Dražen Sermek
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Dražen Sermek is a Slovene chess player
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Sermek won the Slovenian Chess Championship
in 1993 and 1998 and was a member of Slovenia Olympic
team in 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
In 2001 he came first in the Pula
Open. In 2002, won the New White Plus GM tournament in Dhaka
and tied for 1st–5th with Mladen Palac
, Zdenko Kozul
, Vladimir Burmakin
and Ognjen Cvitan
in the Casino HIT NG Open in Nova Gorica
. In 2008, tied for 3rd–7th with Marat Dzhumaev
, Darwin Laylo
, Susanto Megaranto
and Ashot Nadanian
in the 5th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Championship in Kuala Lumpur
and came first in the MCF GM Tournament, which was also held in Kuala Lumpur.
On the May 2010 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2526.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
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Sermek won the Slovenian Chess Championship
Slovenian Chess Championship
The Slovenian Chess Championship is the national chess championship held in Slovenia. The championship has been played since the 1950s, first as a regional championship in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and after the independence of Slovenia as a national championship...
in 1993 and 1998 and was a member of Slovenia Olympic
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
team in 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
In 2001 he came first in the Pula
Pula
Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...
Open. In 2002, won the New White Plus GM tournament in Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
and tied for 1st–5th with Mladen Palac
Mladen Palac
Mladen Palac is a Croatian chess Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer .He won the Croatian Chess Championship in 2001 and 2004. In 1998 he won the Biel chess tournament. In 2002, tied for 1st-5th with Dražen Sermek, Zdenko Kozul, Vladimir Burmakin and Ognjen Cvitan in the Casino HIT NG Open in Nova Gorica...
, Zdenko Kozul
Zdenko Kožul
Zdenko Kožul is a Croatian chess grandmaster and was the 2006 European champion.-Chess career:Kožul was born in the north-western Bosnian town of Bihać, . He was awarded the grandmaster title by FIDE in 1989. In 1989 and 1990, Kozul won consecutive Yugoslavian championships...
, Vladimir Burmakin
Vladimir Burmakin
Vladimir Burmakin is a Russian chess Grandmaster.In 1994 he came 3rd-5th in the Russian championship at Elista, with Sergei Rublevsky and Vasily Yemelin ....
and Ognjen Cvitan
Ognjen Cvitan
Ognjen Cvitan is a Croatian chess grandmaster. Cvitan earned the International Master title by winning the 1981 World Junior Championship. His grandmaster title was awarded in 1987....
in the Casino HIT NG Open in Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica ; 21,082 ; 31,000 ) is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy...
. In 2008, tied for 3rd–7th with Marat Dzhumaev
Marat Dzhumaev
Marat Dzhumaev is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster .Played for Uzbekistan in the Chess Olympiads of 2000 and 2002, in the World Team Chess Championship of 2001 and in the Asian Team Chess Championships of 1999, 2003 and 2008...
, Darwin Laylo
Darwin Laylo
Darwin Laylo is a Filipino chess Grandmaster.Laylo won the Philippine national championship in 2004 and 2006. These wins earned him a place on the Philippine Chess Olympiad teams in the 2004 Calvià Olympiad and in 2006 at Turin....
, Susanto Megaranto
Susanto Megaranto
Susanto Megaranto is an Indonesian chess Grandmaster.He became the youngest Indonesian GM ever at 17, beating out Utut Adianto's record by four years....
and Ashot Nadanian
Ashot Nadanian
Ashot Nadanian is an Armenian chess International Master , chess theoretician and chess coach....
in the 5th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Championship in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
and came first in the MCF GM Tournament, which was also held in Kuala Lumpur.
On the May 2010 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2526.