2023
European gold in Budva
Predke, Sarana, Inđić, Markuš and Ivić brought Serbia its first European team title. Behind the final standings were nine rounds in which every half-point could change the story.
See the results →: European gold in BudvaAn attack on one board, a fight for a draw on another. Everyone is watching the same match score. Follow Serbia at the major events and revisit the games that make team chess worth cheering for.
Before a big tournament, we always look back at what came before. In recent years, Serbia has given us plenty to revisit.
Predke, Sarana, Inđić, Markuš and Ivić brought Serbia its first European team title. Behind the final standings were nine rounds in which every half-point could change the story.
See the results →: European gold in BudvaA final-round win over Ukraine completed Serbia’s campaign in Budapest. Fifth place in the Open was independent Serbia’s best Olympiad finish.
See the results →: Fifth at the OlympiadInjac won the European title in Rhodes with nine consecutive wins. Inđić had taken the individual European title a year earlier. Two major achievements, and good reason to follow their games for Serbia closely.
See the results →: Teodora tops EuropeFrom Dresden to Budapest: both teams’ finishes, Olympiad by Olympiad. The most recent result comes first.
| Year | Event | Open | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chess OlympiadBudapest | 5. | 25. |
| 2022 | Chess OlympiadChennai | 20. | 13. |
| 2018 | Chess OlympiadBatumi | 52. | 22. |
| 2016 | Chess OlympiadBaku | 38. | 13. |
| 2014 | Chess OlympiadTromsø | 16. | 29. |
| 2012 | Chess OlympiadIstanbul | 14. | 30. |
| 2010 | Chess OlympiadKhanty-Mansiysk | 33. | 26. |
| 2008 | Chess OlympiadDresden | 20. | 7. |
Gold in Budva in 2023 and bronze in Batumi in 2025 stand out in the Open team’s record. The Women’s team results are here alongside them.
| Year | Event | Open | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | European Team ChampionshipBatumi, Georgia | 3. | 18. |
| 2023 | European Team ChampionshipBudva, Montenegro | 1. | 8. |
| 2021 | European Team ChampionshipTerme Čatež, Slovenia | 8. | 6. |
| 2019 | European Team ChampionshipBatumi, Georgia | 23. | 11. |
| 2017 | European Team ChampionshipHersonissos, Crete, Greece | 22. | 15. |
| 2015 | European Team ChampionshipReykjavík, Iceland | - | - |
At these championships, every player competes for themselves. When a title comes home, we celebrate it together.
European champion in Rhodes, with nine consecutive wins.
European champion in Petrovac: an unbeaten 9/11.
Alongside the team standings, individual performances earn board medals. These are the players who brought one home.
A second consecutive European board-two gold, this time in Batumi.
Board-three silver in Batumi.
Bronze in Budapest, alongside the team’s fifth-place finish.
Board-two gold alongside the team title in Budva.
Gold among the reserve players in Budva.
Bronze on board four of the title-winning team in Budva.
Board-one gold in Budva; the Women’s team finished eighth.
Gold among the Women’s reserve players in Budva.
Silver among the reserve players in Terme Čatež.
Bronze for his performance on board four in Baku.
Board-two gold in Reykjavík.
Independent Serbia’s first individual Olympiad medal, won in Tromsø.
Behind every place in the standings are the games themselves. Here are three wins from Budva and Budapest worth playing through again.
Budva 2023, the final round. Ivić’s win over Ioannidis was part of Serbia’s 3-1 victory against Greece, completing the campaign that brought European gold. Watch how active rooks take over the endgame.
Budapest 2024, the final round. Sarana plays 11.Bxh7+ against Ivanchuk, then recovers material by taking the knight on d4. The real work is still ahead: watch his queen, rook and knight build threats around the black king.
Another point from Serbia’s 3½-½ win over Ukraine in Budapest. After 27...Rxe4, Markuš plays Nh5, then Rxg7+. Watch how the bishop and knight combine to give checks in the finish.