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Dejan Pikula

Number of games in database: 521
Years covered: 1987 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2300 (2399 rapid, 2347 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2576
Overall record: +165 -96 =260 (56.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (105) 
    B90 B48 B30 B31 B45
 French Defense (25) 
    C11 C00 C10 C18 C14
 Sicilian Taimanov (19) 
    B48 B45 B46
 Ruy Lopez (18) 
    C92 C95 C96 C99 C65
 Giuoco Piano (17) 
    C53 C50
 French (17) 
    C11 C00 C10 C13 C12
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (67) 
    B43 B42 B41 B40 B22
 Sicilian Kan (37) 
    B43 B42 B41
 Slav (23) 
    D10 D11 D17 D18 D15
 Queen's Pawn Game (22) 
    A46 A45 A41 D02 D00
 Queen's Indian (18) 
    E15 E12 E16 E14 E17
 Pirc (13) 
    B07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Pikula vs A C Doudin, 2001 1-0
   D Pikula vs B Kalezic, 2001 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Yugoslav Championship (2001)
   Yugoslav Championship (2002)
   Serbian Championship (2009)
   Serbian Championship (2010)
   Serbian Championship (2011)
   Serbia and Montenegro Championship (2005)
   Swiss Championship (2001)
   Baden Casino Open (1999)
   Nord West Cup (2001)
   Belgrade Trophy (2010)
   Zuerich Open (2004)
   Central Serbia Open-A (2011)
   European Team Championship (2009)
   Serbian First League (2009)
   European Championship (2009)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Paracin Open-A
   D Pikula vs V Vujovic (Jul-14-23) 1-0
   H Sertbay vs D Pikula (Jul-13-23) 0-1
   D Pikula vs A Phatak (Jul-12-23) 1/2-1/2
   D Pikula vs N Vasilkov (Jul-11-23) 0-1
   D Dimitrijevic vs D Pikula (Jul-10-23) 1-0

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DEJAN PIKULA
(born Jul-31-1969, 55 years old) Yugoslavia (federation/nationality Serbia)

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Grandmaster (2002) and FIDE Trainer (2017). ICC: Kipi

Champion (shared) of Yugoslavia in 2001. Placed 3rd in 2002. Played for Yugoslavia in the 2002 olympiad. Serbian vice champion 2006 (he lost the playoff to GM Branko Damljanovic). Champion of Central Serbia 2007. Played for Serbia II in the European Team Ch 2009.

Last updated: 2018-07-31 08:39:38

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 page 1 of 22; games 1-25 of 539  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Andrijevic vs D Pikula  0-1371987Bela Crkva OpenB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
2. N Karaklajic vs D Pikula  1-0331987Bela Crkva OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
3. V S Stevanovic vs D Pikula  1-0391987Bela Crkva OpenA48 King's Indian
4. D Pikula vs N Doric  1-0341987Bela Crkva OpenB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
5. N Nikcevic vs D Pikula  ½-½581990YUG-chT FLD85 Grunfeld
6. S Ionov vs D Pikula  ½-½261991Katowice opA48 King's Indian
7. D Pikula vs M Lazic  0-1341991Yugoslav ChampionshipC55 Two Knights Defense
8. S Kovacevic vs D Pikula  1-0761991Yugoslav ChampionshipA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
9. Z Arsovic vs D Pikula  ½-½91991Yugoslav ChampionshipA37 English, Symmetrical
10. D Pikula vs V Sandic  ½-½131991Yugoslav ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
11. R Bakic vs D Pikula  ½-½291991Yugoslav ChampionshipA55 Old Indian, Main line
12. D Pikula vs G Laketic  ½-½821991Yugoslav ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
13. S Marinkovic vs D Pikula  ½-½101991Yugoslav ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
14. D Pikula vs T Matkovic  ½-½761991Yugoslav ChampionshipC55 Two Knights Defense
15. P Nikac vs D Pikula  ½-½301991Yugoslav ChampionshipB83 Sicilian
16. I Raicevic vs D Pikula  ½-½401991Yugoslav ChampionshipA25 English
17. D Pikula vs G Arsovic  ½-½81991Yugoslav ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. D Pikula vs J Petronic  1-0741991Yugoslav ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
19. Z Vukovic vs D Pikula  ½-½91991Yugoslav ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
20. A Kovacevic vs D Pikula  0-1441993YUG-Cup 36thB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
21. D Pikula vs Matulovic  1-0391994YUG-ch sfB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
22. D Pikula vs M Markovic  0-1341994YUG-chTB56 Sicilian
23. D Pikula vs D Joksimovic  0-1531994YUG-chTB32 Sicilian
24. D Pikula vs V Vujosevic  ½-½281995YUG-chTC53 Giuoco Piano
25. M Aleksic vs D Pikula  ½-½321995YUG-ch sfB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
 page 1 of 22; games 1-25 of 539  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-07-05  Eastfrisian: This player must be Dejan Pikula from Serbia and Montenegro. He is born on 31.07.1969.
Jul-31-06  BIDMONFA: Dejan Pikula

PIKULA, Dejan
http://www.bidmonfa.com/pikula_deja...
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Nov-25-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: GM Dejan Pikula, Serbia, born 31 July 1969. Now rated 2541, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

GM in 2002. Rating peak 2576 in Oct. 2008. ICC: Kipi

Champion (shared) of Yugoslavia in 2001. Placed 3rd in 2002. Played for Yugoslavia in the 2002 olympiad (2nd reserve).

Serbian vice champion 2006 (he lost the playoff to GM Branko Damljanovic). Champion of Central Serbia 2007. Shared 3rd in the Serbian Championship 2008, shared 4th in 2009. Played for Serbia II in the European Team Ch 2009 (board 3).

Biography:
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan_... (in Dutch)

Pictures:
http://www.serbiachess.net/2009/kup... http://www.chessdom.com/images/stor...

Apr-08-13  technical draw: It's Dejan Pikula all over again.
Apr-08-13  TheFocus: Has the odd nickname of Mustard.
Apr-08-13  Gregor Samsa Mendel: <TheFocus: Has the odd nickname of Mustard.>

Which explains why he's a GM at Clue as well as chess; he was in the same cadet class as Mortimer.

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