The capital of Croatia is the host of the Chess Universities games, as part of the 3rd European Universities Games, the largest university sport event in Europe.
The games started in Zagreb yesterday and already 3 rounds have been played. Boys and Girls are playing in separate sections, in 7 rounds Swiss tournament with Rapid tempo (25 min+10 sec).
In Open section GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan (2554 Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture) is in the sole lead with 3/3, followed by seven players with half a point behind.
In Women section the top seed WGM Baira Kovanova (2407 Ural State Mining University) and Caterina Leonardi (1864 University of Ljubljana) are in the lead with maximum score, while WIM Jovana Eric (2201 University of Belgrade) is on just half a point behind.
The Opening Ceremony for the whole event will take place today in Zagreb at 9.00 pm (local time) with the traditional march of the participants.
The event will be broadcast live on the TV by the national TV broadcaster (HRT).