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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 Hjartarson, Johann
1/2-1/2
Belgrade 1989 C42
Nunn, John DM vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
World Cup 1989 B90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1-0
World Cup 1989 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Panno, Oscar
1-0
Vina del Mar 1988 B33
Sax, Gyula vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 B31
Nunn, John DM vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
OHRA 1988 B78
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Heldner, T.
0-1
Zuerich sim 1988 A25
Gulko, Boris F vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 D36
Farago, Ivan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Hoogovens 1988 A53
Psakhis, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Madrid rapid 1988 B76
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Moser, R.
1/2-1/2
Zuerich sim 1988 B32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Mueller, C.
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 D06
Nogueiras, Jesus vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 D36
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hort, Vlastimil
0-1
OHRA 1988 C42
Dolmatov, Sergey vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Madrid rapid 1988 B92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sokolov, Andrei
1/2-1/2
Madrid rapid 1988 B26
Seirawan, Yasser vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1988 D36
Nogueiras, Jesus vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 D17
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van der Wiel, John TH
0-1
OHRA 1988 A10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1988 C09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hertli, J.
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0
OHRA 1988 C89
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van der Sterren, Paul
0-1
Hoogovens 1988 C59
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1-0
Vina del Mar 1988 C99
Hansen, Curt vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Hoogovens 1988 A21
Panno, Oscar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Vina del Mar 1988 B38
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 A35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Chinchilla, Eugenio
1-0
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 E97
Gulko, Boris F vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Vina del Mar 1988 E11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Siegrist, H.
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 B98
Agdestein, Simen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Hoogovens 1988 A61
Mariotti, Sergio vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 A32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 C07
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 E11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Cahn, S.
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 B02
Sokolov, Andrei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1988 B93
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Mueller, P.
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1988 C07
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gergs, Wolfgang
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gulko, Boris F
1/2-1/2
Vina del Mar 1988 A50
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Staub, A.
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 B03
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Vina del Mar 1988 D46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Georgiev, Kiril
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1988 B30
Sokolov, Andrei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
World Cup 1988 B76
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Torre, Eugenio
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 C96
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
OHRA 1988 D36
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Dudli, Alfrad
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 B18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Betschart, Othmar
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 A36
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1988 E11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Salov, Valery
0-1
World Cup 1988 C65
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