Dragoljub Janošević (Janosevic) (8 July 1923 – 20 May 1993) was a Yugoslav chess Grandmaster.

Background

Janošević became an International Master in 1964 and earned the Grandmaster title the following year. In the 1950s and 1960s he played several times in the final of the Yugoslav Championship. He loved to play blindfold chess games.

Notable results

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1958 drawn match against a 15-year-old Bobby Fischer (+0 –0 =2). *

1962 3rd= 6.5/11 ( Svetozar Gligorić won with 8.5/11). *

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1966 7th= 8/15 (

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and Dragoljub Čirić won with 11/15). * Harrachov 1966 2nd, behind Semen Furman. *

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1967 4th= ( Jan Hein Donner won). * Solingen 1968 3rd= ( Levente Lengyel won). * Vršac 1969 1st. *

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1970 7th= ( Lev Polugaevsky and Boris Spassky won). *

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1970 1st. * Netanya 1971 14th= ( Lubomir Kavalek and Bruno Parma won). * Kikinda 1973 1st. * Madonna di Campiglio 1974 2nd= ( Gyula Sax won)

Notable games

Janošević scored individual victories over the world champions Mikhail Botvinnik,

, Tigran Petrosian and Fischer and beat as well such strong grandmasters as David Bronstein or Bent Larsen. *Janošević – Petrosian

1954 *Tal – Janošević

1966 *Janošević – Fischer

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1967 *Janošević – Botvinnik

1969 He drew a game with Efim Geller in Skopje 1968 where neither player made a move.

References

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* 1923 births Chess Grandmasters Serbian chess players Yugoslav chess players 1993 deaths Chess players from Belgrade {{Serbia-chess-bio-stub