Morozevich leading after four rounds of 2008 Bosna tournament

23rd May - 2nd June 2008 in Sarajevo, BIH

The 18th category Bosna 2008 tournament is currently ongoing in Sarajevo, BIH. In the first four rounds, there have been only three decided games out of twelve played. Alexander Morozevich won two of them and is enjoying a half-point lead ahead of Lenier Dominguez Perez, the fresh winner of the 2008 Capablanca Memorial.

Bosnian native Ivan Sokolov, who is now playing under the flag of Netherlands, and Russian Artyom Timofeev are on tied third, having drawn all games so far. Last year Bosna winner Sergei Movsesian had excellent results at the 2008 Corus and European Individual Championship, but here we are still waiting for his first win. Sergei will break the magical 2700 FIDE elo barrier on the next list and he is also famous for standing up against Kasparov's elitism eight years ago.

Lenier Dominguez Perez and Alexander Morozevich

Local wonderboy Borki Predojevic, who delighted everyone by finishing 2nd last year, is still struggling to find his best shape and is currently last-placed.

Round 4 standings:
1. Alexander Morozevich (RUS 2774) - 3.0
2. Lenier Dominguez Perez (CUB 2695) - 2.5
3-4. Ivan Sokolov (NED 2690) and Artyom Timofeev (RUS 2664) - 2.0
5. Sergei Movsesian (SVK 2695) - 1.5
6. Borki Predojevic (BIH 2651) - 1.0

IM Mert Erdogdu (TUR 2434), GM Goran Cabrilo (SRB 2498), GM Miodrag R.Savic (SRB 2542), IM Dalibor Stojanovic (BIH 2474) and GM Dragan Kosic (MNE 2500) are leading at the 10-player round-robin B tournament with 2.5 points each.

Tournament website