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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 Murshed, Niaz
1-0
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B08
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Winants, Luc
1/2-1/2
Antwerp op 1994 A34
Salman, Mohammad vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 A08
Yudasin, Leonid vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B78
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Leon 1994 E58
Romero Holmes, Alfonso vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Leon 1994 A45
Salov, Valery vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B55
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ubilava, Elizbar
1-0
Leon 1994 D30
Piket, Jeroen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Monaco m 1994 A70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sherbakov, Ruslan
1/2-1/2
Moscow blitz 1993 A13
Smirin, Ilia vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Groningen PCA 1993 B90
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 D45
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanovic, Bozidar
1-0
Moscow blitz 1993 D46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hjartarson, Johann
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 A13
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Groningen PCA 1993 D43
Van Wely, Loek vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Groningen PCA 1993 E12
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Groningen PCA 1993 A70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Alterman, Boris
1-0
Groningen PCA 1993 B70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Dreev, Alexey
0-1
Moscow blitz 1993 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Budnikov, Alexandar
1-0
Moscow blitz 1993 A52
Bareev, Evgeny vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Moscow blitz 1993 E71
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Moscow blitz 1993 E94
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 A22
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
0-1
Groningen PCA 1993 A28
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Epishin, Vladimir
0-1
Moscow blitz 1993 A41
Tiviakov, Sergei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Moscow blitz 1993 B90
Bykhovsky, Avigdor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Moscow blitz 1993 E73
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Oll, Lembit
1/2-1/2
Moscow rapid 1992 D46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Blatny, Pavel
1-0
EU-chT (Men) 1992 D43
Salov, Valery vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Moscow rapid 1992 A48
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 D35
Vladimirov, Evgeny vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Moscow rapid 1992 D30
Piket, Jeroen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 E12
Seirawan, Yasser vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Roquebrune rapid 1992 A08
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 E11
Nevostrujev, Vladimir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Moscow rapid 1992 B39
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Roquebrune rapid 1992 E80
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 A31
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1-0
Roquebrune rapid 1992 A56
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2
Roquebrune rapid 1992 B07
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Roquebrune 1992 A25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Smagin, Sergey
1/2-1/2
Moscow rapid 1992 D37
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Damljanovic, Branko
1/2-1/2
Belgrade Invest 1991 A40
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 D27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1-0
Euwe mem 1991 C11
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Euwe mem 1991 E51
Gulko, Boris F vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 D94
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0
World Cup 1991 C14
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade Invest 1991 D85
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