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Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

modern era

Ljubomir Ljubojevic was one of Yugoslavia's greatest chess stars, ranking as the world's third-strongest player in 1983 behind only Kasparov and Karpov during his peak years. Known for his aggressive and creative style, he dominated elite tournaments throughout the 1970s and 1980s with victories at prestigious events like Linares, Reggio Emilia, and Barcelona.

Total Games

1992

Wins

581

Draws

969

Losses

442

29.2% wins48.6% draws22.2% losses

Most Played Openings

A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit43B10 - Caro-Kann Defense39E12 - Queen's Indian Defense34E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation32B44 - Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation30B81 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack29A25 - English Opening: Closed, Taimanov Variation26C42 - Petrov's Defense25B70 - Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation23B33 - Sicilian Defense: Open22

Most Faced Opponents

Timman, Jan H73 gamesKarpov, Anatoly62 gamesPortisch, Lajos51 gamesAndersson, Ulf49 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor38 gamesIvanchuk, Vassily33 gamesPiket, Jeroen28 gamesBeliavsky, Alexander G27 gamesNikolic, Predrag27 gamesHuebner, Robert27 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Amber Blindfold

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Ljubojevic,L

Amber Blindfold

2000

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FCGFCG
1-0

Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei

Amber-blind 5th

1996

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FCGFCG
0-1

Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Amber-blind 5th

1996

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FCGFCG
1-0

Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Amber-rapid 5th

1996

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FCGFCG
0-1

Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Amber Rapidplay

1999

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FCGFCG
0-1

Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Tilburg

1985

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FCGFCG
1-0

Shirov,A vs Ljubojevic,L

Amber Rapid

2003

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FCGFCG
0-1

Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan

Amber-rapid 5th

1996

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FCGFCG
1-0

Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Linares

1995

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Games (1992)

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Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Moscow blitz 1993 A22
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Linares m 1993 B30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0
Groningen PCA 1993 A34
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Linares m 1993 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Salov, Valery
1-0
Linares 1993 A21
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 D54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Linares m 1993 A07
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Linares m 1993 D85
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1/2-1/2
Moscow blitz 1993 A13
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1-0
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 B10
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Roquebrune 1992 D70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1-0
Linares 1992 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune 1992 E15
Polgar, Judit vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Roquebrune 1992 B53
Salov, Valery vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Linares 1992 E18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 B81
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Roquebrune 1992 A22
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0
Roquebrune 1992 A35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
0-1
Linares 1992 B33
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune 1992 B38
Polgar, Judit vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Roquebrune rapid 1992 B82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Roquebrune rapid 1992 B10
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Roquebrune rapid 1992 A25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 B27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 C68
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Roquebrune rapid 1992 D58
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 B38
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Roquebrune 1992 B23
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune 1992 A25
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 D63
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Roquebrune rapid 1992 B44
Bareev, Evgeny vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Linares 1992 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Roquebrune rapid 1992 C16
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 D75
Adams, Michael vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 B82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
Euwe mem 1991 B51
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Linares 1991 E56
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 A16
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gurevich, Mikhail
0-1
Linares 1991 C05
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 D63
Gulko, Boris F vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 D46
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade Invest 1991 A47
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade Invest 1991 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 C95
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 D02
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2
Linares 1991 B11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
World Cup 1991 D39
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0
World Cup 1991 B23
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