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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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Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1974 B89
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Las Palmas 1974 C71
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1974 A46
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Manila 1974 E96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1974 B44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 C99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hug, Werner
1-0
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 C17
Tan Lian Ann vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B53
Biyiasas, Peter vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 A41
Panno, Oscar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1973 B44
Geller, Efim P vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
AVRO 1973 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 D55
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1973 C11
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
AVRO 1973 B04
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1973 D76
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
AVRO 1973 A04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
AVRO 1973 C44
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
AVRO 1973 A31
Kagan, Shimon vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 A25
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1973 E90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
AVRO 1973 B96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gheorghiu, Florin
0-1
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B67
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1973 A30
Tal, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Hoogovens 1973 B04
Mecking, Henrique vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 A39
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
0-1
Hoogovens 1972 B87
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Palma de Mallorca 1972 A42
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Hoogovens 1972 A40
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Teeside 1972 A05
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Hoogovens 1972 B27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1
IBM 1972 B87
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
IBM 1972 A70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 A02
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
0-1
Teeside 1972 A01
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca 1971 B87
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Malaga 1971 B06
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Vrsac 1971 A40
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca 1971 E92
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Palma de Mallorca 1971 A26
Ljubojevic,L vs Hou Yifan
1/2-1/2
3rd NH Chess Tournament 2009 D38
Hou Yifan vs Ljubojevic,L
0-1
3rd NH Chess Tournament 2009 B45
Winants,L vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
TCh-NED 2004 E48
Chuchelov,V vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
TCh-NED 2004 E10
Ljubojevic,L vs Hausrath,D
0-1
TCh-NED Playoff 2003 E62
Van den Doel,E vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
Dutch Team Playoffs 2002 B49
Ljubojevic,L vs Hausrath,D
1-0
Dutch Team Playoffs 2002 E62
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