Milan Zajić
Milan Zajić | |
|---|---|
| Country | Serbia |
| Born | January 11, 1999 Kruševac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2016)[1] |
| Peak rating | 2513 (January 2017) |
Milan Zajić is a Serbian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]He began playing chess at the age of 6 after his grandfather taught him and his brother the rules of the game.[2]
In December 2013, he won the silver medal in the U14 World Youth Chess Championship.[3]
In February 2015, he won the Georgi Tringov Memorial Open Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[2]
In May 2015, he became the youngest Serbian grandmaster after winning the Selimir Manojlović Memorial.[4]
In 2017, he won the 3rd World Interuniversities championship in Barcelona.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Interview with IM Milan Zajic: "Success is when you do what makes you happy"". February 16, 2015.
- ^ Silver, Albert (December 31, 2013). "World Youth Championship: The champions".
- ^ Beta (15 May 2015). "Zajić najmlađi srpski velemajstor". B92 (in Serbian).
- ^ https://bigmio.com/zajic-champ
External links
[edit]- Milan Zajic rating card at FIDE