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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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Kramnik,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2000 E70
Ljubojevic,L vs Kramnik,V★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2000 E32
Ljubojevic,L vs Gelfand,B★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2000 A12
Gelfand,B vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2000 D58
Ivanchuk,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2000 C10
Ljubojevic,L vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2000 D76
Karpov,An vs Ljubojevic,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 E32
Ljubojevic,L vs Karpov,An★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2000 A30
Shirov,A vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2000 B46
Ljubojevic,L vs Shirov,A★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 D75
Ljubojevic,L vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2000 D75
Anand,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2000 B80
Gelfand, Boris vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gelfand, Boris★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 1999 D45
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 A52
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 A70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D26
Topalov, Veselin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 E18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Topalov, Veselin★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 A33
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 B83
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 1999 A34
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 E73
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 B38
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 D19
Topalov, Veselin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 D43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Topalov, Veselin★
1-0
Amber-blind 7th 1998 E69
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
0-1
Amber-blind 7th 1998 B57
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 E35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 7th 1998 B17
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 D15
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 7th 1998 C10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 B70
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 7th 1998 B49
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 B90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 7th 1998 B04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan★
0-1
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 A22
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Topalov, Veselin★
0-1
Amber-blind 6th 1997 D75
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 C10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 6th 1997 E63
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 6th 1997 B90
Topalov, Veselin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
0-1
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 E32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 E32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 A48
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 6th 1997 B39
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 6th 1997 D35
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 6th 1997 D85
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