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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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Marovic, Drazen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1977 D40
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanovic, Bozidar
1-0
JUG-ch 1977 B56
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Govedarica, Radovan
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1977 A01
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Browne, Walter S
1-0
Hoogovens 1976 B99
Bohm, Hans vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Hoogovens 1976 A46
Ree, Hans vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1976 A34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Hoogovens 1976 B85
Dvorietzky, Mark I vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Hoogovens 1976 B51
Langeweg, Kick vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1976 A30
Smejkal, Jan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1976 A33
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1976 D35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kurajica, Bojan
0-1
Hoogovens 1976 A08
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1-0
Hoogovens 1976 B35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Musil, Vojko
1/2-1/2
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 B89
Ivkov, Borislav vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1975 A77
Browne, Walter S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Milan 1975 A33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Pfleger, Helmut
1-0
Manila 1975 B10
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 B92
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 D09
Velimirovic, Dragoljub vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 B80
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 A30
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
IBM 1975 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sax, Gyula
1-0
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 B80
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hulak, Krunoslav
0-1
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 A08
Tatai, Stefano vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1975 C09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Smejkal, Jan
1/2-1/2
IBM 1975 C88
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ree, Hans
1-0
IBM 1975 B57
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
IBM 1975 B96
Barle, Janez vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 A05
Mecking, Henrique vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1975 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1975 B80
Nikolac, Juraj vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 A65
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Keene, Raymond D
1-0
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 B07
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 C54
Ogaard, Leif vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Manila 1975 E95
Matanovic, Aleksandar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
JUG-ch 1975 B04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1-0
Las Palmas 1975 B10
Ciric, Dragoljub M vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1975 B54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes
1-0
Las Palmas 1975 B11
Mariotti, Sergio vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 B86
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
IBM 1975 C63
Visier Segovia, Fernando vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Las Palmas 1975 A60
Cardoso, Radolfo Tan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Las Palmas 1975 B99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Raicevic, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
IBM 1975 C11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vukic, Milan
1-0
JUG-ch 1975 B05
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Milan 1975 C95
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Torre, Eugenio
1-0
Manila 1975 B09
Nicevski, Risto vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
JUG-ch 1975 B51
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Makarichev, Sergey
0-1
IBM 1975 C42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hamann, Svend
1/2-1/2
IBM 1975 B89
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