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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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Mecking, Henrique vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Vrsac 1971 B50
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Keene, Raymond D
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca 1971 B09
Tatai, Stefano vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Palma de Mallorca 1971 A40
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Janosevic, Dragoljub
1/2-1/2
Vrnjacka Banja 1971 B47
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca 1971 C15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Donner, Jan Hein
1-0
Palma de Mallorca 1971 B09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ciocaltea, Victor
1-0
Vrsac 1971 B06
Bukal, Vladimir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1970 A38
Padevsky, Nikola vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1970 B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Planinec, Albin
1-0
Sarajevo 1970 C68
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Browne, Walter S
1-0
Sarajevo 1970 B87
Bogdanovic, Rajko vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1970 B28
Kurajica, Bojan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Sarajevo 1970 B57
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Liberzon, Vladimir M
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1970 B47
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gasic, Bozidar
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1970 A36
Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Sarajevo 1970 B74
Barczay, Laszlo vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo+ 1970 B77
Tringov, Georgi P vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1970 B36
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kovacs, Miklos
1-0
Sarajevo 1970 C44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Antoshin, Vladimir S
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1970 C44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Parma, Bruno
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1970 B07
Benko, Pal C vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1970 B07
Ostojic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
JUG-24ch 1969 B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Bertok, Mario
1-0
JUG-24ch 1969 B82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Minic, Dragoljub
0-1
JUG-24ch 1969 B87
Ciric, Dragoljub M vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-24ch+ 1969 B06
Ivanovic, Bozidar vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-24ch 1969 A42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Deze, Anton
0-1
JUG-24ch 1969 B27
Marangunic, Srdjan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-24ch 1969 A25
Masic, Ljubomir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-24ch 1969 B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Planinc, Albin
0-1
JUG-24ch 1969 B01
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Puc, Stojan
1/2-1/2
JUG-24ch 1969 C00
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
0-1
JUG-24ch 1969 A00
Vukic, Milan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
JUG-24ch 1969 E94
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Cvetkovic, Srdjan
1/2-1/2
JUG-24ch 1969 A00
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Messing, Hrvoje
1-0
JUG-24ch 1969 C44
Bukic, Enver vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
JUG-24ch 1969 E94
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
JUG-24ch 1969 B21
Parma, Bruno vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
JUG-24ch 1969 B94
Nicevski, Risto vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
JUG-24ch 1969 B56
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Rakic, Tomislav
1-0
JUG-24ch 1969 B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Stupica, Janesz
1/2-1/2
JUG-24ch 1969 C44
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