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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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Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Delft m 1989 B82
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1989 E32
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Belgrade 1989 B81
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 E18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
Belgrade 1989 B96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hjartarson, Johann
1-0
Tilburg 1989 C54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 B47
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Euwe mem 1988 B66
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
World Cup 1988 B10
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Linares 1988 B92
Hjartarson, Johann vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Linares 1988 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2
Linares 1988 C09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Euwe mem 1988 A05
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Nunn, John DM
1/2-1/2
Linares 1988 C85
Georgiev, Kiril vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Linares 1988 B61
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Madrid rapid 1988 E42
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 B93
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Euwe mem 1988 B50
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 A29
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
World Cup 1988 B66
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
World Cup 1988 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Hoogovens 1988 D30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 A41
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 C67
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 E34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 E04
Kasparov, Gary vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Madrid rapid 1988 D36
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Fischer, M.
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 C50
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1988 E11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V
1-0
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 C73
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Euwe mem 1988 B46
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1988 B46
Tal, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Hoogovens 1988 D36
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Euwe mem 1988 C91
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 E04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 C95
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 B04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Chandler, Murray G
1-0
Linares 1988 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Euwe mem 1988 D94
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Chiburdanidze, Maia
1-0
Linares 1988 A16
De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Szirak Interzonal 1987 B80
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1/2-1/2
Szirak Interzonal 1987 B10
Izeta Txabarri, Felix vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Bilbao 1987 D36
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
KRO m 1987 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Brussels blitz 1987 E66
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Bilbao 1987 C11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Belgrade 1987 C95
Marin, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Szirak Interzonal 1987 D36
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade 1987 D58
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Brussels blitz 1987 A37
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