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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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Kavalek, Lubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Turin 1982 E03
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 A93
Browne, Walter S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 D38
Hresc, Vladimir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1982 B22
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanovic, Bozidar
1-0
Bugojno 1982 E05
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1982 C45
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1982 D13
Vukic, Milan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1982 A04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1982 C92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kelecevic, Nedeljko
1-0
JUG-ch 1982 D41
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1982 B15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Turin 1982 C09
Liu Wenzhe vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 B92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Dizdar, Goran
1-0
JUG-ch 1982 C04
Miles, Anthony J vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 A30
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Turin 1982 A35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
0-1
Phillips&Drew 1982 B26
Cvitan, Ognjen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1982 D52
Mestel, A Jonathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1982 B54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Seirawan, Yasser
0-1
Phillips&Drew 1982 C07
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 A33
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 E55
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0
Bugojno 1982 C92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Rajkovic, Dusan
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1982 A55
Rukavina, Josip vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1982 D38
Thipsay, Praveen Mahadeo vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 B22
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Parma, Bruno
1-0
JUG-ch 1982 B09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ree, Hans
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 E90
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Brasilia 1981 D59
Seirawan, Yasser vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
America-Europe 1981 A31
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
America-Europe 1981 A25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Langeweg, Kick
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 B44
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Amsterdam 1981 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Pina, Antonio
1-0
Moron op 1981 A27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Filguth, Rubens A
1-0
Brasilia 1981 C09
Donner, Jan Hein vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Amsterdam 1981 D35
Makropoulos, Georgios vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Athens tt 1981 B22
Filguth, Rubens A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Brasilia 1981 A26
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
0-1
Moron op 1981 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2
America-Europe 1981 B92
Browne, Walter S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Brasilia 1981 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 B17
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Morgado, Juan Sebastian
1-0
Moron op 1981 D34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2
Brasilia 1981 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hase, Juan C
1-0
Moron op 1981 C67
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1-0
America-Europe 1981 B26
Lucena, Lincoln vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Brasilia 1981 A27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Lucena, Lincoln
1-0
Brasilia 1981 E09
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
America-Europe 1981 E61
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1/2-1/2
America-Europe 1981 C42
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