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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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Toran Albero, Roman vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Nice olm fin-A 1974 A30
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Manila 1974 A64
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1974 E91
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Westerinen, Heikki MJ
0-1
Nice olm prel 1974 C87
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Belgrade-Moscow 1974 C00
Ornstein, Axel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 A34
Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Las Palmas 1974 B86
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Las Palmas 1974 C47
Csom, Istvan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 A42
Donner, Jan Hein vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 A42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sanguineti, Raul
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 C55
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hartston, William R
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1974 B03
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Manila 1974 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Olafsson, Fridrik
1-0
Las Palmas 1974 C44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Williams, Arthur H
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 B04
Browne, Walter S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Las Palmas 1974 B92
Palatnik, Semon vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Belgrade-Moscow 1974 B50
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1974 B57
Menvielle Lacourrelle, Augusto vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Las Palmas 1974 C02
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1974 B80
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Pfleger, Helmut
1/2-1/2
Manila 1974 B10
Keene, Raymond D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 A30
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1974 D03
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Filip, Miroslav
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 C44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Cardoso, Radolfo Tan
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Padevsky, Nikola
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 C00
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Las Palmas 1974 B96
Darga, Klaus vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1973 A30
Zuidema, Coenraad vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 B93
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ree, Hans
1-0
Hoogovens 1973 C44
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1973 B06
Huguet, Bernard vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Las Palmas 1973 A14
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1973 C67
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 C44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Enklaar, Bertus F
0-1
Hoogovens 1973 A01
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Madrid 1973 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
0-1
Madrid 1973 B95
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Manila 1973 B03
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
AVRO 1973 C71
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
EU-chT 1973 A65
Penrose, Jonathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
EU-chT 1973 B93
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Lombardy, William James
1/2-1/2
Manila 1973 C44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Wotulo, Max
1-0
Manila 1973 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1973 B53
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kaplan, Julio P
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1973 B50
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1973 C15
Andersson, Ulf vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
AVRO 1973 A15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Manila 1973 C44
Ribli, Zoltan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Las Palmas 1973 A41
Ree, Hans vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Las Palmas 1973 E38
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