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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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Hort, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1978 D03
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 D40
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1978 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1978 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1978 A34
Spassky, Boris V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Bugojno 1978 B24
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Bronstein, Luis
1-0
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 B44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
EU-chT 1977 E17
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
EU-chT 1977 A31
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Panno, Oscar
0-1
Manila Interzonal 1976 A08
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1976 C87
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1976 B33
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Manila Interzonal 1976 A71
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ribli, Zoltan
0-1
Manila Interzonal 1976 A43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tan Lian Ann
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1976 B14
Biyiasas, Peter vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1976 B29
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1976 D78
Browne, Walter S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Manila Interzonal 1976 A79
Mecking, Henrique vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1976 B33
Torre, Eugenio vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Manila Interzonal 1976 B29
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Pachman, Ludek
1-0
Manila Interzonal 1976 C44
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Manila Interzonal 1976 B33
Harandi, Khosro vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Manila Interzonal 1976 B51
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
Manila Interzonal 1976 B44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Mariotti, Sergio
1-0
Manila Interzonal 1976 B96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0
Manila Interzonal 1976 A04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gheorghiu, Florin
0-1
Manila Interzonal 1976 B67
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 A42
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1975 D34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Milan sf1 1975 C85
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Milan sf1 1975 C95
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Milan sf1 1975 D67
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Milan 3pl 1975 D35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0
Milan 3pl 1975 A08
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Milan 3pl 1975 C09
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
IBM 1975 A65
Tal, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Milan 1975 D47
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Milan 3pl 1975 E36
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1975 B81
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Milan 1975 A69
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Milan 1975 C84
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 C44
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Milan 3pl 1975 A77
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Milan 1975 C97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Milan 1975 C44
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1975 E10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Milan 3pl 1975 A08
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Milan sf1 1975 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1975 C07
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 C99
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