Author: Goran

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Third Saturday Djenovici, GM, IM and FM tournaments
2025

Chess tournaments „Third Saturday“ start on the third Saturday in the month (in Djenovici, Herceg Novi, in a Bay of Kotor, Montenegro)

GM tournament is round robin tournament and has 10 players (3 GM players and 7 norm seekers), 9 rounds, one game daily. 9 days -9 rounds! It is suitable for players who want to achieve GM or IM norm and ELO ratings.

IM tournament is round robin tournament and has 10 players (3 IM players and 7 norm seekers), 9 rounds, one game daily. It is suitable for players who want to achieve IM norm and ELO ratings.

FM tournament is suitable for the players who want to improve ELO ratings. FM tournament is also round robin tournament, but could be double round tournament if there are 6 or 5 players.

If you are interested to play on some of those tournaments, send me the message on mail, Facebook or Viber ASAP to assure your place on those tournaments (and to make players list).

Goran Tomic, FM and International organizer 
Third Saturday Chess Tournaments organizer
Viber +382 67 301 030
tomicvd@t-com.me
You can also use Facebook to contact me

Not every tournament starts exactly on the third Saturday of the month; rather, it begins on the specific date mentioned. This adjustment is made due to other commitments, such as the Mimosa Festival in February or other organizational obligations in April and May.

January 18-26.01.2025

February 18-26.02.2025.

March 15-23.03.2025.

April-First Tournament 12-20.04.2025.

April-Second Tournament 21-29.04.2025.

October 18 -26.10.2025.

November 15-23.11.2025.

December 20-28.12.2025.

(See the page Players list)

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Third Saturday Djenovici, |MNE IM V -2023 Djenovici
2023/05/20 – 2023/05/28

Бр		Име	ФидеИД	ФЕД	Ртг	пол
6	IM	Smirnov, Artem	4143256	FID	2414
5	IM	Arsovic, Zoran	901679	SRB	2399
3	FM	Tomic, Aleksandar	16501799	MNE	2383
2	IM	Langrock, Hannes	4655290	GER	2366
7	FM	Ivanov, Mike	2613158	CAN	2321
4	FM	Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn	2300281	ISL	2218
9	CM	Ulasevich, Sergei	13505629	FID	2213
8	FM	Sahin, Ozgun	6328121	TUR	2190
10	CM	Pappelis, Dimitrios	4215281	GRE	2159
1		Kalenichenko, Alina	54104416	FID	1950	w

https://chess-results.com/tnr761750.aspx?lan=14&art=2

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Third Saturday Djenovici, MNE IM IV -2023 Djenovici
15-23.04.2023. (round robin, 9 rounds)

Бр		Име	ФидеИД	ФЕД	Ртг	пол
8	IM	Smirnov, Artem	4143256	FID	2418
10	FM	Tomic, Aleksandar	16501799	MNE	2396
2	GM	Dizdarevic, Emir	14400049	BIH	2362
3	WIM	Song, Yuxin	8614300	CHN	2317	w
4	FM	Nikolic, Nebojsa	925853	MNE	2315
9	GM	Rajkovic, Dusan	900265	SRB	2262
6	CM	Pappelis, Dimitrios	4215281	GRE	2204
5	WFM	Zherebtsova, Alexandra	24129518	FID	2162	w
1		Karamsetty, Jeevan	2025337	USA	2138
7		Anand, Vignesh	30916348	USA	2030

https://chess-results.com/tnr751013.aspx?lan=14&art=0

Third Saturday Djenovici, MNE FM IV -2023 Djenovici (double round robin-10 rounds)

15-23.04.2023.

СНо		Име	пол	ФЕД	Ртг
1		Vujovic, Dimitrije		BIH	1660
2		Ananyev, Evgeny		RUS	1513
3		Pusara, Mihailo		MNE	1650
4		Kolmakov, Ivan		RUS	0
5		Bubanja, Milos		MNE	1816
6		Vujovic, Milan V		MNE	0

https://chess-results.com/tnr751300.aspx?lan=14&art=1

October 2022

Third Saturday Djenovici MNE IM X -2022 Djenovici

IM Tournament

15-23.10.2022

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	rtg+/-
1	GM	Anisimov Pavel		RUS	2527	6	25,75	-4,1
2	IM	Arsovic Zoran		SRB	2376	6	22,75	-0,3
3	GM	Nikcevic Nebojsa		MNE	2390	6	22,50	-1,8
4	FM	Durak Can		TUR	2239	5,5	20,75	27,2
5	FM	Nikolic Nebojsa		MNE	2310	5,5	20,50	4,9
6	FM	Volkov Dmitriy		USA	2337	5	19,75	-7
7		Trybus Daniel		POL	2245	4	14,75	-8,4
8		Astanovsky Kirill		RUS	2053	3,5	12,50	10,6
9		Poschadel Andreas Gregor		GER	2044	3,5	11,75	62,8
10		Ceranic Miodrag		MNE	2158	0	0,00	-54,8

http://chess-results.com/tnr683626.aspx?lan=1&art=1

In total on Third Saturday-Djenovici tournaments, from October 2017 till May 2023, the players achieved 4 GM norms, 12 IM norms and 4 WIM norms (and 2 players won rating 2300+, needed for FM title).

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May 2022

“THIRD SATURDAY” CHESS TOURNAMENT
21-29 May 2022

Programme for the tournament “Third Saturday”:
Player registration: 20. May 2022 17.00-18.00
Drawing of lots : 20. May 2022 18.00
Start of the round: 21. May 2022 15.30 

Players’ list for “THIRD SATURDAY” IM CHESS TOURNAMENT May 2022 (IM-V/22)

Starting rank list of players

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg	sex
10	IM	Arsovic Zoran	901679	SRB	2360
8	FM	Ivanov Mike	2613158	CAN	2342
7	IM	Zlatanovic Boroljub	916390	SRB	2341
2	FM	Kozusek Daniel	349500	WLS	2324
6	FM	Jahncke Giso Dr.	24608289	GER	2321
1	IM	Nestorovic Dejan	904279	SRB	2321
3		Dukic Zachary	2617188	CAN	2243
5		Pappelis Dimitrios	4215281	GRE	2170
9		Astanovsky Kirill	4174534	RUS	2112
4	WFM	Nestorovic Katarina	954632	SRB	2051	w

http://chess-results.com/tnr638336.aspx?lan=1

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	IM	Zlatanovic Boroljub		SRB	2341	6,0
2	IM	Arsovic Zoran		SRB	2360	6,0
3	FM	Kozusek Daniel		WLS	2324	5,5
4	FM	Jahncke Giso Dr.		GER	2321	5,0
5	FM	Ivanov Mike		CAN	2342	5,0
6		Pappelis Dimitrios		GRE	2170	5,0
7		Dukic Zachary		CAN	2243	4,0
8	IM	Nestorovic Dejan		SRB	2321	3,5

Players’ list for “THIRD SATURDAY” FM CHESS TOURNAMENT May 2022 (FM-V/22)

21.05-29.05.2022.

Starting rank list of players

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg	sex
1		Ceranic Miodrag	923290	MNE	2177
3		Quinn Rory	2501643	IRL	2053
7		Ilic Slobodan S	912883	SRB	2035
5		Lazarevic Zoran	16502191	MNE	1924
2		Petrusic Goran	936332	MNE	1870
6		Lakusic Zoran	16502060	MNE	1663
8		Djordjevic Nikola A	988189	SRB	1534
4		Pusara Mihailo	16504720	MNE	1475

http://chess-results.com/tnr638316.aspx?lan=1&art=1

Final Ranking after 7 Rounds

Rk.		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1		Quinn Rory		IRL	2053	6,0
2		Ceranic Miodrag		MNE	2177	5,0
3		Pusara Mihailo		MNE	1475	5,0
4		Lazarevic Zoran		MNE	1924	4,5
5		Ilic Slobodan S		SRB	2035	4,5
6		Djordjevic Nikola A		SRB	1534	1,5
7		Lakusic Zoran		MNE	1663	1,0
8		Petrusic Goran		MNE	1870	0,5

March 2022

“IM CHESS TOURNAMENT March 2022 (GM-III/22), 19.03-27.03.2022.

WFM Katharina Ricken with WIM norm, 27.03.2022.

PLayers’ list for “THIRD SATURDAY” IM CHESS TOURNAMENT March 2022 (IM-III/22)

IM III – 22 Djenovici MNE

Organizer(s)	NVO “Third Saturday”
Federation	Montenegro ( MNE )
Tournament director	Goran Tomic, FM
Chief Arbiter	Veselin Balsic, IA (16501179)
Time control (Standard)	90 40 + 30, +30 sec per move
Location	Djenovic, Herceg Novi
Number of rounds	9
Tournament type	Round robin
Rating calculation	Rating international
Date	2022/03/19 to 2022/03/27
Rating-Ø	2257

Players list

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	IM	Radlovacki Jovan	SRB	2263	1,0
2	CM	Thing Bibek	NEP	2193	0,5
	IM	Nikac Predrag	MNE	2317	0,5
	FM	Nikolic Nebojsa	MNE	2330	0,5
	GM	Drasko Milan	MNE	2398	0,5
		Terhuven Patrick	GER	2203	0,5
	FM	Dimitrijeski Boris Dr.	GER	2205	0,5
	WFM	Ricken Katharina	NED	2127	0,5
	FM	Mamatov Melis	KGZ	2193	0,5
10	FM	Musovic Armin	MNE	2338	0,0

https://chess-results.com/tnr619005.aspx?lan=1&art=2

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Players’ list for “THIRD SATURDAY” Mixed GM-IM tournament, Swiss pairings, 9 rounds (MIX GM-IM-III/2022)

30.March -7.April 2022

Starting rank

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg
1	GM	Drasko Milan	900397	MNE	2398
2	GM	Dizdarevic Emir	14400049	BIH	2379
3	GM	Nikcevic Nebojsa	901776	MNE	2369
4	FM	Pecurica Milos	944963	MNE	2335
5		Alivodic Dario	16501632	MNE	2257
6	CM	Topalov Aleksandar	925659	SRB	2239
7		Djurovic Peko	16503902	MNE	2222
8		Terhuven Patrick	12919098	GER	2203
9		Pobor Milo	16503589	MNE	2195
10	FM	Mamatov Melis	13800027	KGZ	2193
11	CM	Thing Bibek	12303135	NEP	2193
12	WFM	Ricken Katharina	16207017	NED	2127

FM Melis Mamatov (KGZ)

Final ranking

Мј		Име	ФЕД	Ртг	Бод.
1	FM	Mamatov Melis	KGZ	2193	7,5
2	GM	Nikcevic Nebojsa	MNE	2369	5,5
3		Djurovic Peko	MNE	2222	5,0
4	CM	Thing Bibek	NEP	2193	5,0
5	GM	Dizdarevic Emir	BIH	2379	4,5
6	GM	Drasko Milan	MNE	2398	4,5
7		Alivodic Dario	MNE	2257	4,5
8	CM	Topalov Aleksandar	SRB	2239	4,5
9	WFM	Ricken Katharina	NED	2127	4,5
10		Pobor Milo	MNE	2195	4,0
11	FM	Pecurica Milos	MNE	2335	2,5
12		Terhuven Patrick	GER	2203	2,0

http://chess-results.com/tnr621614.aspx?lan=1

Playing venue and official hotel for the tournament: Sun Village, Djenovici

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Official facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thirdsaturdaychesstournamentdjenovicimontenegro/

A video about GM, IM and FM chess tournaments Third Saturday -Djenovici -Montenegro on  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBnUQzblfiQ

Djenovici is a coastal village that is interesting in winter and summer.

Two major airports in Tivat and Dubrovnik, are located very near Herceg Novi. Tivat: 22 km, Dubrovnik (Cilipi): 32 km.

The chess players can come also on Podgorica airport, and after that to Herceg Novi (Djenovici) by bus or by car. We can organize that transfer.

If there are not enough players, norm seekers, or invited players, for the tournament, the organizer could cancel the tournament or change the form of the tournament or number of players!

In such case, if there are no enough players, norm seekers for GM or IM tournament the organizer could offer all players to play on SEMI-CLOSED TOURNAMENT with all participants (Swiss tournament, 9 rounds)

When the organizer  cancel the tournament, the organizer doesn’t pay penalty to the players as they also do not pay penalty when they cancel.

The tournament is a common risk between the organizer and the players.