The 21st Hit Open 2016 was taking place from January 29 to February 4, in Nova Gorica, Slovenia.

The event was organized by Chess Club Nova Gorica in a 9-round Swiss FIDE format with prize fund in total of 6,000 EUR.

GM Vladimir Epishin from Russia emerged a solo winner with 7.5/9 points, leaving the nearest followers half a point behind.

GM Dragisa Blagojevic from Montenegro and GM Sinisa Drazic from Serbia ties for the second place with 7 points, but Blagojevic prevailed on a better tie-break score to take the silver.

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Final top standings:

1 Epishin,Vladimir GM RUS 2549 7.5
2 Blagojevic,Dragisa GM MNE 2488 7
3 Drazic,Sinisa GM SRB 2425 2425 7
4 Dastan,Muhammed Batuh IM TUR 2474 6.5
5 Banusz,Tamas GM HUN 2612 6.5
6 Tratar,Marko GM SLO 2476 2429 ŠK Branik Maribor 6.5
7 Mencinger,Vojko IM SLO 2352 2294 ŠD Gorenjka Lesce 6.5
8 Sonis,Francesco FM ITA 2352 2352 6.5
9 Lerch,Philipp FM GER 2310 2310 6
10 Bodiroga,Predrag IM SRB 2325 6
11 Unuk,Laura WIM SLO 2246 2099 ŠK Komenda 6
12 Beletič,Danijel FM SLO 2325 2229 ŠK Rimex Ilirska Bistrica 6
13 Manca,Federico IM ITA 2402 6
14 Jelen,Igor IM SLO 2402 2338 ŠK Ig 6
15 Bharadwaj,Dhanush IND 1942 1942 6
16 Mazi,Leon IM SLO 2411 2351 ŠS TZ Prevodi Dvojka 6
17 Dušak,Aljaž II SLO 1993 1881 Slovenska vojska 6