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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 Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2
America-Europe 1981 C16
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Braga, Fernando
1-0
Moron op 1981 E05
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sunye Neto, Jaime
1-0
Brasilia 1981 B26
Lago, Victor Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Moron op 1981 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 C42
Sunye Neto, Jaime vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Brasilia 1981 A06
Browne, Walter S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
America-Europe 1981 E32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Brasilia 1981 D13
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 A34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 C42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Browne, Walter S
1-0
Buenos Aires 1980 B97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1980 B32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 B81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 B92
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 A27
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 D35
Nunn, John DM vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1980 B99
Stean, Michael vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Phillips&Drew 1980 A25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0
EU-chT 1980 C19
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Phillips&Drew 1980 D30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 C17
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Alburt, Lev O
1-0
Malta ol (Men) 1980 B04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ermenkov, Evgenij
1-0
Malta ol (Men) 1980 E20
Browne, Walter S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1980 A77
Olafsson, Helgi vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Malta ol (Men) 1980 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
0-1
Malta ol (Men) 1980 B78
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 C95
Ermenkov, Evgenij vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1980 B92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1980 B70
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1980 A30
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 D12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
0-1
EU-chT 1980 B71
Sax, Gyula vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Phillips&Drew 1980 B40
Giardelli, Sergio C vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 A25
Balashov, Yuri S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Buenos Aires 1980 E04
Liberzon, Vladimir M vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1980 B42
Hort, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 E54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kurajica, Bojan
1-0
Bugojno 1980 B01
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Panno, Oscar
1-0
Buenos Aires 1980 B42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Malta ol (Men) 1980 E80
Torre, Eugenio vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Malta ol (Men) 1980 B70
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1980 A32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1980 B42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1980 B10
Smejkal, Jan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Malta ol (Men) 1980 A35
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Montreal 1979 E18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Belgrade m 1979 C92
Filguth, Rubens A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Sao Paulo 1979 A19
Segal, Alexandru Sorin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1979 E12
Liberzon, Vladimir M vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Konex 1979 B96
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