Background
Ljubojević was born on 2 November 1950 in Titovo Užice, Yugoslavia (now Užice, Serbia).
Ljubojević was born on 2 November 1950 in Titovo Užice, Yugoslavia (now Užice, Serbia).
He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1970 and the Grandmaster (General Motors) title in 1971. In 1983 he was ranked third in the Elo rating list, but he never succeeded in reaching the Candidates Tournament stage of the World Championship. He played for Yugoslavia in twelve Chess Olympiads, nine times on top board, with an overall result of 63.5% (+66 −22 =75).
Ljubojević tied for first place with Robert Hübner at Linares 1985.
He has defeated almost every top Grandmaster active during his career, including world champions Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, and Viswanathan Anand. He plays for Serbia, but is currently living in Spain.
Palma de Majorca 1971
Las Palmas 1975
Manila 1975
Wijk aan Zee 1976
São Paulo 1979
Buenos Aires 1979
Linares 1985
Reggio Emilia 1985-1986
Belgrade 1987
Brussels 1987
Barcelona 1989
Reggio Emilia 1990-1991
Ljubomir Ljubojevic vs Ulf Andersson, Wijk aan Zee 1976, Sicilian Defense: Paulsen, Bastrikov Variation (B47), 1-0
Bent Larsen vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Milano 1975, Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense (A77), 0–1
Ljubomir Ljubojevic vs Viktor Korchnoi, Linares 1985, French Defense: Winawer, Poisoned Pawn Variation (C18), 1-0
Ljubomir Ljubojevic vs Anthony Miles, Bugojno 1986, English Opening: General (A10), 1–0.
