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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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Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polgar, Judit★
0-1
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 A63
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
0-1
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B57
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 C17
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 5th 1996 C48
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B36
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 C09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
0-1
Amber-blind 5th 1996 E54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan★
0-1
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 E61
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 5th 1996 E12
Polgar, Judit vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B49
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B14
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 D17
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 B14
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1995 A27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 4th 1995 B08
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Topalov, Veselin★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1995 A59
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1995 B11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polgar, Judit★
0-1
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 B26
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1
Amber-blind 4th 1995 B11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 4th 1995 C44
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1995 B47
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1995 E16
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 4th 1995 C82
Polgar, Judit vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 4th 1995 B82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
0-1
Amber-blind 4th 1995 B31
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 B93
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1995 B90
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1995 D35
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 B51
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 4th 1995 C18
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 B77
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 D72
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polgar, Zsuzsa★
1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 A07
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 C83
Polgar, Judit vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B93
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 A70
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B39
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polgar, Judit★
0-1
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B22
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B89
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 E81
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 C92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan★
0-1
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 A04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 A46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 A04
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 D46
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