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Saturday, 11 Dec 2021 13:42
Zdenko Kožul wins Croatian Championship

Zdenko Kožul is a new Croatian champion. The 55-year old native of Bihac won his third national title with a round to spare. Zdenko completed the event unbeaten and scored impressive 8½/11

The Croatian Championship, a 12-player round-robin tournament with classical time control, took place at the Continental Hotel in Rijeka from 30 November to 10 December 2021.

The top-seed and three-time Croatian champion Ivan Saric faltered in the starting round but pulled himself together and competed for the title with Kozul almost until the very end, finishing just a half-point behind.

IM Leon Livaic scored a solid +3 (7/11), beating the silver winner along the way and suffering no defeats, just like the champion. The 21-year old earned bronze, completed a GM norm, and picked 11 rating points. 

At the closing ceremony, the trophies were awarded to the winners by the president of the Rijeka Sports Association, Dorotea Pešić Bukovac.

Final standings:

1

GM

Kožul, Zdenko

2625

2

GM

Šarić, Ivan

2665

8

3

IM

Livaić, Leon

2537

7

4

GM

Jovanović, Zoran

2523

6

5

GM

Martinović, Saša

2542

6

GM

Zelčić, Robert

2540

5

7

IM

Dorić, Darko

2475

5

8

GM

Ferčec, Nenad

2415

5

9

GM

Bosiočić, Marin

2545

10

IM

Srbiš, Jurica

2448

11

GM

Šarić, Ante

2536

4

12

GM

Kovačević, Blažimir

2399

3


Official website: phrijeka2021.com/

Photo: official website