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News
Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2026
European bronze for Sirmium; Sarana and Ivić score 6/7
Sirmium return from Budva with European bronze, while Sarana and Ivić each scored six points and won individual medals. At home, three more league campaigns have concluded: Mirijevo earned Super League promotion, Ina dizajn finished first in Central Serbia, and Caribrod’s women secured a place in th…
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Sarana and Ivić start 4/4 in Budva; Belgrade Trophy moves to five days
Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2026
Radnik clinch Serbia’s title as the Olympiad players return to club chess
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Position after move 22 · E53
Game of the day · USSR - Yugoslavia match, Leningrad
Gligoric - Tolush, 1957
E53!! Game of the day
Svetozar Gligorić travels to Leningrad with Yugoslavia for the 1957 match against the USSR. Across the board sits Alexander Tolush, known for his attacking play. Gligorić has White in an encounter between two chess traditions and two strong national teams.
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Top players
Men · TOP 5
| !! 1 | GM | Aleksej Sarana | 2671 | ▲ +5 |
| 2 | GM | Aleksandar Predke | 2612 | ▲ +14 |
| 3 | GM | Aleksandar Inđić | 2606 | ▲ +8 |
| 4 | GM | Velimir Ivić | 2581 | ▼ −20 |
| 5 | GM | Robert Markuš | 2531 | · |
Women · TOP 5
| !! 1 | IM | Teodora Injac | 2405 | ▼ −1 |
| 2 | IM | Alina Bivol | 2331 | ▼ −14 |
| 3 | WGM | Elif Mehmed | 2325 | ▲ +9 |
| 4 | WIM | Marija Rakić Vulićević | 2283 | · |
| 5 | WIM | Jovana Srdanović | 2269 | ▼ −29 |
Who's who
Players
Aleksandar Inđić
GM · 1995
European champion in 2024 and a multiple Serbian champion, from his Belgrade beginnings to the national team.
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Aleksandar Matanović
GM · 1930-2023
A grandmaster and Chess Informant co-founder who helped shape both chess history and the way we read games.
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Aleksandar Predke
GM · 1994
The grandmaster who played board one for Serbia’s European Championship-winning team in 2023.
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Aleksej Sarana
GM · 2000
The 2023 European champion and a team gold medallist with Serbia, with an eye for active play in attacks and endgames alike.
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Alina Bivol
IM, WGM · 1996
An International Master and world junior silver medallist in 2015, named in Serbia’s national squad in 2026.
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