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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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Tal, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Manila Interzonal 1990 D26
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1990 C92
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1990 E27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Adams, Michael★
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 A30
Gelfand, Boris vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1990 E32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Short, Nigel D★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1990 C09
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1990 A34
Kasparov, Gary vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Tilburg 1989 E11
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Linares 1989 D35
Seirawan, Yasser vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1989 A46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1989 D36
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1989 C42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos★
1-0
Linares 1989 C16
Ye Jiangchuan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1989 B90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jussupow, Artur★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1989 E11
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1989 D94
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1989 E15
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Short, Nigel D★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1989 D58
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1989 B50
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1989 E16
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Sax, Gyula★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1989 B81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hamdouchi, Hichem★
1-0
WchT 1989 B38
Nogueiras, Jesus vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1989 D59
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1989 C83
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1989 B89
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Tilburg 1989 B96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1989 D87
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1988 C91
Jussupow, Artur vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1988 A54
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H★
0-1
Linares 1988 C42
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1988 D36
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Szirak Interzonal 1987 D63
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Bilbao 1987 B10
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Bilbao 1987 A53
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1987 C05
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Tilburg 1987 D51
Jussupow, Artur vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Tilburg 1987 D37
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Jussupow, Artur★
0-1
Tilburg 1987 C82
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1/2-1/2
Szirak Interzonal 1987 C90
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1986 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
0-1
Tilburg 1986 C68
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1986 C06
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1986 B97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos★
1-0
Tilburg 1986 C90
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Tilburg 1986 B78
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1986 B83
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1986 C95
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1985 B97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H★
1-0
Tilburg 1985 B81
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Linares 1985 E21
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