Alexandar Indjic and Teodora Injac are the winners of the 14th Serbian chess championship. Two 10-player round-robins (open and women) were held in hotel "Fontana" in Vrnjačka Banja and stretched over December 07-13. Both became three-time national champions with Teodora taking her third title in a row. Alexandar repeated his success of 2014 and 2018.

Playing no-compromise chess throughout the event Indjic made just two draws and despite losing two games finished a half-point ahead of Robert Markus, Alexandar Kovacevic, and Ivan Ivanisevic who tied for second. In the final round, Markus and Kovacevic had a theoretical chance to catch up with the leader but both settled for quick draws with Black.

Final standings open:

1. GM Indjic Aleksandar (2604) – 6
2. GM Markus Robert (2592) – 5½
3. GM Kovacevic Aleksandar (2482) – 5½
4. GM Ivanisevic Ivan (2608) – 5½
5. GM Perunovic Milos (2576) – 4½
6. GM Todorovic Goran (2417) – 4
7. GM Lajthajm Borko (2383) – 4
8. IM  Budisavljevic Luka       (2501) – 4
9. IM  Cabarkapa Novak (2463) – 3
10. GM Damljanovic Branko (2513) – 3

Teodora Injac, the only undefeated participant of the tournament, netted comfortable +4 in the first six rounds and smoothly sailed to the title finishing a full point ahead of Adela Velikic. Jovana Eric earned bronze.

Final standings women:

1. WIM  Injac Teodora (2290) – 6½
2. WIM  Velikic Adela (2278) – 5½
3. WGM Eric Jovana (2278) – 5
4. WIM  Drljevic Ljilja (2174) – 5
5. WGM Rapport Jovana (2308) – 4½
6. WGM Benderac Ana (2202) – 4
7. WIM  Gajcin Marina (2239) – 4
8. WGM Chelushkina Irina (2224) – 4
9. WFM Srdanovic Jovana (2149) – 3½
10. WGM Prudnikova Svetlana (2181) – 3

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