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Yugoslav Chess Championship
The Yugoslav Chess Championship was an annual chess tournament held to determine the Yugoslav national champion and Yugoslavia's candidates for the World Chess Championship. It was first played in 1935 in Belgrade, the capital of Kingdom of Yugoslavia and ended with its 46th iteration after the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. Winners list (men) Kingdom of Yugoslavia : SFR Yugoslavia : Winners list (women) SFR Yugoslavia : Notes References * (men's results from 1945 through 1976) *https://web.archive.org/web/20070208092339/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20070806233356/http://sah.vrsac.com/Aktuelno/Koviljaca.asp *http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/yugoslavia.htm*Results from TWIC2000 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess Tournament
A chess tournament is a series of chess games played competitively to determine a winning individual or team. Since the first international chess tournament in London, 1851, chess tournaments have become the standard form of chess competition among serious players. Today, the most recognized chess tournaments for individual competition include the Linares chess tournament (now defunct) and the Tata Steel chess tournament. The largest team chess tournament is the Chess Olympiad, in which players compete for their country's team in the same fashion as the Olympic Games. Since the 1960s, chess computers have occasionally entered human tournaments, but this is no longer common. Most chess tournaments are organized and ruled according to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) handbook, which offers guidelines and regulations for conducting tournaments. Chess tournaments are mainly held in either round-robin style, Swiss system style or elimination style to determine a winning party. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borislav Ivkov
Borislav Ivkov (12 November 1933 – 14 February 2022) was a Serbian chess Grandmaster. He was a World championship candidate in 1965, and played in four more Interzonal tournaments, in 1967, 1970, 1973, and 1979. Ivkov was a three-time Yugoslav Champion (1958 joint, 1963 joint, 1972) and was the first World Junior Champion in 1951. He represented Yugoslavia 12 times in Olympiad competition, from 1956 to 1980, and six times in European Team Championships. Ivkov won numerous top-class events during his career; notable tournament triumphs include Mar del Plata 1955, Buenos Aires 1955, Beverwijk 1961, Zagreb 1965, Sarajevo 1967, Amsterdam-IBM 1974, and Moscow 1999. For more than 15 years from the mid-1950s, he was the second-ranking Yugoslav player, after Svetozar Gligorić. He wrote an autobiography, ''My 60 Years in Chess''. National Master, World Junior Champion Ivkov earned his National Master title in 1949 at age 16, by placing shared 4th–7th in the Yugoslav Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Nemet
Ivan Nemet (14 April 1943 – 16 December 2007) was a Serbian-born Croat-Swiss chess grandmaster. He was Croatian Chess Champion in 197 Yugoslav Chess Champion in 1979 and Swiss Chess Champion in 1990. Biography Nemet was born in Sombor, Yugoslavia (now part of Vojvodina, Serbia). He became an international master in 1976, and earned his grandmaster title in 1978. He won the Yugoslav Chess Championship in 1979. He moved to Switzerland in the early 1980s, winning the Swiss Chess Championship in 1990. He died on 16 December 2007, due to a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr .... Chessgames.com Refer ...
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Srđan Marangunić
Srđan Marangunić (born 31 October 1943) is a Croatian chess International Master (1971). He is a Yugoslav Chess Championship winner ((tied, 1977) and European Team Chess Championship bronze medalist (1977). Biography In the 1970s, Srđan Marangunić was one of the leading Yugoslav chess players. In 1971, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. In 1977 in Zagreb Srđan Marangunić shared the 1st place together with Ljubomir Ljubojević, both were declared champions of Yugoslavia. Srđan Marangunić played for Yugoslavia in the European Team Chess Championship: * In 1977, at second reserve board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship in Moscow (+0, =1, -0) and won team bronze medal. Srđan Marangunić played for Yugoslavia in the World Student Team Chess Championships: * In 1966, at first reserve board in the 13th World Student Team Chess Championship in Örebro (+3, =3, -1), * In 1967, at first reserve board in the 14th World Student Team Chess Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubomir Ljubojević
Ljubomir Ljubojević (; born November 2, 1950) is a Serbian chess grandmaster. He won the Yugoslav Chess Championship in 1977 (tied) and 1982. Life and career Ljubojević was born on 2 November 1950 in Titovo Užice, Yugoslavia (now Užice, Serbia). He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1970 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1971. Ljubojević was Yugoslav champion in 1977 (jointly) and 1982. He won the 1974 Canadian Open Chess Championship. In 1983 he was ranked third in the Elo rating list, but he never succeeded in reaching the Candidates Tournament stage of the World Championship. He played for Yugoslavia in twelve Chess Olympiads, nine times on , with an overall result of 63.5% (+66−22=75). He won an individual gold medal on third board at Skopje 1972 and three bronze medals (one individual and two team). Ljubojević tied for first place with Robert Hübner at Linares 1985. He has defeated almost every top grandmaster active during his career, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krunoslav Hulak
Krunoslav Hulak (25 May 1951 – 23 October 2015) was a Croatian-Yugoslavian chess player. He was awarded the International Master title in 1974, and the grandmaster title in 1976 by FIDE. Career Hulak won the Yugoslav Chess Championship in 1976 and the Croatian Chess Championship in 2005. His other notable tournament performances have been: *Varna 1974 equal 1st *Lublin 1976 equal 2nd *Amsterdam IBM tournament 1977 2nd *Osijek 1980 equal 1st *Sombor 1980 equal 1st *Budva 1981 2nd *Banja Luka 1983 equal 1st *Zagreb 1985 2nd *Wijk aan Zee-B 1986 1st *Banja Luka 1987 equal 1st *Solin 2000 2nd He played twice in the interzonal tournaments, finishing 11th at Toluca 1982 and 12th at Zagreb 1987. Hulak played thrice for Yugoslavia (1982, 1986, 1990) and thrice for Croatia (1992, 1994, 1996) in the Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Božidar Ivanović
Božidar Ivanović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Божидар Ивановић; born in Cetinje, Montenegro (then Yugoslavia), 24 August 1946) is a chess Grandmaster who now represents Montenegro, a politician, and a chess official. He has served as Minister of Sport and Tourism in Montenegro. He won the Yugoslav Chess Championship three times, in 1973, 1981, and 1983 (shared).http://www.chessgames.com, the Božidar Ivanović player profile. He also won the championship of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1996., the Božidar Ivanović results file. His FIDE rating is 2444 as of January 2008. Biography Ivanović earned his International Master title in 1976, and was promoted to Grandmaster in 1977. He represented Yugoslavia once at the World U26 Olympiad, four times at chess Olympiads, once at the European Team Championship, and once at the World Team Championship. He then represented Montenegro at the 2007 European Team Championship. His full international team results foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Vukić
Milan Vukić (born 19 August 1942, Sanski Most) is a Bosnian chess Grandmaster. He has been a champion of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the former state of Yugoslavia, both during its constitution as a Socialist Federal Republic (SFRY) and as a Federal Republic (FRY). Biography Vukic only started to play chess as a young man, having been occupied with other sports during his teenage years. Once hooked on the game, his progress was rapid. Earning the title International Master in 1967 and Grandmaster in 1975, he first won the Yugoslav Chess Championship (SFRY) in 1970 and added further victories in 1971 and 1974. In the midst of the Balkan war hostilities (1992–1995), it was not uncommon for passionate chess players, like Vukić, to ignore the dangers and carry on playing in scheduled competitions. A fourth (this time FRY) championship win came his way in 1994. Later, after his country had endured yet more political upheaval, he won the first ever Championship of Bosnia and He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragoljub Velimirović
Dragoljub Velimirović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгољуб Велимировић; 12 May 1942 – 22 May 2014) was a Serbian (formerly Yugoslav) chess grandmaster, born in Valjevo. Biography He was introduced to chess at the age of seven by his mother Jovanka Velimirović (1910–1972), who was one of Yugoslavia's leading women chess players before World War II. He lived in Belgrade from 1960. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1972 and Grandmaster title in 1973. He won the Yugoslav Chess Championship three times, in Vrnjacka Banja 1970 (with Milan Vukić), in Novi Sad 1975 (outright) and in Nikšić/Belgrade 1997 (also outright). Velimirović was selected for the Yugoslav national team many times, one of the earliest occasions being for the ''USSR vs Yugoslavia'' match at Ohrid 1972, during which he notably defeated Rafael Vaganian in the first round. At the European Team Championship between 1970 and 1977 he excelled, winning a number of silver and bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janez Stupica .
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Predrag Ostojić
Predrag Ostojić (22 February 1938 — 5 July 1996) was a Yugoslav chess player. Born in Kraljevo, he won the Yugoslav Chess Championship in 1968 and 1971. FIDE awarded Ostojić the title of International Master in 1968, and Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster in 1975. Tournament victories include equal 1st place at Vrnjačka Banja 1975, 1st at Paris 1968, 1969 and 1970, San Juan (Puerto Rico), San Juan 1971, Casablanca 1974, Hasselt 1974. Second places include Corus chess tournament, Beverwijk 1968, Olot 1974, and Cleveland 1975. His 5-year best rating was 2480, according to Arpad Elo. Ostojić died on 5 July 1996 in Mainz, Germany, after falling from a hotel window. The circumstances of his death remain a mystery. Reference External linksPredrag Ostojic games at 365Chess.com * 1938 births 1996 deaths Chess grandmasters Yugoslav chess players Sportspeople from Kraljevo 20th-century chess players {{Serbia-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Matulović
Milan Matulović (10 June 1935 – 9 October 2013) was a chess grandmaster who was the second or third strongest Yugoslav player for much of the 1960s and 1970s behind Svetozar Gligorić and possibly Borislav Ivkov. He was primarily active before 1977, but remained an occasional tournament competitor until 2006. Career Matulović was born in Belgrade. In 1958 he played a four-game training match with Bobby Fischer, of which he won one, drew one and lost two. He achieved the International Master title in 1961 and became a Grandmaster in 1965. He won the Yugoslav Chess Championships of 1965 and 1967 and was a prolific competitor on the international tournament scene during the 1960s and 1970s. Probably his best result was equal first with Gligorić, Ivkov and Lev Polugaevsky at Skopje 1969 ahead of former World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik and multiple candidate Efim Geller. Other first-place finishes during this period, either shared or outright, included Netanya 1961, Vrša ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
