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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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Sosonko, Gennadi vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Reggio Emilia8586 1985 A60
Miles, Anthony J vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Tilburg 1985 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
0-1
Tilburg 1985 B30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Rivas Pastor, Manuel
1/2-1/2
Linares 1985 C03
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1985 B89
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Rodriguez, Amador
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1985 B26
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Torre, Eugenio
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1985 C95
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Tilburg 1985 B23
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1985 D58
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Tilburg 1985 A07
Cebalo, Miso vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia8586 1985 A61
Miles, Anthony J vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Linares 1985 A25
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia8586 1985 E68
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sax, Gyula
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1985 B81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Lobron, Eric
1-0
Reggio Emilia8586 1985 C07
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Linares 1985 B97
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1985 D35
Jansa, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1985 B92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1-0
Linares 1985 C42
Ribli, Zoltan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia8586 1985 D17
Spassky, Boris V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1-0
Tilburg 1984 B70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 C92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 C82
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
URS-World 1984 E52
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1984 C82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-World 1984 C42
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 D18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Bugojno 1984 B19
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
New York op 1984 C92
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 A29
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 B76
Ribli, Zoltan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 A70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 B73
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
0-1
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1984 C18
Spassky, Boris V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1984 B26
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 D57
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 C42
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 B93
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
Niksic 1983 A08
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 C82
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 D43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0
Tilburg 1983 C16
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1983 D58
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 D58
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van der Wiel, John TH
0-1
Tilburg 1983 B26
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 D30
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 A25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 C82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 C95
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