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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 Pfleger, Helmut
1/2-1/2
IBM 1978 B10
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Bugojno 1978 A30
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Niksic 1978 B38
Ribli, Zoltan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Niksic 1978 D02
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0
Bugojno 1978 D34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2
IBM 1978 B70
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 E16
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
IBM 1978 A46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ribli, Zoltan
0-1
IBM 1978 B93
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Adorjan, Andras
1-0
IBM 1978 B72
Shaw, Terrey Ian vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 B02
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanovic, Bozidar
1-0
Niksic 1978 B83
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1978 D40
Bukic, Enver vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Bugojno 1978 E14
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ree, Hans
1-0
IBM 1978 C69
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hernandez, Roman
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 C98
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jansa, Vlastimil
1-0
Titovo Uzice 1978 D99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Belkadi, Ridha
1-0
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 A08
Jakobsen, Ole vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 B70
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vukic, Milan
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jovcic, Milan
1-0
Titovo Uzice 1978 A01
Velimirovic, Dragoljub vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Niksic 1978 C09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Byrne, Robert E
1-0
Bugojno 1978 A10
Hort, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 D40
Nikolac, Juraj vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
IBM 1978 A30
Ribli, Zoltan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 E04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 C44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
IBM 1978 D41
Kovacevic, Vlatko vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Titovo Uzice 1978 A30
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
IBM 1978 A46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ermenkov, Evgenij
1-0
Titovo Uzice 1978 A53
Browne, Walter S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
IBM 1978 D48
Miles, Anthony J vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Bugojno 1978 D32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol (Men) 1978 B72
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 C45
Smejkal, Jan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
EU-chT 1977 A30
Rajkovic, Dusan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1977 A07
Hulak, Krunoslav vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1977 B92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Marjanovic, Slavoljub
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1977 B92
Keene, Raymond D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1977 A28
Nemet, Ivan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1977 A04
Knezevic, Milorad vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1977 A46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vukic, Milan
1-0
JUG-ch 1977 E97
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
EU-chT 1977 D52
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Messing, Hrvoje
1-0
JUG-ch 1977 C13
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Radulov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1977 B88
Kovacevic, Vlatko vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1977 A09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1977 B41
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Marangunic, Srdjan
0-1
JUG-ch 1977 B09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Rogulj, Branko
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1977 B03
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