Dražen Sermek (born 30 January 1969) is a Croatian chess player. He holds the title of Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in 1994. He previously competed for Slovenia.
| Dražen Sermek | |
|---|---|
| Country | Yugoslavia → Slovenia Croatia |
| Born | 30 January 1969 Osijek, Socialist Republic of Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1994) |
| FIDE rating | 2471 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2603 (July 2002) |
| Peak ranking | No. 92 (July 2002) |
Sermek won the Slovenian Chess Championship in 1993 and 1998 and was a member of the Slovenian team in the Chess Olympiads of 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.[1]
He tied for 1st–4th with Michele Godena, Andrei Sokolov and Xie Jun at Cannes 1997.[2] In 2001 Sermek came first in the Pula Open.[3] In 2002, he won the New White Plus GM tournament in Dhaka.[4] In 2008, he tied for 3rd–7th places with Marat Dzhumaev, Darwin Laylo, Susanto Megaranto and Ashot Nadanian in the 5th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Championship in Kuala Lumpur[5] and came first in the MCF GM Tournament, which was also held in Kuala Lumpur.[6]
References edit
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Dražen Sermek". OlimpBase. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (31 March 1997). "TWIC 125: Cannes Chess Festival". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (28 May 2001). "TWIC 342: Pula Open". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Tournament report July 2002: New White Plus GM tnmt". FIDE. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Edwin Lam Choong Wai (2 September 2008). "5th Dato' Arthur Tan Open – Li Chao wins again". ChessBase. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "MCF GM Tournament – Malaysia". FIDE. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
External links edit
- Drazen Sermek chess games at 365Chess.com
- Drazen Sermek player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Dražen Sermek FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Šahovska zveza Slovenije - Chess Federation of Slovenia at archive.today (archived 2009-06-10) (in Slovene)
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