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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 Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2
IBM 1972 B95
Matulovic, Milan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1972 C04
Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Palma de Mallorca 1972 A01
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Bilek, Istvan
1-0
Teeside 1972 B34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Komljenovic, Davor
1-0
JUG-ch 1972 A03
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hartoch, Robert G
1-0
Hoogovens 1972 B44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Donner, Jan Hein
1/2-1/2
IBM 1972 B09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Smejkal, Jan
0-1
Palma de Mallorca 1972 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Marovic, Drazen
1-0
JUG-ch 1972 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1972 B44
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Teeside 1972 B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Panno, Oscar
1-0
Palma de Mallorca 1972 B06
Robatsch, Karl vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
IBM 1972 B04
Keene, Raymond D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Teeside 1972 A25
Janosevic, Dragoljub vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1972 B33
Sax, Gyula vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Teeside 1972 B04
Ree, Hans vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1972 A42
Vukic, Milan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1972 E10
Bellin, Robert vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Teeside 1972 B28
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Minic, Dragoljub
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1972 B50
Vasquez, Julio E vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Skopje ol (Men) prel 1972 E10
Kurajica, Bojan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1972 B50
Parma, Bruno vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Teeside 1972 C09
Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B26
Masic, Ljubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-ch 1972 A25
Bukic, Enver vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1972 E10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ree, Hans
1-0
Teeside 1972 B07
Schaufelberger, Heinz vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 A42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Benko, Pal C
1-0
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hartoch, Robert G
1-0
IBM 1972 B09
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
IBM 1972 A42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1-0
Palma de Mallorca 1972 E17
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ciocaltea, Victor
1/2-1/2
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 C29
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Emma, Jaime
1-0
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B00
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jansa, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B09
Pfleger, Helmut vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B06
Cvetkovic, Srdjan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
JUG-ch 1972 E43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Rukavina, Josip
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1972 B11
Ivkov, Borislav vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
IBM 1972 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Langeweg, Kick
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1972 B44
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Palma de Mallorca 1972 A31
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Parma, Bruno
1/2-1/2
JUG-ch 1972 C44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Teeside 1972 C16
Malich, Burkhard vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
IBM 1972 A42
Velimirovic, Dragoljub vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
JUG-ch 1972 B99
Bilek, Istvan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca 1972 A05
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca 1972 B96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Cafferty, Bernard
1-0
Teeside 1972 B03
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Padevsky, Nikola
1/2-1/2
IBM 1972 C11
Langeweg, Kick vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
IBM 1972 A46
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