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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
Phillips&Drew 1980 B97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Phillips&Drew 1980 B81
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 A25
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Buenos Aires 1980 D44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 C45
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Malta ol (Men) 1980 A25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Malta ol (Men) 1980 B09
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1980 D75
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Buenos Aires 1980 C87
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Bugojno 1980 A31
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 B09
Tal, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 B99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Phillips&Drew 1980 B37
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Trois, Francisco RT
1-0
Riga Interzonal 1979 C91
Tarjan, James Edward vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Riga Interzonal 1979 E55
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal 1979 C69
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 C00
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Riga Interzonal 1979 A27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 B81
Tal, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 B43
Gruenfeld, Yehuda vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Riga Interzonal 1979 B03
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 C45
Rodriguez, Ruben vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Riga Interzonal 1979 D32
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Montreal 1979 A09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Bouaziz, Slim
1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal 1979 B10
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 E55
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 C00
Mednis, Edmar John vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal 1979 B92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Montreal 1979 D85
Spassky, Boris V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Montreal 1979 B96
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 D35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 C69
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal 1979 E39
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Adorjan, Andras
0-1
Riga Interzonal 1979 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van Riemsdijk, Herman C
1-0
Riga Interzonal 1979 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Montreal 1979 C45
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Konex 1979 B48
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ribli, Zoltan
0-1
Riga Interzonal 1979 B92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
0-1
Riga Interzonal 1979 B78
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal 1979 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1978 B09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1978 A34
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Tilburg 1978 A21
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1978 B10
Hort, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1978 D03
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Bronstein, Luis
1-0
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 B44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 D40
Ribli, Zoltan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Tilburg 1978 A34
Browne, Walter S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Tilburg 1978 E54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1978 B10
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