Saša Martinović
Grenke Chess Open 2016 in Karlsruhe
CountryCroatia
Born (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991
TitleGrandmaster (2011)
FIDE rating2556 (December 2023)
Peak rating2604 (February 2018)

Saša Martinović (born 15 July 1991) is a Croatian chess grandmaster. He earned his IM title in 2008, and his GM title in 2011.

Chess career

He won the 2014 Zagreb Open,[1] the 2016 Split Chess Open[2] and in 2020 won the Croatian Chess Championship, finishing on 7/11.[3]

He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2021, where he defeated Kaido Kulaots 1½-½ in the first round, before losing 2-0 to World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the second round.[4]

References

  1. Goran (26 March 2014). "GM Saša Martinović wins Zagreb Open on tie-break – Chessdom". Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  2. Goran (21 August 2016). "GM Martinovic winner of Split Open 2016 – Chessdom". Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. "Martinovic wins Croatian Championship". Chess News. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  4. "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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