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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
1-0
Niksic 1983 B99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 C82
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Indonesia 1983 D13
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 D58
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 E12
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1983 A34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 C82
Jussupow, Artur vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 A47
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V
1-0
Turin 1982 B89
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Turin 1982 B99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 B99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 B83
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Turin 1982 B84
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V
1-0
Phillips&Drew 1982 C61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 E01
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Phillips&Drew 1982 B82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1982 C88
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Bugojno 1982 C99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Phillips&Drew 1982 C88
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 A27
Spassky, Boris V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 B24
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 B10
Spassky, Boris V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Turin 1982 B24
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Turin 1982 C92
Kasparov, Gary vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 C92
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Turin 1982 D43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 D13
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Phillips&Drew 1982 B51
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1982 D43
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1981 A35
Miles, Anthony J vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1981 D31
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 D58
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1981 B26
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 D30
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Tilburg 1981 A25
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 E52
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Amsterdam 1981 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 C45
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel
1-0
Linares 1981 B42
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Linares 1981 D48
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 E04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 C42
Ribli, Zoltan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 A32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 B97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 B81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1980 C69
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 B10
Tal, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 B99
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