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Josip Rukavina

Number of games in database: 764
Years covered: 1963 to 2015
Last FIDE rating: 2384 (2417 rapid, 2315 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2480
Overall record: +219 -187 =358 (52.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (66) 
    A15 A14 A13 A10 A17
 Reti System (53) 
    A04 A05 A06
 King's Indian (32) 
    E60 E62 E69 E97 E66
 English, 1 c4 c5 (27) 
    A30 A36 A31 A35 A34
 Queen's Indian (22) 
    E17 E12 E19 E15 E18
 Queen's Pawn Game (20) 
    A40 A45 D02 A46 E00
With the Black pieces:
 Pirc (91) 
    B08 B07 B09
 Robatsch (47) 
    B06
 Queen's Pawn Game (44) 
    A41 A40 D02 A46 D00
 Ruy Lopez (22) 
    C95 C71 C96 C76 C93
 Slav (18) 
    D14 D16 D15 D10 D12
 Queen's Gambit Declined (16) 
    D31 D37
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Rukavina vs Korchnoi, 1973 1-0
   J Rukavina vs Tal, 1973 1-0
   J Rukavina vs J Hartung-Nielsen, 2010 1-0
   M Foglia vs J Rukavina, 2010 0-1
   Quinteros vs J Rukavina, 1973 1/2-1/2
   Gligoric vs J Rukavina, 1973 1/2-1/2
   P Toth vs J Rukavina, 1972 1/2-1/2
   J Rukavina vs I Radulov, 1973 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Yugoslav Championship (1972)
   Vrnjacka Banja Zonal (1972)
   Hotel Opatija 9th (2002)
   Virovitica (1979)
   Yugoslav Championship (1984)
   Yugoslav Championship (1986)
   Yugoslav Championship (1976)
   Budva Zonal (1981)
   Pula Open (2010)
   Bela Crkva Open (1983)
   Pula Open (2001)
   Pula Open (2009)
   21st World Seniors Championship (2011)
   Pula Open (2007)
   European Championship (2009)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 24th TCh-CRO Div 1a
   J Rukavina vs N Sulava (Oct-03-15) 1/2-1/2
   O Matko vs J Rukavina (Dec-21-13) 1-0
   J Rukavina vs Indjic (Dec-20-13) 0-1
   J Rukavina vs O Cvitan (Dec-19-13) 1/2-1/2
   Z Jusic vs J Rukavina (Dec-18-13) 0-1

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JOSIP RUKAVINA
(born Oct-29-1942, 82 years old) Croatia

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International Master

Wikipedia article: Josip Rukavina

Last updated: 2022-10-28 12:01:46

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 page 1 of 31; games 1-25 of 771  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Rukavina vs V Musil  0-1421963Yugoslav First LeagueA06 Reti Opening
2. H Messing vs J Rukavina  1-0331969Yugoslav First LeagueB07 Pirc
3. J Rukavina vs V Musil  ½-½241969Yugoslav First LeagueA00 Uncommon Opening
4. B Kurajica vs J Rukavina  1-0221969Yugoslav First LeagueB06 Robatsch
5. P Ostojic vs J Rukavina  1-0391969Yugoslav First LeagueB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
6. J Rukavina vs M Knezevic  ½-½681969Yugoslav First LeagueA00 Uncommon Opening
7. M Bertok vs J Rukavina  ½-½191969Yugoslav First LeagueD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
8. V Petrovic vs J Rukavina  0-1251970Yugoslav ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
9. Janosevic vs J Rukavina  1-0711970Yugoslav ChampionshipC71 Ruy Lopez
10. M Sibarevic vs J Rukavina  1-0651970Yugoslav First LeagueB06 Robatsch
11. S Cvetkovic vs J Rukavina  ½-½431970Yugoslav First LeagueA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
12. J Rukavina vs A Matanovic  0-1351970Yugoslav First LeagueA17 English
13. V Kovacevic vs J Rukavina  1-0401970Yugoslav First LeagueA30 English, Symmetrical
14. J Rukavina vs L Koraksic  1-0431970Yugoslav First LeagueA21 English
15. V Bukal Sr vs J Rukavina  ½-½141970Yugoslav First LeagueA11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
16. J Rukavina vs V Musil  ½-½121970Yugoslav First LeagueD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
17. Matulovic vs J Rukavina  0-1571971SarajevoB08 Pirc, Classical
18. J Rukavina vs R Bogdanovic  1-0281971SarajevoA05 Reti Opening
19. Bobotsov vs J Rukavina  1-0371971SarajevoA56 Benoni Defense
20. J Rukavina vs I Radulov  ½-½531971SarajevoA00 Uncommon Opening
21. H Messing vs J Rukavina  1-0561971SarajevoB07 Pirc
22. J Rukavina vs Lengyel  0-1401971SarajevoA26 English
23. Z Mestrovic vs J Rukavina  ½-½411971SarajevoB08 Pirc, Classical
24. J Rukavina vs Bronstein  0-1301971SarajevoE15 Queen's Indian
25. A Saidy vs J Rukavina  1-0561971SarajevoD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-16-08  Poisonpawns: Yugoslavian/Croatian IM Defeated Tal and Korchnoi in 1973 Interzonal tournament.Chessmetrics has him at 2591 in 1973 and he was #82 on 1973 ratings list.
Dec-07-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: IM Josip Rukavina, Croatia, born 29* October 1942. Now rated 2428, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 1972. Chessmetrics (today): 2554 in 1972 (world no. 66).

Interzonal tourn. 1973:
http://www.worldchesslinks.net/ezdn...
http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/737...

Played in the olympiad 1972 (2nd reserve) and in Mitropa Cup 1978 (board 2). Co-winner of Biel Master Open 1980.

Placed 15th in World Senior Ch 2009, 120th in European Individual Ch 2009 (see who's no. 121!): http://www.chess-results.com/tnr182...

Biography:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_... (in Polish)

Pictures:
http://public.carnet.hr/sk-losinj/o... http://novine.novilist.hr/images/cl...

Hort is also on his list. But not Spassky:

[Event "Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1973.09.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Rukavina, Josip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2460"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f4 O-O 6.Be3 c6 7.Bd3 a6 8.Nge2 b5 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Kh1 Rb8 11.b3 e5 12.Rc1 Re8 13.d5 cxd5 14.cxd5 Nh5 15.Qd2 Nc5 16.Bb1 Bd7 17.g4 Nf6 18.Ng3 Qa5 19.g5 Nh5 20.Nxh5 gxh5 21.Qf2 Rbc8 22.Ne2 Qa3 23.Ng3 Rc7 24.Nxh5 Rec8 25.Qh4 Kh8 26.Nxg7 1-0

*I assume 29, not 27 as in http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_...

Oct-29-10  brankat: Happy birthday Josip!
Oct-29-12  brankat: And once again: Happy Birthday!
Oct-29-15  BIDMONFA: Josip Rukavina

RUKAVINA, Josip
http://www.bidmonfa.com/rukavina_jo...
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Oct-28-24  Cecco: From what Poisonpawns and Tabanus wrote it seems that becoming a Grand Master when Rukavina was young (sixties and seventies) was much more difficult. But I guess I said something banal.

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