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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 Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2
URS-World 1984 B59
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Skembris, Spyridon
1-0
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1984 B12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sax, Gyula
1-0
Niksic 1983 B81
Radulov, Ivan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Indonesia 1983 B93
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Lobron, Eric
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 B10
Ardiansyah, Haji vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Indonesia 1983 D02
Seirawan, Yasser vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 A77
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 D19
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kovacevic, Vlatko
1-0
Indonesia 1983 C04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanovic, Bozidar
1-0
Niksic 1983 B32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Adianto, Utut
1-0
Indonesia 1983 B26
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 D13
Adorjan, Andras vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 A25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hulak, Krunoslav
1-0
Indonesia 1983 B85
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gunawan, Ronny
0-1
Indonesia 1983 C04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 B26
Miolo, Ediwan E vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Indonesia 1983 A30
Mortensen, Erling vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 B92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1-0
Indonesia 1983 B44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kurajica, Bojan
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 B44
Torre, Eugenio vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Indonesia 1983 E15
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Lobron, Eric
1-0
EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 B42
Miles, Anthony J vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Niksic 1983 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Henley, Ron W
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 C42
Tarjan, James Edward vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Indonesia 1983 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Schmidt, Wlodzimierz
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 B81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0
Niksic 1983 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Handoko, Edhi
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 C42
Marjanovic, Slavoljub vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1982 B90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Turin 1982 D25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tringov, Georgi P
1-0
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 B26
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 D38
Sines, J. vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1982 A69
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 E59
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Velimirovic, Dragoljub
0-1
JUG-ch 1982 E20
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 D38
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 C95
Li Zunian vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 A44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1982 C42
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1982 A34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2
Turin 1982 C87
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 A30
Cebalo, Miso vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1982 D35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Barlov, Dragan
1-0
JUG-ch 1982 A64
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanovic, Bozidar
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1982 B26
Nunn, John DM vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Phillips&Drew 1982 B70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Huebner, Robert
1-0
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jhunjhnuwala, Krishan
1-0
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 B07
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