Mato Damjanovic
Number of games in database: 320
Years covered: 1960 to 2001
Current FIDE rating: 2299
Highest rating achieved in database: 2305
Overall record: +61 -100 =159 (43.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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B47		Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (20 games)
B42		Sicilian, Kan (10 games)
B43		Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (7 games)
A04		Reti Opening (7 games)
D25		Queen's Gambit Accepted (6 games)
C85		Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) (5 games)
A07		King's Indian Attack (5 games)
E53		Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 (5 games)
B32		Sicilian (5 games)
A25		English (5 games)

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MATO DAMJANOVIC (born Mar-23-1927) Yugoslavia [what is this?] Mato Damjanovic born 1927 was awarded the IM title in 1962 and the GM title in 1964. He was 2nd= at Sochi 1964, 1st at Zagreb 1969 and 1st= at Bad Pyrmont in 1970. He also played for the Yugoslav Olympiad team in 1960. He won the Yugoslav championship in 1961.

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 320  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Damjanovic vs Gligoric   0-1 41 1960 YUG-ch A00 Uncommon Opening 2. M Damjanovic vs Sliwa   1-0 33 1960 Asztalos mem E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 3. Parma vs M Damjanovic 0-1 26 1960 Yugoslavia B42 Sicilian, Kan 4. Matulovic vs M Damjanovic   1-0 36 1960 YUG-ch B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 5. M Damjanovic vs B Tot   1-0 44 1960 YUG-ch D06 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. M Damjanovic vs Jansa   ½-½ 25 1961 Moscow C78 Ruy Lopez 7. M Damjanovic vs A Zaitsev   0-1 37 1961 Moscow (Russia) B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 8. Gligoric vs M Damjanovic   ½-½ 35 1961 Sarajevo C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical 9. Flohr vs M Damjanovic   ½-½ 19 1961 Moscow (Russia) A04 Reti Opening 10. Spassky vs M Damjanovic   ½-½ 26 1961 Moscow (Russia) D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower 11. Matulovic vs M Damjanovic   1-0 31 1961 YUG-ch B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 12. Ujtumen vs M Damjanovic   0-1 34 1961 Moscow it B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 13. M Damjanovic vs Matulovic   ½-½ 54 1961 Sarajevo A65 Benoni, 6.e4 14. M Damjanovic vs Kozomara   ½-½ 42 1961 Sarajevo A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 15. M Damjanovic vs Nezhmetdinov   1-0 44 1961 RUS B10 Caro-Kann 16. M Damjanovic vs Ivkov   ½-½ 30 1962 Vrnjacka Banja YUG ch C01 French, Exchange 17. M Damjanovic vs Lilienthal   ½-½ 10 1962 Sofia C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 18. Filip vs M Damjanovic   ½-½ 22 1962 Reggio Emilia 6263 A26 English 19. V Mikenas vs M Damjanovic   0-1 48 1962 Bulgaria A69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line 20. M Damjanovic vs E Paoli   1-0 43 1962 Reggio Emilia 6263 D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 21. Tringov vs M Damjanovic ½-½ 15 1962 Sofia C55 Two Knights Defense 22. M Damjanovic vs Velimirovic   ½-½ 65 1962 YUG-ch A04 Reti Opening 23. M Damjanovic vs Gligoric   ½-½ 30 1962 YUG-ch C71 Ruy Lopez 24. M Damjanovic vs Matulovic   ½-½ 41 1963 YUG-ch 19th B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 25. Minev vs M Damjanovic   ½-½ 18 1963 Bad Liebenstein C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 320

Mar-06-06    biglo: According to ChessBase FIDE has banned this GM from tournament play for 1 year because of the fake Kali Cup GM tournament held in Mindzentkalla Hungary in February 2004. At 79 I hardly think he'll worry. Mar-09-06    EmperorAtahualpa: http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=962 <At 79 I hardly think he'll worry.> <biglo> That might indicate that perhaps he got paid to take part in this scheme. Apr-28-06    knightfly: I remember reading a quote attributed to Korchnoi about this player. Someone had just obtained the GM title and said to Korchnoi "now I am a grandmaster like you" to which he replied "no you are grandmaster like Damjanovic". Apr-29-06    offramp: The poor town of Mindzentkalla. 58 hits on Google and they are all about the fake Kali Cup. Apr-29-06    whatthefat: 59 now in fact.

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