Dragoljub Janošević

Dragoljub Janošević
Full name Dragoljub Janošević
Country Yugoslavia
Born (1923-07-08)8 July 1923
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Died 20 May 1993(1993-05-20) (aged 69)
Title Grandmaster
Peak rating 2518 (March 1954)

Dragoljub Janošević (Janosevic) (8 July 1923 20 May 1993) was a Yugoslav chess Grandmaster.

Background

Janošević became an International Master in 1964 and earned the Grandmaster title the following year.

In the 1950s and 1960s he played several times in the final of the Yugoslav Championship. He loved to play blindfold chess games.

Notable results

Notable games

Janošević scored individual victories over the world champions Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian and Fischer and beat as well such strong grandmasters as David Bronstein or Bent Larsen.

He drew a game with Efim Geller in Skopje 1968 where neither player made a move.[8]

References

  1. "Janošević - Fischer Belgrade 1958". Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  2. "Belgrade 1962". Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  3. "Sarajevo 1966". Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  4. "Janošević - Petrosian Belgrade 1954". Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  5. "Tal - Janošević Sarajevo 1966". Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  6. "Janošević - Fischer Skopje 1967". Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  7. "Janošević - Botvinnik Belgrade 1969". Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  8. "Janošević - Geller Skopje 1968". Retrieved 2009-11-02.


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