BAS Wins First Serbian League for Women

23rd August to 2nd September in Novi Sad, 12 teams in round robin

First Serbian League for Women 2010 was played between 23rd August and 2nd September in Novi Sad. 12 teams competed in the round robin tournament.

After the exciting race SK BAS edged the ambitious Jelica Goracici by only two match points and grabbed the winner's trophy. IM Tatjana Vasilevich from Ukraine, who played third board for BAS, brutally annihilated the opposition and scored perfect 11 points from that many games.

Other members of the winning team are 2008 World Championship participant IM Natasa Bojkovic, WGM Irina Chelushkina, last year champion with former club Radnicki Rudovci, and WIM Ljilja Drljevic, recently leaving Montenegro rating list to return to Serbia.

The winners' podium (all photos by Laszlo Rudolf)

Top rated player of the tournament, GM Nana Dzagnidze, conceded only two draws on the first board and netted 10 points for Jelica Goracici.

Final standings (Wins, Draws, Losses, Match Points):

1 SK Bas Beograd, 10 0 1 - 30
2 SK Jelica Goracici, 9 1 1 - 28
3 SK Jugovic-Kopi Komerc, 8 1 2 - 25
4 SK Politika PEP Beograd, 8 1 2 - 25
5 SK Radnicki Rudovci, 6 2 3 - 20
6 Pozarevacki SK, 3 3 5 - 12
7 SK Rad Beograd, 3 3 5 - 12
8 SK Zlatar Nova Varos, 3 3 5 - 12
9 SK Nestor Zemun, 2 4 5 - 10
10 SK Sahmatni Kruzok, 2 2 7 - 8
11 SK Srem Sr Mitrovica, 1 2 8 - 5
12 SK Hajduk Curug, 0 0 11 - 0

Anna Rudolf and Nana Dzagnidze

IM Natasa Bojkovic, leading board for BAS

Tatjana Vasilevich, perfect score on the third board

WGM Mirjana Maric and WGM Jovana Vojinovic

WFM Nadezda Stojanovic moving 1...c5

Radnicki Rudovci on the right