Everything is ready for a chess spectacle on the Adriatic - Petrovac will host the European Individual Championship from November 7 to 20, 2024.
As announced by the Chess Federation of Montenegro, this prestigious event additionally confirms the reputation of Montenegro as a host of important international competitions.
"The organizer is the Chess Federation of Montenegro in cooperation with the European Chess Union, and the sponsors of the championship are the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the Municipality of Budva. Preparations for this extremely demanding competition are entering the final phase, and currently 405 chess players from 42 European countries have been registered. Among them, as many as 45 players have a current rating of more than 2.600 points, which guarantees the exceptional quality of the championship," said ŠSCG.
Vladimir Fedosejev (Slovenia) is at the top of the leaderboard with a rating of 2.712, followed by Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) and Bogan Daniel Deak (Romania) with 2.687 points. Chess fans will be able to follow more than 120 grandmasters, including former world champion Ruslan Ponomarev and Vasyl Ivanchuk, the legendary Ukrainian grandmaster.
Mark Andrija Maurici, the youth world champion, as well as the talented duo from Turkey, Ediz Gurel and Đagiz Kana Erdoğmus, who are considered future chess stars, stand out on the list of participants.
As they say from ŠSCG, our national team members will compete with the aim of achieving the best possible results.
"Grandmaster Nikita Petrov (2590) occupies starting position 51, while Denis Kadrić (2562) is in position 66, and Nikola Đukić (2499) is in position 108. In addition to them, twenty more of our players will participate in this important tournament".
The prize fund amounts to 100.000 euros, and will be distributed among 23 regular and 12 special prizes, and the winner will collect 20 euros. The competition is also a qualification for the World Cup, and 11 rounds are scheduled to be played according to the Swiss system.
The first round and the ceremonial opening of the tournament are scheduled for Friday, November 8, at 15 p.m.
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