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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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Hort, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Montreal 1979 B92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Diez del Corral, Jesus
1-0
Konex 1979 C05
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1979 E19
Van Riemsdijk, Herman C vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Sao Paulo 1979 A34
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1979 D35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0
Montreal 1979 C19
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Belgrade m 1979 E53
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
0-1
Belgrade m 1979 A32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
0-1
Belgrade m 1979 C92
Browne, Walter S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 E10
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 E38
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Braga, Fernando
1-0
Sao Paulo 1979 B70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1979 C15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Szmetan, Jorge
1-0
Konex 1979 E20
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Emma, Jaime
1-0
Konex 1979 B44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 C04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0
Belgrade m 1979 D34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sunye Neto, Jaime
1-0
Sao Paulo 1979 B97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1979 A08
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Belgrade m 1979 E55
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 C08
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1-0
Montreal 1979 C18
Byrne, Robert E vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Sao Paulo 1979 B42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Schweber, Samuel
1-0
Konex 1979 B10
Bernat, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Konex 1979 A60
Stean, Michael vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1979 A05
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 A31
Miles, Anthony J vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 B38
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Rocha, Antonio
1-0
Sao Paulo 1979 C45
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade m 1979 D37
Panno, Oscar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Sao Paulo 1979 A77
Trois, Francisco RT vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Konex 1979 A25
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade m 1979 E53
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0
Belgrade m 1979 C69
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Belgrade m 1979 D48
Gulko, Boris F vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Niksic 1978 A00
Wibe, Terje vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 B99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Langeweg, Kick
1-0
IBM 1978 A04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 A04
Hort, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1978 A31
Giffard, Nicolas vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 E87
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1978 A08
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hug, Werner
1-0
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 A43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Rajkovic, Dusan
0-1
Titovo Uzice 1978 B72
Byrne, Robert E vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 B04
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
IBM 1978 A33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
0-1
Niksic 1978 C45
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Marjanovic, Slavoljub
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1978 D34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sznapik, Aleksander
1-0
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 B06
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