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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 Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 B40
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Nunn, John DM
1-0
World Cup 1988 A25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Comp Leonardo Maestro
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 A00
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
OHRA 1988 B64
Van der Wiel, John TH vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
OHRA 1988 B70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gurevich, Mikhail
0-1
Madrid rapid 1988 E06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Georgiev, Kiril
0-1
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 B34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Salzmann, Helmut
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 D43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1988 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kappeler, A.
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 D38
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 D93
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Chernin, Alexander
1-0
Madrid rapid 1988 E06
Hjartarson, Johann vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 D94
Winants, Luc vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 D17
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Franco Ocampo, Zenon
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 D41
Xu Jun vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 D52
Hort, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
OHRA 1988 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 C07
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 D18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 E65
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
OHRA 1988 D15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Buecheler, Walter
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 A01
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1988 C47
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1988 B92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vogel, Robert
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 C43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 C09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 B70
Piket, Jeroen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1988 A43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Nunn, John DM
1/2-1/2
OHRA 1988 C89
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Duerr, R.
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 C41
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
1/2-1/2
Madrid rapid 1988 A42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Fehr, D.
1-0
Zuerich sim 1988 E32
Miles, Anthony J vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Hoogovens 1987 D93
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Torre, Eugenio
1-0
Brussels 1987 C82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1987 B37
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hulak, Krunoslav
1-0
Hoogovens 1987 B42
Olafsson, Helgi vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1987 A42
Marjanovic, Slavoljub vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Belgrade 1987 B50
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Brussels blitz 1987 A42
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Brussels blitz 1987 B07
Arnason, Jon L vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Reykjavik 1987 B93
Torre, Eugenio vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Brussels blitz 1987 A41
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0
Brussels blitz 1987 E63
Hjartarson, Johann vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Belgrade 1987 D46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Brussels 1987 C54
Flear, Glenn C vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Hoogovens 1987 A32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Belgrade 1987 C14
Van der Wiel, John TH vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1987 B90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1-0
Brussels blitz 1987 A29
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Nogueiras, Jesus
0-1
Hoogovens 1987 C17
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