Imran clear first at Zagreb Open 2026 – Krunoslav Hulak Memorial
IM Md. Imran scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win Zagreb Open 2026 – Krunoslav Hulak Memorial.
Imran’s twelfth triumph of the year, Four Indians in top ten
IM Md. Imran and IM Yevgeniy Roshka (UKR) were coleaders at 7/8 each, heading into the last round. Imran defeated FM Vinko Malada (CRO) to become a clear champion. GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) drew against Roshka, the former finished third and the latter second. IM Moksh Amit Doshi scored 7/9 to finish fourth. FM Siddhanth Poonja and CM Snehal Bhosale scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed eighth and ninth respectively. WGM Isha Sharma scored 6.5/9 to claim eleventh place. She was the top female finisher of the event.
The top three prizes were €2000, €1500 and €1000 each.
Champion – IM Md. Imran 8/9
IM Md. Imran scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 13.3 Elo rating points
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A total of 124 players including 4 GMs, 9 IMs and a WGM took part from 16 countries across the world. The eight-day nine-round Rating Open tournament was organized by Zagrebački šahovski savez at Globus Congress Hall, Zagreb Fair in Zagreb, Croatia from 20th to 27th September 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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