Tomislav Rakić (; born 11 November 1934) is a Serbian

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(IM, 1978). He is

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silver medalist (1957).

Biography

According to the retrospective system

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, Tomislav Rakić was the highest ranked in 1969 and 1970, then he was ranked 96th in the world. Tomislav Rakić played for Yugoslavia in the

: * In 1957, at second reserve board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship in

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(+1, =2, -0) and won team silver medal. Tomislav Rakić played for Yugoslavia in the World Student Team Chess Championships: * In 1960, at third board in the 7th World Student Team Chess Championship in

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(+8, =2, -3) and won team bronze medal.

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