia, Dragan Lazi\u0107, and the owner of the “Fantastico Exclusive” hotel, \u0160andor Lerinc, presented cups and medals to the top finishers. All the participants received gifts from the host and the Serbian Chess Federation (\u0160SS).<\/p>

Official website:\u00a0serbiachess.org\/<\/a><\/p>

Photos:\u00a0\u0160ahovski savez Srbije<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aleksandar Indjic and Irina Chelushkina emerged victorious at the 2024 Serbian Championship. Aleksandar successfully defended his title and won his fifth overall, while Irina lifted the trophy for the second time. The 18th Serbian Championship 2024 took place from June 17\u201325 in the Fantastico Exclusive Hotel in Senta. The open and women’s tournaments ran concurrently. Both competitions were 10-player round robins with classical time control. In the open competition, Aleksandar Indjic seized the lead after Round 4 and maintained his top position to the very end. Facing top seed Alexey Sarana with black pieces in the final round, he displayed exceptional defensive skills, securing a draw and the championship title with an excellent 7\/9 score. Robert Markus and Alexey Sarana finished on 6\/9 and tied for second place. Just like a year ago, Robert Markus took silver (this time, thanks to a better tiebreak). The rating-favorite Alexey Sarana had to settle for bronze. The champion and the runner-up became the only unbeaten players in the tournament. Final standings Open: 1 GM Indjic, Aleksandar 2602 7 2 GM Markus, Robert 2587 6 3 GM Sarana, Alexey 2712 6 4 GM Popovic, Dusan 2486 5 5 GM Ivanisevic, Ivan 2536 5 6 GM Perunovic, Milos 2531 4\u00bd 7 GM Atalik, Suat 2450 4 8 GM Kovacevic, Aleksandar 2482 3\u00bd 9 IM Radovanovic, Nikola 2441 3 10 GM Muratovic, Alija 2513 1 The women’s section witnessed Irina Chelushkina’s dominance. Conceding only two draws, she finished a clear 1.5 points ahead of the runner-up, WIM Adela Velikic. WIM Jovana Srdanovic earned the bronze medal with 6\/9 points. Final standings Women: 1 WGM Chelushkina, Irina 2134 8 2 WIM Velikic, Adela 2290 6\u00bd 3 WIM Srdanovic, Jovana 2134 6 4 WGM Mandura, Tijana 2224 5 5 WIM Djukic, Sandra 2118 5 6 WGM Eric, Jovana 2184 5 7 WFM Vujovic, Vera 2154 4\u00bd 8 WFM Bukhteeva, Viktoria 2070 3 9 \u00a0 Stankovic, Andrea 1990 2 10 \u00a0 Radenkovic, Mila 1870 0 The chief arbiter IA Vladica Andrejic and\u00a0the deputy chief arbiter, Zoltan Helenji, officiated the competition, while IO, IA Neboj\u0161a Barali\u0107, acted as the championship director. At the closing ceremony, the president of the Chess Federation of Serbia, Dragan Lazi\u0107, and the owner of the “Fantastico Exclusive” hotel, \u0160andor Lerinc, presented cups and medals to the top finishers. All the participants received gifts from the host and the Serbian Chess Federation (\u0160SS). Official website:\u00a0serbiachess.org\/ Photos:\u00a0\u0160ahovski savez Srbije<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[49,200],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-27355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-national-championships","tag-serbia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27355"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27360,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27355\/revisions\/27360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27355"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=27355"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=27355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}