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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 Short, Nigel D★
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1985 C05
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1985 D18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H★
1-0
Tilburg 1985 B81
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Linares 1985 E21
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Tilburg 1985 A33
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1985 B97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1985 B26
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Tilburg 1985 B97
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 E14
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
0-1
Tilburg 1984 C18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos★
1-0
Tilburg 1984 C96
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 B97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1983 E03
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1983 C95
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1983 C95
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Tilburg 1983 B99
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
Tilburg 1983 A47
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1981 C45
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Tilburg 1981 A25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent★
1-0
Tilburg 1981 B07
Spassky, Boris V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 B22
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 D43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1981 C45
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1
Linares 1981 B19
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kasparov, Gary★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1981 B44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Petrosian, Tigran V★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1981 C42
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1981 D32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 C81
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent★
1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal 1979 B74
Tal, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Riga Interzonal 1979 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal 1979 D30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H★
0-1
Tilburg 1978 B09
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1978 A41
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos★
1-0
Tilburg 1978 B18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V★
0-1
Tilburg 1978 C68
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1976 A79
Spassky, Boris V vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1976 A65
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Smyslov, Vassily★
0-1
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 D26
Bronstein, David I vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B03
Keres, Paul vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B51
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos★
1/2-1/2
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 C00
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev★
1/2-1/2
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B44
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 A42
Geller, Efim P vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 E92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gheorghiu, Florin★
1-0
Wch U20 1971 B41
Aijala, Jouko vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1
WchT U26 1969 B79
Ljubojevic,L vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2
Platja d'Aro Legends Rap 2019 C92
Karpov,Ana vs Ljubojevic,L
0-1
Platja d'Aro Legends Rap 2019 E36
Ljubojevic,L vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2
Platja d'Aro Legends Blitz 2018 A15
Karpov,Ana vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Platja d'Aro Legends Blitz 2018 E32
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