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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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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 D46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polgar, Zsuzsa★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 C67
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 E14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 E16
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 B31
Jussupow, Artur vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1993 E69
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1
Linares 1993 A28
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1993 B42
Gelfand, Boris vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1993 D46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1993 A12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 A34
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1993 E91
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1
Linares 1993 B59
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary★
0-1
Linares 1993 E97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 B10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 A28
Polgar, Judit vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 B93
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1993 B32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 A04
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1993 E92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 B82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Short, Nigel D★
1-0
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 C02
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 C92
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 C90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary★
0-1
Linares 1992 A21
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1-0
Linares 1992 A14
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1992 B93
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1992 B23
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H★
0-1
Linares 1992 E86
Jussupow, Artur vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1992 A43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1992 B26
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1
Linares 1992 B10
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1992 B72
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jussupow, Artur★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1991 C80
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos★
1-0
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 B97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 C78
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gelfand, Boris★
0-1
Linares 1991 B96
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Linares 1991 E11
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 1991 E14
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1991 B32
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1991 D94
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary★
0-1
Linares 1991 B23
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0
Linares 1991 C92
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1991 B48
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1991 B81
Kasparov, Gary vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1990 E20
Gelfand, Boris vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1990 E32
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1990 E27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 B10
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