50th Yugoslav Team Chess Championship: Vrnjačka Banja 1998

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Basic data

50th Yugoslav Team Chess Championship
(see all-time tournament summary)
Dates: Group stage: 21st August - 1st September 1998
Play-offs: 3rd - 6th September 1998
City: Group stage: Vrnjačka Banja,
Play-offs: Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Venue: Group stage: N/A
Play-offs: Slavija Hotel
Tournament Director:
Chief Arbiter:
Teams participating: 12
Top 10 from 1997 Yugoslav league
Promoted: Cement Beočin, Elan Srbobran
Players participating: 86 (incl. 37 GMs, 32 IMs and 12 FMs)
Games played: Group stage: 396
Play-offs: 48
Competition format: Group stage: Six board round robin. Top four qualify to the play-offs. Bottom two relegated to the second league.
Play-offs: double match elimination
Final order decided by: Group stage: 1. Game points; 2. Match points
Play-offs: team to finish higher in the group stage qualified in case of a draw
Time control:
Downloadable game file: 98yugoslavia.zip

Tournament review

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Best board results

1st Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Atalık, Suat Turkey BDPD 7 11 63.6
2. GM Gyimesi, Zoltán Hungary ELSR 6 11 54.5
2. GM Komarov, Dimitry Ukraine PTBE 6 11 54.5

2nd Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Sokolov, Andrei Russia CEBE 7½ 11 68.2
1. IM Marković, Miroslav Yugoslavia BORC 7½ 11 68.2
3. GM Zontakh, Andriy Ukraine IMRB 6½ 11 59.1
3. GM Damljanović, Branko Yugoslavia AGZE 6½ 11 59.1

3rd Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Ilinčić, Zlatko Yugoslavia AGZE 7½ 11 68.2
2. GM Striković, Aleksa Yugoslavia BORC 7 11 63.6
3. GM Čabrilo, Goran Yugoslavia RBNI 6½ 11 59.1

4th Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Kosić, Dragan Yugoslavia BDPD 8 11 72.7
2. IM Brenjo, Slaviša Yugoslavia PTBE 7 11 63.6
3. GM Lazić, Miroljub Yugoslavia CEBE 6½ 11 59.1

5th Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. IM Kovačević, Aleksandar Yugoslavia CEBE 8½ 11 77.3
2. GM Vukić, Milan Yugoslavia AGZE 7½ 10 75.0
3. IM Arsović, Zoran Yugoslavia BEBG 7½ 11 68.2

6th Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Abramović, Boško Yugoslavia AGZE 6½ 9 72.2
2. FM Pajković, Vladimir Yugoslavia BDPD 6½ 11 59.1
2. IM Ivanišević, Ivan Yugoslavia BORC 6½ 11 59.1

Reserve Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. IM Vuković, Zdravko Yugoslavia RBNI 7½ 11 68.2
2. FM Marković, Ivan Yugoslavia BEBG 6 11 54.5
2. FM Knežević, Bojan Yugoslavia PTBE 6 11 54.5