Borki Predojevic
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Borki Predojević is a Bosnian
chess
Grandmaster and the youngest ever from his homeland.
Predojević was European Champion U-12
in 1999 and U-14 in 2001.
He won the World U-16 Championship
in 2003 and earned the grandmaster title at age 17.
He represents Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Predojević earned the GM title with his performance at the 2004 Olympiad
where he made his third required norm. In 2011, he tied for 2nd-4th with Hrant Melkumyan
and Mircea Pârligras
in 41st International Bosna Tournament in Sarajevo
.
Bosnians
Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Grandmaster and the youngest ever from his homeland.
Predojević was European Champion U-12
European Youth Chess Championship
Since 1991, the European chess union organises the European Youth Chess Championship in the groups under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 year. Until 2002, there was also a tournament for the under 20, see European Junior Chess Championship.-Boys winners:...
in 1999 and U-14 in 2001.
He won the World U-16 Championship
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
in 2003 and earned the grandmaster title at age 17.
He represents Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. Predojević earned the GM title with his performance at the 2004 Olympiad
36th Chess Olympiad
The 36th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 14 and October 31, 2004, in Calvià on the Spanish island of Majorca.-Chess...
where he made his third required norm. In 2011, he tied for 2nd-4th with Hrant Melkumyan
Hrant Melkumyan
Hrant Melkumyan is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He won the international Internet championship organized by the ICC chess Internet portal. In 2006, he won the U18 silver medal at the World Youth Chess Championship. In 2009, he tied for 1st-5th with Sergey Volkov, Andrey Rychagov, Andrei...
and Mircea Pârligras
Mircea Pârligras
Mircea-Emilian Pârligras is a Romanian chess Grandmaster and Romanian Champion in 2001. As of November 2011, his FIDE rating is 2650, making him the 103rd player in the world....
in 41st International Bosna Tournament in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
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