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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 Tringov, Georgi P
1/2-1/2
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 B93
Parma, Bruno vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 C03
Mariotti, Sergio vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Milan 1975 A05
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Planinec, Albin
1/2-1/2
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 C84
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Raicevic, Vladimir
1-0
JUG-ch 1975 C00
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Osterman, Rudolf
1-0
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 A03
Hort, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1975 A38
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Razuvaev, Yuri S
1-0
IBM 1975 C43
Bohm, Hans vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
IBM 1975 A45
Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1975 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1975 C81
Hort, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 E14
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 B51
Huebner, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
IBM 1975 A33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Olafsson, Fridrik
1-0
Las Palmas 1975 B42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 B80
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1975 A34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Mecking, Henrique
1-0
Las Palmas 1975 B96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Balinas, Rosendo Carrean
1-0
Manila 1975 B34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1/2-1/2
IBM 1975 B73
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Fernandez, A.
1-0
Las Palmas 1975 C10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karnar, Marijan
1-0
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 C11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Minic, Dragoljub
0-1
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 B97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Matulovic, Milan
1-0
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 B44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kovacevic, Vlatko
1-0
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 B05
Planinec, Albin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 B04
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Manila 1975 C95
Jansa, Vlastimil vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
IBM 1975 B84
Smejkal, Jan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Milan 1975 D34
Matulovic, Milan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1975 B99
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Milan 1975 B44
Marovic, Drazen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Rovinj/Zagreb 1975 A64
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Garcia Martinez, Silvino
1-0
Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 B72
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2
IBM 1975 B40
Karaklajic, Nikola vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1975 B51
Velimirovic, Dragoljub vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
JUG-ch 1975 B94
Debarnot, Roberto vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Las Palmas 1975 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
0-1
Milan 1975 A01
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1974 A42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel
1-0
Las Palmas 1974 B37
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Torre, Eugenio
1-0
Manila 1974 B09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Naranja, Renato
1-0
Manila 1974 C18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
0-1
Manila 1974 B32
Kraidman, Yair vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1974 A42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Byrne, Robert E
0-1
Nice olm fin-A 1974 C00
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Las Palmas 1974 B44
Ciocaltea, Victor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 B93
Cardoso, Radolfo Tan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Manila 1974 B04
Gufeld, Eduard vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade-Moscow 1974 B51
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Manila 1974 B40
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