Ljubomir Ljubojević
Notable Games

Ljubomir Ljubojević

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Notable Games

  • 1969.08.12 Tarjan, James Edward vsLjubojevic, Ljubomir 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack 27 moves WchT Students 16th final A The World Student Team Championship, Dresden 1969, with Black against James Tarjan. The black e-pawn runs from e4 to e2 with 19...e3 and 20...e2, promotes to a knight with check, 24...exf1=N+, and 27...Qd1+ ends it.
  • 1974 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vsDurao, Joaquim Manuel 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation 25 moves Orense Orense 1974 against Joaquim Durão. 20.Rxf5 Qxf5 21.Rxe4 gives up the exchange, 22.Nd6+ gives up a knight to open the king, and 23.Qa6+, 24.Qxa7+ and 25.Bb5 close in.
  • 1975 Uhlmann, Wolfgang vsLjubojevic, Ljubomir 0-1 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation 37 moves IBM The IBM tournament, Amsterdam 1975, with Black against Wolfgang Uhlmann, a study player here. In the sequence 21...Bg5 22.Nxe5 Bxf4 23.Nxc6 Bxc1 24.Nxb8 Bxb2 both queens are taken, and the black bishops and rooks win the ending in 37 moves.
  • 1975.08.21 Larsen, Bent vsLjubojevic, Ljubomir 0-1 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line 27 moves Milan Milan 1975 with Black against Bent Larsen, a study player here. A Modern Benoni in which 19...Rxe5 and 20...Nxd5 win the white centre, and 26...Qh4 and 27...Qf2 end it.
  • 1975.09.12 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vsPetrosian, Tigran V 1-0 French Defense: King's Indian Attack 47 moves Milan 3pl Milan 1975 against Tigran Petrosian, the former World Champion. A King's Indian Attack against the French: 32.Ne7+ and 33.Nxc8 win the exchange, and the b-pawn runs to b7.
  • 1976.01.18 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vsAndersson, Ulf 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation 34 moves Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1976, which Ljubojević won, against Ulf Andersson, a study player here. 23.Bxh7+ Kxh7 24.Rf4 and 25.Rh4+ bring a rook to the king, and 28.Nxe6 breaks through.
  • 1978.02.26 Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vsLjubojevic, Ljubomir 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation 39 moves Bugojno Bugojno 1978, round one, with Black against Boris Spassky, the former World Champion. A Closed Sicilian in which 12...bxa3 and 13...Bxb2 open the queenside, the queens come off at move 19, and the a-pawn reaches a3.
  • 1982.06.05 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vsKarpov, Anatoly 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System 45 moves Turin International Turin 1982 against Anatoly Karpov, the reigning World Champion. A Closed Ruy Lopez: 24.Ba4 and 25.Bc6 break up the queenside, 40.Rxa6 wins a pawn, and 43.Qh6+ and 44.e6 finish it.
  • 1982.11.11 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vsPortisch, Lajos 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line 31 moves Olympiad-25 The Lucerne Olympiad of 1982 on top board against Lajos Portisch. A Najdorf with opposite-side castling: 13.f5, 18.Bc4 and 19.Bd5, then 26.Rxb4 and 31.Qh1+.
  • 1984.06.24 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vsSmyslov, Vasily V 1-0 Petrov's Defense 42 moves Match/Team URS-World 21-19 The USSR versus the Rest of the World match of 1984, on fourth board, against Vasily Smyslov, the former World Champion. A Petrov in which 14.Qxb7 wins a pawn, and the passed b-pawn runs to b6 in the bishop ending.
  • 1985.03.11 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vsKorchnoi, Viktor Lvovich 1-0 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 41 moves Linares-05 Linares 1985, which he shared with Robert Hübner, against Viktor Korchnoi. A Winawer French with the queen out on g4 at move 7: 21.Rxh5, 23.Nxe6 and 24.Nxg7 win the exchange, and 40.Bd6 ends it.
  • 1985.08.29 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vsHuebner, Robert 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed 42 moves Interpolis-09 Tilburg 1985 against Robert Hübner. A Closed Ruy Lopez decided in a knight-against-bishop ending: 27.Nd4, 28.Nf5 and 32.Nd5.
  • 1986 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vsMiles, Anthony John 1-0 English Opening 33 moves Bugojno Bugojno 1986 against Tony Miles, a study player here, who answered 1.c4 with 1...b6. 24.f5 exf5 25.Rxd7+ Qxd7 26.Rxd7+ gives both rooks for the queen, and the white queen hunts the king: 28.Qxf7+ and 33.a6+.
  • 1986.11.19 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vsKarpov, Anatoly 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed 49 moves Olympiad-27 The Dubai Olympiad of 1986 against Karpov again. A Closed Ruy Lopez: 22.Nxa5 and 27.Bxd4 win pawns, and the passed a-pawn decides with 49.a5.
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