Benko Chess Club

Mataruška Banja 1997

49th Youth Championship of FR Yugoslavia, Mataruška Banja, 21.07 - 03.08.1997. Overview of the final standings and Petar Benković’s result.

📍 Mataruška Banja🗓 21.07 - 03.08.1997.Petar Benković 9/13Place 2
9/13Petar Benković's Score
2.Place
14Participants in Standings
2160Petar Benković's Rating

Group Photograph

Group photograph of junior boys and girls at the 49th Youth Championship of FR Yugoslavia, Mataruška Banja 1997.
Junior boys and girls at the Yugoslav Youth Chess Championship, Mataruška Banja 1997.

Standings – 14 participants

RankFIDE IDNameRtgPoints
1921033Milanović, Slaviša22009
2922641Benković, Petar21609
3926116Živanić, Marko22509
4922277Vučković, Bojan21608,5
5927023Mitrović, Darko8
6926868Radovanović, Dušan7,5
7927368Bošković, Draško7
8912891Đurić, Petar23056,5
9921815Kalezić, Blažo22706,5
10927031Popović, Dušan6
11920916Prentić, Igor20305,5
12926353Čučković, Saša21353,5
13921580Novaković, Saša22003,5
14930083Robulj, Nenad1,5

Note on the three-player playoff: Slaviša Milanović, Petar Benković and Marko Živanić shared first place, so under the tournament regulations a double round-robin playoff was subsequently held for the youth championship title. The three-player playoff took place one month later in Mataruška Banja during the First Women’s League of FR Yugoslavia. Petar drew all four of his games; the only decisive game was Milanović’s win over Živanić. Final standings: Milanović 2.5, Benković 2, Živanić 1.5 points.