Belgrade, the city where Richard Rapport just won the Grand Prix, is going to hold its traditional March tournament. Celebrating the International Women’s Day – 8th March with a strong chess tournament is a tradition in Belgrade since 1965. This event is in the select group of the tournaments with the longest continuity in the chess world. Former world champions Nona Gaprindashvili and Maia Chiburdanidze were regularly featured in the tournament, but as of late the organizers have decided to give a chance to younger players.
This year’s 8th of March event will be a 10 player round robin event. Top seeded are WGM Xu Yuanyuan and WGM Maria Manakova, in the company of young chess stars as WIM Andreea Novratescu, FM Nadya Toncheva, etc.
WGM
Xu Yuanyuan
2317
WGM
Manakova Maria
2257
Lu Miaoyi
2219
WIM
Navrotescu Andreea
2218
FM
Toncheva Nadya
2207
WIM
Srdanovic Jovana
2194
WGM
Benderac Ana
2184
WGM
Chelushkina Irina
2183
WFM
Kovacevic Radmila
2072
Tomin Ksenija
2067