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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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Van der Wiel, John TH vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
OHRA 1986 E13
Zapata, Alonso vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
SWIFT 1986 B70
Sinprayoon, Pricha vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Dubai ol (Men) 1986 E53
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1986 C05
Winants, Luc vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
SWIFT 1986 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Seirawan, Yasser
0-1
Hoogovens 1986 C45
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ribli, Zoltan
1-0
OHRA 1986 B97
Wittmann, Walter vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Dubai ol (Men) 1986 B99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kotronias, Vasilios
1-0
Dubai ol (Men) 1986 B81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
0-1
SWIFT 1986 B78
Miles, Anthony J vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Bugojno 1986 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jadoul, Michel
1-0
SWIFT 1986 A42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1/2-1/2
SWIFT 1986 B59
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1986 D55
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Smejkal, Jan
1/2-1/2
Dubai ol (Men) 1986 C90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Schussler, Harry
1/2-1/2
New York op 1985 C42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Alburt, Lev O
1-0
New York op 1985 B04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Meyer, Eugene B
1/2-1/2
New York op 1985 B42
Soltis, Andrew E vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
New York op 1985 C26
Kudrin, Sergey vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
New York op 1985 B92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Benko, Pal C
1-0
New York op 1985 B57
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shipman, Walter
1-0
New York op 1985 C10
Levy, David Neil Lawrence vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
New York op 1985 B90
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
URS-World 1984 D52
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gurevich, Dmitry
1/2-1/2
New York op 1984 B65
Miles, Anthony J vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Bugojno 1984 D49
Rohde, Michael A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Quebec op 1984 A29
Liao, Yuan Eu vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1984 A08
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1984 D02
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kovacevic, Vlatko
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 C42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Small, Vernon A
1-0
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1984 B26
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanov, Igor V
1/2-1/2
Quebec op 1984 B59
Torre, Eugenio vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 D58
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 A47
Zapata, Alonso vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
New York op 1984 B84
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hebert, Jean
1/2-1/2
Quebec op 1984 B81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Dougherty, Michael
1-0
Quebec op 1984 B70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Suba, Mihai
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1984 B81
Roy, Alain vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Quebec op 1984 A09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Frias, Victor J
1/2-1/2
New York op 1984 B44
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
New York op 1984 E42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Taylor, Timothy
1-0
New York op 1984 B65
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 B97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Georgiev, Kiril
1-0
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1984 E16
Ivanovic, Bozidar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 B85
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1984 E42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
0-1
New York op 1984 B17
Lombardy, William James vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
New York op 1984 A46
Chow, Albert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
New York op 1984 E15
Gruenfeld, Yehuda vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1984 B99
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