Croatian Chess Championship Explained

The Croatian Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess championship of Croatia.

Winners

Year Venue Champion 1992 Mirko Jukić 1992 Ognjen Cvitan 1993 Davor Rogić 1994 Filip Ljubičić 1995 1996 Pula Robert Zelčić 1998 Pula Robert Zelčić 1999 Pula Ivan Žaja 2000 Pula Zagreb (playoff) Ivan Žaja 2001 2002 Zagreb Ivica Armanda 2003 Robert Zelčić 2004 Zagreb Mladen Palac 2005 2006 2007 Hrvoje Stević 2008 Rijeka Zagreb (playoff) Mladen Palac 2009 Otočac Zagreb (playoff) Ivan Šarić 2010 Ante Brkić 2011 Mladen Palac 2012 Hrvoje Stević 2013 Ivan Šarić 2014 Opatija Alojzije Janković 2015/16 Zdenko Kožul^[1] 2017 Marin Bosiočić^[2] 2018 Ivan Šarić^[3] 2019 Marin Bosiočić^[4] 2020 Saša Martinović^[5] 2021

Year Venue Women's Champion 1992 Albina Paraminski 1992 Vlasta Maček 1993 Mirjana Medić 1994 Mirjana Medić 1995 Mirjana Medić 1996 Pula Mirjana Medić 1998 Pula Zorica Puljek Salai 1999 Pula Vlasta Maček 2002 Zagreb Mara Jelica 2003 Mirjana Medić 2004 Zagreb Rajna Šargač 2006 Zagreb Mirjana Medić 2007 Đakovo Borka Frančišković 2008 Borka Frančišković 2009 Borka Frančišković 2010 Borka Frančišković 2011 Topusko Borka Frančišković 2012 Mirjana Medić 2013 Zagreb Borka Frančišković 2014 Đakovo Valentina Golubenko 2015 Đakovo Borka Frančišković 2016 Zagreb Kristina Šarić 2017 Ana Berke^[6] 2018 Zagreb Ana Berke 2020 Durdevac Patricija Vujnović^[7] 2021 Rijeka Blažimir Kovačević 2022 Split Ivan Šarić 2023 Zagreb

References

• The Week in Chess by Mark Crowther: 1995, 1998, 2000, 2000 playoff, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• FIDE

2008, 2008 playoff, 2009, 2009 playoff, 2011, 2012 women, 2013 women

• Croatian Chess Federation: list of winners 1992-2011 (men), list of women's champions 1992-2006, 2012 men
• Some biographies of Croatian players

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Pojedinačno prvenstvo Hrvatske u šahu za muškarce . 2021-06-15 . chess-results.com.
2. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Pojedinačno prvenstvo Hrvatske u šahu za seniore . 2021-06-15 . chess-results.com.
3. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Pojedinačno prvenstvo Hrvatske, Požega 17.-27.04.2018. . 2021-06-15 . chess-results.com.
4. Web site: 2019-04-18 . Croatian Chess Championship 2019 – Highlights . 2021-06-15 . Chessentials . en-US.
5. Web site: 2020-07-02 . Martinovic wins Croatian Championship . 2021-06-15 . Chess News . en.
6. http://www.zlatniotok-krk.com/hr2017/ana-berke-pobjednica-pojedinacnog-prvenstva-drzave-u-sahu-za-zene/ "Ana Berke pobjednica pojedinačnog prvenstva države u šahu za žene, Ivona Purgar druga, Mirjana Medić treća"
7. Web site: The Week in Chess 1348. 2020-09-10. theweekinchess.com.