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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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Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 D54
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 C88
Nunn, John DM vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Belgrade Invest 1991 B44
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 D36
Lautier, Joel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Belgrade Invest 1991 D14
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0
Belgrade Invest 1991 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2
Belgrade Invest 1991 C89
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1/2-1/2
Euwe mem 1991 A07
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Belgrade Invest 1991 E81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hjartarson, Johann
0-1
Euwe mem 1991 C80
Salov, Valery vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 E39
Salov, Valery vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Euwe mem 1991 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Chandler, Murray G
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 E11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hjartarson, Johann
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1991 A29
Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 A37
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 C68
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Xu Jun
0-1
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 B96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 A25
Hansen, Curt vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 A29
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 E18
Boensch, Uwe vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 D91
Barbero, Gerardo F vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 D94
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Wong Meng Kong
1-0
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 C92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ftacnik, Lubomir
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Georgiev, Kiril
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 B97
Nogueiras, Jesus vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 D54
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 A35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sokolov, Andrei
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 B81
Seirawan, Yasser vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1989 D35
Kozul, Zdenko vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Belgrade 1989 E04
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade 1989 D27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Seirawan, Yasser
0-1
World Cup 1989 B10
Van der Wiel, John TH vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 B93
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1989 E11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1/2-1/2
Belgrade 1989 A39
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 C19
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 B92
Ribli, Zoltan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 D75
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Damljanovic, Branko
1-0
Belgrade 1989 B30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 C68
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 B51
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Agdestein, Simen
1-0
Belgrade 1989 C92
Sax, Gyula vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 B66
Popovic, Petar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade 1989 B91
Nogueiras, Jesus vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1989 D87
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
World Cup 1989 C10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hjartarson, Johann
1-0
World Cup 1989 B81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hjartarson, Johann
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 C61
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