Dušan Rajković (; born 17 June 1942) is a Serbian

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Grandmaster (GM) (1977). He is a

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winner (1983) and

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silver medalist (1983).

Biography

From 1962, Dušan Rajković took part in the finals of

s many times. In 1983 in

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he shared the 1st place together with

Božidar Ivanović Božidar Ivanović ( cnr-Cyrl, Божидар Ивановић; born 24 August 1946) is a Montenegrin chess grandmaster, politician, and chess official. He has served as Minister of Sport and Tourism in Montenegro. He won the Yugoslav Chess Champ ...

, both were declared champions of Yugoslavia. Dušan Rajković won the international chess tournaments of: *

Vrnjačka Banja Vrnjačka Banja ( sr-cyr, Врњачка Бања) is a town and municipality located in the Raška District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 9,252 inhabitants, while the population of the municipality is 25,065 inhabitants (2022 ce ...

in 1976; *

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in 1977 and 1979 (also 2nd in the tournament in 1981 and 1982); *

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(Acropolis) in 1980; *

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in 1987 (OHRA tournament); *

Bačka Palanka Bačka Palanka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка Паланка, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube. In 2022 the town had a total ...

in 2002. He also finished second in the international chess tournaments of: *

Majdanpek Majdanpek ( sr-cyr, Мајданпек; ) is a town and municipality located in the Bor District of the eastern Serbia, and is not far from the border of Romania. According to 2022 census, the municipality of Majdanpek had a population of 14,559 ...

in 1976; *

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in 1979 (tournament won by Michael Stean); * Baden-Baden in 1988 (tournament won by

Vitaly Tseshkovsky Vitaly Valeryevich Tseshkovsky (; 25 September 1944, Omsk – 24 December 2011, Krasnodar) was a Russian chess Grandmaster and a former champion of the USSR. Biography Tseshkovsky (Cieszkowski) was born in Omsk (his noble ancestors lived in Vol ...

). Dušan Rajković played for Yugoslavia in the

: * In 1983, at seventh board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+0, =5, -0) and won team silver medal. Dušan Rajković played for Yugoslavia in the World Student Team Chess Championships: * In 1966, at second board in the 13th World Student Team Chess Championship in

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(+7, =3, -2), * In 1967, at second board in the 14th World Student Team Chess Championship in

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(+2, =4, -3), * In 1968, at fourth board in the 15th World Student Team Chess Championship in

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(+5, =7, -1). Dušan Rajković played for Yugoslavia in the Men's Chess Balkaniad: * In 1977, at fourth board in the 9th Men's Chess Balkaniad in

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(+2, =1, -1) and won team silver and individual bronze medals, * In 1978, at fourth board in the 10th Men's Chess Balkaniad in

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(+0, =1, -0) and won team gold medal, * In 1979, at fifth board in the 11th Chess Balkaniad in

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(+2, =2, -0) and won team and individual gold medals, * In 1980, at fifth board in the 12th Chess Balkaniad in

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(+2, =2, -0) and won team gold and individual silver medals, * In 1982, at second board in the 14th Chess Balkaniad in

(+2, =2, -0) and won team silver and individual gold medals, * In 1986, at third board in the 18th Chess Balkaniad in

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(+0, =4, -1) and won team silver medal. In 1974, Dušan Rajković was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title three years later. He became a FIDE Trainer in 2005.

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