Enver Bukić (2 December 1937 – 22 February 2017) was a Slovenian

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Grandmaster (GM) (1976). He was

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silver (1973) and bronze (1977) medalist.

Biography

Enver Bukić was one of the top Yugoslav chess players in the 1970s. He competed many times in the finals of individual

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s, winning silver medals three times (

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1974,

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1976). In the international chess arena, he has achieved successes, among others: in

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(1968, 1st place),

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(1975,

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memorial, shared 1st place with Nino Kirov),

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(1975, 1st place) and in

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(1979, 1st place). One of Enver Bukić's most famous games was against

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, played during a match between Yugoslavia and Soviet Union in

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in 1967. Enver Bukić played for Yugoslavia in the

s: * In 1970, at sixth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+1, =6, -0), * In 1973, at first reserve board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+0, =1, -0) and won team silver medal, * In 1977, at seventh board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+2, =3, -1) and won team bronze and individual gold medals. Enver Bukić played for Yugoslavia in the World Student Team Chess Championships: * In 1963, at third board in the 10th World Student Team Chess Championship in

(+5, =4, -1) and won team silver medal, * In 1964, at first board in the 11th World Student Team Chess Championship in

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(+4, =5, -2). Enver Bukić played for Yugoslavia in the Men's Chess Balkaniads: * In 1971, at fourth board in the 3rd Men's Chess Balkaniad in

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(+1, =1, -1) and won team bronze medal, * In 1972, at fourth board in the 4th Men's Chess Balkaniad in

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(+1, =3, -0) and won team gold and individual silver medals, * In 1973, at fourth board in the 5th Men's Chess Balkaniad in

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(+2, =1, -1) and won team and individual bronze medals, * In 1975, at third board in the 7th Men's Chess Balkaniad in

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(+1, =1, -0) and won team and individual gold medals, * In 1976, at fifth board in the 8th Men's Chess Balkaniad in

(+2, =1, -0) and won team and individual gold medals, * In 1979, at third board in the 11th Chess Balkaniad in

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(+2, =3, -0) and won team and individual gold medals. His career-high

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was on January 1, 1976, with a score of 2,500, split 80th–84th at the time in the world

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list, while taking 10th place among Yugoslav chess players.FIDE rating history :: Bukic, Enver
/ref> In 1964, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title twelve years later. Enver Bukić was an economist by profession.

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