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Dragoljub Janošević

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Dragoljub Janošević
Full nameDragoljub Janošević
CountryYugoslavia
Born(1923-07-08)8 July 1923
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Died20 May 1993(1993-05-20) (aged 69)
TitleGrandmaster
Peak rating2518 (March 1954)

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

Background

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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.[citation needed]

Notable results

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Notable games

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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

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