Nikola Karaklajić (Cyrillic: Никола Караклајић,

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, 24 February 1926 – 16 December 2008) was a Serbian-Yugoslav

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. He was the first notable exponent and probably inventor of the Belgrade Gambit.David Hooper, Kenneth Whyld -The Oxford companion to chess -1996 Page 34 "Belgrade Gambit, 861 in the scotch four knights game, played by the Yugoslav master Nikola Karaklajic (1926- ) in 1945 and probably introduced by him." He won the Yugoslav Chess Championship in 1955, competed in the 12th Chess Olympiad,

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and played notable games with

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and others as part of the peer group of strong Yugoslav players contemporary with Borislav Milić. Aside from chess, Karaklajić was also known as a radio personality on

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(1957–1982) and for his interest in rock music featuring in the documentary ''

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''. He was first editor in chief of ''

Džuboks ''Džuboks'' ( sr-cyr, italic=no, Џубокс, trans. ''Jukebox'') was a Yugoslav music magazine. Launched in 1966, it was the first magazine in SFR Yugoslavia dedicated predominantly to rock music and the first rock music magazine to be publish ...

'' (i.e. Jukebox) magazine and once arranged visas for Zlatni Dečaci by representing the band members as young chess players. He organized the first concert of YU grupa and featured in '' YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike''. His radio show ''Nedeljom u devet i pet'' (Sunday at 9:05), which he produced and hosted, introduced bands such as Samonikli.

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