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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 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Pamplona9596 1996 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Bodicker, Rob
1-0
Antwerp op 1996 D45
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Izeta Txabarri, Felix
1/2-1/2
Pamplona9596 1996 C78
Zvjaginsev, Vadim vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Pamplona9596 1996 E20
Sokolov, Ivan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
NLD-chT playoff 1996 D58
Granda Zuniga, Julio E vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Pamplona9596 1996 E32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria
1/2-1/2
Pamplona9596 1996 A08
Eliet, Nicolas vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Antwerp op 1996 D03
Pira, Davoud vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Antwerp op 1996 A49
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Enklaar, Bertus F
0-1
Antwerp op 1996 A33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hendriks, Willy
1/2-1/2
NLD-chT9697 1996 B31
Bosboom, Manuel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Antwerp op 1996 E12
Jonkman, Harmen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Antwerp op 1996 B22
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Delemarre, Jop
1/2-1/2
Antwerp op 1996 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Glek, Igor V
1/2-1/2
NLD-chT9596 1995 D79
Miladinovic, Igor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade Invest 1995 D35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Mitkov, Nikola
1-0
FRA-chT 1995 D38
Gulko, Boris F vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
New York PCA-qual 1995 A27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Chernin, Alexander
1/2-1/2
New York PCA-qual 1995 C10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1/2-1/2
New York PCA-qual 1995 A40
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hodgson, Julian M
0-1
NLD-chT9596 1995 D15
Lautier, Joel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade Invest 1995 E12
Hamdouchi, Hichem vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
FRA-chT 1995 B80
Guliev, Sarhan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 D73
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Murrey, Jacob
1/2-1/2
FRA-chT 1994 E83
Ye Jiangchuan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van Mechelen, Jan
1/2-1/2
Antwerp op 1994 B98
Blatny, Pavel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Antwerp op 1994 B22
Piket, Jeroen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Monaco m 1994 E23
Piket, Jeroen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Monaco m 1994 E13
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B22
Gulko, Boris F vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 E49
Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Leon 1994 E90
Piket, Jeroen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Monaco m 1994 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2
Monaco m 1994 C92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs De Wachter, Stefan
1-0
Antwerp op 1994 D06
Zvjaginsev, Vadim vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 E20
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Oll, Lembit
1-0
Antwerp op 1994 B01
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Salov, Valery
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria
1/2-1/2
Leon 1994 D39
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kuczynski, Robert
1-0
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 D40
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs David, Alberto
0-1
Antwerp op 1994 E60
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Piket, Jeroen
0-1
Monaco m 1994 A53
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Piket, Jeroen
0-1
Monaco m 1994 C82
Sion Castro, Marcelino vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Leon 1994 B44
Lacrosse, Marc vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Antwerp op 1994 A64
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Leon 1994 E54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Piket, Jeroen
0-1
Monaco m 1994 E89
Vandevoort, Pascal vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Antwerp op 1994 E90
Cherniaev, Alexander vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Antwerp op 1994 B22
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