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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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Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade Invest 1991 A47
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Belgrade Invest 1991 A22
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 A16
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1
World Cup 1991 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1991 E32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 C96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Epishin, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 B15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gulko, Boris F
1-0
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 C78
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2
Linares 1991 B11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gurevich, Mikhail
0-1
Linares 1991 C05
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Euwe mem 1991 C19
Popovic, Petar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Manila Interzonal 1990 B81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2
Linares 1990 C67
Damljanovic, Branko vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 A14
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Linares 1990 D34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Rechlis, Gad
1-0
Manila Interzonal 1990 A30
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 B89
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 C11
Gulko, Boris F vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Linares 1990 E04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Georgiev, Kiril
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 B77
Dolmatov, Sergey vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Manila Interzonal 1990 B72
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 E12
De Firmian, Nick E vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 B93
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 B84
Seirawan, Yasser vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 A36
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 B96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 B70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 C18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
Belgrade 1989 B96
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Delft m 1989 B82
Hjartarson, Johann vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Tilburg 1989 D35
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1989 D43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hjartarson, Johann
1-0
Linares 1989 C54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Delft m 1989 E82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
Belgrade 1989 C42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0
Tilburg 1989 E87
Agdestein, Simen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Tilburg 1989 D30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1989 D86
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hjartarson, Johann
1-0
Tilburg 1989 C54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 C42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gulko, Boris F
1-0
Linares 1989 A37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1989 D16
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Agdestein, Simen
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1989 C90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jussupow, Artur
0-1
World Cup 1989 E11
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 D76
Sokolov, Andrei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Linares 1989 B57
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 C10
Sax, Gyula vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1989 B93
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade 1989 A35
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