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Dragan Paunovic

Number of games in database: 381
Years covered: 1976 to 2015
Last FIDE rating: 2449 (2410 rapid, 2431 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2556
Overall record: +105 -93 =169 (51.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 14 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (30) 
    A15 A13 A10 A14 A17
 Reti System (24) 
    A04 A06 A05
 Queen's Pawn Game (21) 
    A46 D02 A40 E10
 King's Indian (14) 
    E92 E62 E91 E94 E66
 English, 1 c4 c5 (13) 
    A34 A37 A30 A35 A39
 Slav (8) 
    D11 D15 D12
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (63) 
    B47 B40 B42 B44 B43
 King's Indian (36) 
    E92 E62 E97 E73 E71
 Sicilian Taimanov (20) 
    B47 B48 B46
 Queen's Pawn Game (11) 
    A41 A45
 Sicilian Kan (11) 
    B42 B43 B41
 King's Indian Attack (10) 
    A07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Shirov vs D Paunovic, 2002 0-1
   D Solak vs D Paunovic, 2001 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Sevilla Open (2006)
   Seville Open (2004)
   Czechoslovak Championship (International) (1987)
   Ibercaja Open (1991)
   Superstars Hotel Bali (2002)
   San Sebastian Open (1991)
   Yugoslav Championship (1988)
   Vrnjacka Banja (1983)
   Serbian Championship (2000)
   Yugoslav Championship (1989)
   Yugoslav Championship (1991)
   Yugoslav First League (1979)
   New York Open (1987)
   Serbian First League (2009)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 4th Tilve Mem
   A Strikovic vs D Paunovic (Dec-30-15) 1-0
   D Paunovic vs J Ferreira (Nov-07-15) 1/2-1/2
   D Paunovic vs S Buscara (Dec-19-14) 1/2-1/2
   D Paunovic vs J Ferreira (Nov-08-14) 1/2-1/2
   S Buscara vs D Paunovic (Apr-20-14) 1/2-1/2

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DRAGAN PAUNOVIC
(born Nov-08-1961, died May-19-2016, 54 years old) Yugoslavia (federation/nationality Serbia)

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He was a Grandmaster.

Last updated: 2022-11-08 14:06:28

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 page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 415  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Hodgson vs D Paunovic 1-0201976London vs Belgrade Telex MatchB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
2. D Paunovic vs Z Zadelj  ½-½581976Yugoslav First LeagueC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
3. D Paunovic vs G Dizdar  ½-½401977Yugoslav First LeagueC16 French, Winawer
4. A Negulescu vs D Paunovic  1-0311977Albena Balkaniad (boys)A05 Reti Opening
5. D Paunovic vs P Pandavos  1-0251977Albena Balkaniad (boys)C10 French
6. I Dobrev vs D Paunovic  ½-½451977Albena Balkaniad (boys)D90 Grunfeld
7. D Paunovic vs A Sendur  0-1381977Albena Balkaniad (boys)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. K Csizik vs D Paunovic  ½-½631978Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
9. D Paunovic vs Damljanovic  ½-½181978Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
10. T Paunovic vs D Paunovic  ½-½291978Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
11. D Paunovic vs N Sulava  ½-½571978Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
12. M Drasko vs D Paunovic  ½-½441978Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
13. D Paunovic vs O Cvitan  0-1661978Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipA15 English
14. P Kovacevic vs D Paunovic  ½-½171978Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipC53 Giuoco Piano
15. D Paunovic vs L Gostisa  1-0521978Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
16. D Paunovic vs M Zupe  0-1531978Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
17. D Paunovic vs G Dizdar  ½-½271978Yugoslav First LeagueE91 King's Indian
18. A Stipic vs D Paunovic  1-0621979Yugoslav First LeagueA05 Reti Opening
19. D Gazarek vs D Paunovic  1-0581979Yugoslav First LeagueE92 King's Indian
20. D Paunovic vs N Ristic  1-0281979Yugoslav First LeagueA34 English, Symmetrical
21. D Pekovic vs D Paunovic  1-0421979Yugoslav First LeagueA07 King's Indian Attack
22. D Paunovic vs I Komic  1-0501979Yugoslav First LeagueB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
23. D Paunovic vs M Zupe  1-0691979Yugoslav First LeagueA26 English
24. D Paunovic vs C Pieper-Emden  1-0321981FRG op U18 10thA51 Budapest Gambit
25. D Paunovic vs K Orlov  1-0311982YUG Team Cup-25D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-06-06  KingG: Depending on how this is pronounced, it could be a great name for a chess player.
Jun-06-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  TheAlchemist: I thik it should be Pah-ooh'-no-vich
Jan-09-08  BIDMONFA: Dragan Paunovic

PAUNOVIC, Dragan
http://www.bidmonfa.com/paunovic_dr...
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Dec-12-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: GM Dragan Paunovic, Serbia, born 8 November 1961. Now rated 2554, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 1984. GM in 2007. Rated 2556 in Sept. 2009. ICC: Paun

Played in Mitropa Cup 1984 (board 4). Lives now in Spain, or at least plays most of his tournaments there.

Winner of XVIII Ferrol Open 2002, 9th in Malaga Open 2004, 2nd in Magistral de Elgoibar 2007, 3rd in Figueira da Foz 2007, 8th (shared 1st) in World Open León 2008, 1st in Malaga Open July 2009, 5th in Torneio Internacional da Figueira Foz 2009.

Pictures:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Guw1gYyybuU/S... http://www.depassagem.info/files/Hu... (& Hugo Lima Santos)

Jul-25-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Today he was 6th in the Andorra Open 17-25 July 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr362...

Nov-08-10  brankat: Happy Birthday Dragan!
Nov-08-11  brankat: And another one ! :-)
Nov-08-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: + 3 more :)
May-19-16  sonia91: RIP: http://www.chessdom.com/in-memoriam...
May-19-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: RIP

He already had a heart attack in 2011:

http://www.chessdom.com/grandmaster...

May-20-16  whiteshark: It seems that he played his last tournament (the V Open Internacional LLucmajor 2016) on the island of Mallorca from 8th-15th May 2016:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr219...

Paunovic's opponents there: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr219...

Photos of participants: http://www.winterchess.com/es/torne...

Photo from rd 6 game vs Ori Kobo (left): http://de.chessbase.com/portals/all...

May-20-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: It appears that Dragan Paunovic died on the 17th of May if as it says at the chessdom site, <he passed away a couple of days after completing the open tournament in LLucmajor.>

<the 5th Open Internacional de LLucmajor was held from 8-15th May at the Club Nautico de LLucmajor, Mallorca, Spain.>

In Memoriam:

http://www.chessdom.com/in-memoriam...

May-20-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: 19th of May here:

http://www.perpetualcheck.com/show/...

May-20-16  sonia91: <Stonehenge> 19th of May is the publication date of the Chessdom article...
May-20-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: My Spanish isn't too good (Paunovic lived in Spain) but he died Wednesday night. That can be early Thursday morning:

http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/notici...

Nov-08-16  Marmot PFL: <It appears that Dragan Paunovic died on the 17th of May if as it says at the chessdom site, <he passed away a couple of days after completing the open tournament in LLucmajor.>

Two players died during the 2014 Olympiad, and with players like Purdy and Tate dying at the board it could be that the stress of a chess tournament is equal to that of running a marathon, with similar health risks.

Nov-08-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  Check It Out: Dragon Pawnovich is a terrific chess stage name.

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