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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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Krasenkow,M vs Ljubojevic,L
0-1
Olympiad 2002 E12
Ljubojevic,L vs Nikolic,Pr
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 D56
Ljubojevic,L vs Tu Hoang Thong
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 A86
Leitao,R vs Ljubojevic,L
0-1
Olympiad 2002 B80
Kotsur,P vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Olympiad 2002 B83
Ljubojevic,L vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 D15
Ljubojevic,L vs Spasov,V
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 E92
Zapata,A vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Olympiad 2002 B85
Akopian,Vl vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Olympiad 2002 E17
Ljubojevic,L vs Nur,Jabal Ahmed
1-0
Olympiad 2002 E90
Estrada Nieto,J vs Ljubojevic,L
0-1
Olympiad 2002 B22
Ljubojevic,L vs Almasi,Z
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2002 A37
Almasi,Z vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 C99
Ljubojevic,L vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 A29
Van Wely,L vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2002 E12
Piket,Je vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 A34
Ljubojevic,L vs Piket,Je
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 A26
Bareev,E vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 B14
Ljubojevic,L vs Bareev,E
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2002 A28
Beliavsky,A vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
Rapidplay 2001 E18
Ljubojevic,L vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Rapidplay 2001 D76
Shirov,A vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Rapidplay 2001 B49
Ljubojevic,L vs Piket,Je
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2001 D35
Piket,Je vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2001 E11
Van Wely,L vs Ljubojevic,L
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2001 E32
Ljubojevic,L vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D26
Ljubojevic,L vs Almasi,Z
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2001 A34
Almasi,Z vs Ljubojevic,L
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2001 B44
Adams,Mi vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
Dutch Team Championships 2000 B47
Ljubojevic,L vs Nikolic,Pr
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 D45
Nikolic,Pr vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2000 D77
Piket,Je vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 D27
Ljubojevic,L vs Piket,Je
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2000 D45
Ljubojevic,L vs Lautier,J
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2000 D44
Lautier,J vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2000 B80
Van Wely,L vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 E32
Ljubojevic,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2000 D23
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Lost Boys 1999 C02
Timman, Jan H vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
NED-chT Playoff 1999 B40
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 D53
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 1999 A90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 D24
Lautier, Joel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Piket, Jeroen
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D39
Piket, Jeroen vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 D58
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 A58
Van Wely, Loek vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 E16
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Elista ol (Men) 1998 B90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Elista ol (Men) 1998 D27
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Elista ol (Men) 1998 B30
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