Aleksandar Inđić Explained

Aleksandar Inđić (born 24 August 1995) is a Serbian chess grandmaster. He is a four-time Serbian Chess Champion and the 2024 European Chess Champion.

Chess career

Born in 1995, Inđić earned his international master title in 2012^[1] and his grandmaster title in 2013.^[2] He won the Serbian Chess Championship in 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023.^{[3] [4]}

In February 2018, he won the Portugal Open, scoring 7½/9. Anton Demchenko also scored 7½/9, but Inđić had the best tiebreak score.^[5] Also in February, he participated in the Aeroflot Open. He finished 38th out of 92,^[6] scoring 5/9 (+3–2=4).^[7] In March 2018, he competed in the European Individual Chess Championship. He placed 133rd,^[8] scoring 5½/11 (+4–4=3).^[9] He is the No. 1 ranked Serbian player as of January 2019.

In November 2024, he won European Individual Chess Championship, with an undefeated score of 9/11(+7-0=4).^[10]

Notes and References

1. https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=911925&title=IM&pb=32 1st quarter Presidential Board 2012, 3-6 February, Al Ain, UAE
2. https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=911925&title=GM&pb=37 84th FIDE Congress, Tallinn, EST, 30 September - 10 October 2013
3. http://rs.n1info.com/a371664/Sport-Klub/Ostali-Sportovi/Aleksandar-Indjic-novi-sampion-Srbije-u-sahu.html Aleksandar Inđić novi šampion Srbije u šahu
4. Web site: Alexandar Indjic and Teodora Injac win Serbian championship . 2021-07-25 . www.fide.com . en.
5. Web site: Aleksandar Indjić is the winner of the Portugal Open 2018. Chessdom. 10 February 2018. Staff writer(s).
6. Web site: Aeroflot Open 2018 A. Staff writer(s). Chess Results. 28 February 2018.
7. Web site: Aeroflot Open 2018 A: Indjic Aleksandar . Staff writer(s). Chess Results. 28 February 2018.
8. Web site: European Individual Chess Championship 2018. Staff writer(s). Chess Results. 28 March 2018.
9. Web site: European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Indjic Aleksandar. Staff writer(s). Chess Results. 28 March 2018.
10. https://chess-results.com/tnr1011499.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&turdet=YES&flag=30