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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,L vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2003 E32
Kramnik,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 B48
Leko,P vs Ljubojevic,L★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2003 B48
Ljubojevic,L vs Leko,P★
0-1
Amber Rapid 2003 E17
Ljubojevic,L vs Shirov,A★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2003 B33
Shirov,A vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 B81
Ljubojevic,L vs Topalov,V★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2003 A70
Topalov,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 B48
Ljubojevic,L vs Anand,V★
0-1
Amber Rapid 2003 B19
Anand,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 B48
Ljubojevic,L vs Morozevich,A★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2003 D07
Morozevich,A vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 B40
Gelfand,B vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 D37
Ljubojevic,L vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2003 D18
Ivanchuk,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 B48
Ljubojevic,L vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2003 D27
Ljubojevic,L vs Grischuk,A★
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 D27
Radjabov,T vs Ljubojevic,L★
0-1
Olympiad 2002 E12
Kramnik,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 E12
Ljubojevic,L vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2002 A28
Ljubojevic,L vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2002 E15
Leko,P vs Ljubojevic,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2002 B48
Topalov,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 E15
Ljubojevic,L vs Topalov,V★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2002 A33
Morozevich,A vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 B86
Ljubojevic,L vs Morozevich,A★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2002 D07
Gelfand,B vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 E52
Ljubojevic,L vs Gelfand,B★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2002 A12
Ivanchuk,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 A14
Ljubojevic,L vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2002 A29
Ljubojevic,L vs Shirov,A★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2002 B80
Shirov,A vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 C02
Ljubojevic,L vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D58
Topalov,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2001 E15
Shirov,A vs Ljubojevic,L★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2001 B49
Ljubojevic,L vs Shirov,A★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2001 D16
Ljubojevic,L vs Kramnik,V★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D46
Kramnik,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2001 E92
Ljubojevic,L vs Karpov,An★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2001 A14
Karpov,An vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2001 E92
Leko,P vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2001 C00
Ljubojevic,L vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D78
Ivanchuk,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2001 B85
Ljubojevic,L vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2001 E32
Anand,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2001 B85
Ljubojevic,L vs Anand,V★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D46
Gelfand,B vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D27
Ljubojevic,L vs Gelfand,B★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2001 A23
Ljubojevic,L vs Topalov,V★
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2000 D46
Topalov,V vs Ljubojevic,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 E18
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