Grandmaster Denis Kadrić, the leader of the Montenegrin national team, achieved an important victory in the eighth round of the 78th Montenegrin Chess Championship, which put him alone at the top of the standings.
Kadrić defeated the president of the Montenegrin Chess Federation, FIDE master Jovan Milović, with black pieces.
Milović played in his recognizable style, sacrificing a piece early, and Kadrić easily managed to defend himself and reach the full point, after only 17 moves played.
With this victory, Kadrić has risen to the top of the table, and currently has a half-point lead over grandmaster Nikola Djukić.
Djukic outplayed FIDE master Oleg Jaksin with the black pieces, inflicting his third consecutive defeat, and is currently half a point behind the leader.
The English opening was played, and Đukić took up space, led the attack, and Jaksin surrendered in the face of indefensible checkmate losses.
The eighth round was extremely competitive, with duels being decided on the first six tables. Blažo Kalezić punished Veljko Draganić's imprecise play with the white pieces, and currently has 6 points, one point behind the leader Kadrić.
National team player, FIDE master Nemanja Vukčević, caught up with the top of the table after a somewhat poor start, as he defeated grandmaster Nebojša Nikćević in the eighth round. The victories that brought them to the third place division were achieved by international master Aleksandar Tomić, who defeated Miloš Pečurica, and FIDE master Andrej Šuković, who outplayed Andrej Skvortsov.
Grandmaster Božidar Bonja Ivanović is alone in eighth place with 5,5 points, having defeated Veljko Šćekić in the eighth round.
Defending champion Nikita Petrov drew with international master Bogdan Podlesnik, leaving him two points behind leader Kadrić.
The ninth round is scheduled for tomorrow, and the following duels stand out: Kadrić - Kalezić, Đukić - Tomic, Vukčević - Milović, Šuković - Ivanovic...
Table after round 8: 1. Kadrić 7 2. Djukić 6,5 3-7. Tomic, Milović, Kalezić, Vukčević, Šuković 6 8. Ivanovic 5,5 9-16. Jaksin, Petrov, Podlesnik, Draganić, Nikčević, Skvorcov, Koljević, Vujošević 5...
The organizer of the championship is the Chess Federation of Montenegro, while the sponsor is the Ministry of Sports and Youth.
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