Vladimir Vuković (26 August 1898,

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– 18 November 1975, Zagreb) was a

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chess writer, theoretician, player, arbiter, and journalist.

Chess career

Included in Vuković's tournament record achievements: * 3rd at Celje 1921, behind Stefan Erdélyi and

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* =4–7th at Vienna 1921 tied with

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, and

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; won by

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* 1st at Vienna 1921 * =10–11th at Vienna 1922; won by

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* =4–5th at Györ 1924 (

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); won by

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* =4–5th at Debrecen 1925; won by

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* 7th at Kecskemét 1927 (elim., group B); won by

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* =6–7th at Kecskemét 1927 (final B); won by

* 3rd at Ramsgate 1929, behind

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and

He played for Yugoslavia on in the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927, posting a record of +7−6=2. He was awarded the

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(IM) title in 1951 and

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(IA) in 1952. He also served as the vice-president of the

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Writer

Vuković edited the monthly chess magazine ''Šahovski Glasnik'' (Chess Journal), the official periodical of the Yugoslavian chess federation. He is the author of ''The Art of Attack in Chess'' (Oxford-London 1963), which is widely regarded as a classic of chess literature. Other books he wrote include ''Razvoj šahovskih ideja'' he development of chess ideas(Zagreb 1928) and ''The Chess Sacrifice'' (London-New York 1968).

Death

Vuković died on November 18, 1975 in Zagreb and was buried at the

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. Gradska groblja Zagreb: Vladimir Vuković, Mirogoj RKT-4-I-47

References

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