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Petar Popovic

Number of games in database: 1,117
Years covered: 1974 to 2017
Last FIDE rating: 2431 (2423 rapid, 2504 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2575
Overall record: +339 -233 =543 (54.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 2 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (267) 
    B91 B32 B70 B58 B80
 Ruy Lopez (86) 
    C92 C78 C82 C93 C65
 French Defense (63) 
    C05 C07 C03 C02 C09
 French Tarrasch (57) 
    C05 C07 C03 C09 C04
 Sicilian Najdorf (47) 
    B91 B90 B92
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (46) 
    C92 C93 C96 C99 C89
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (174) 
    B60 B89 B56 B63 B52
 Grunfeld (92) 
    D85 D91 D76 D97 D86
 English (73) 
    A15 A16 A17 A10 A11
 King's Indian (61) 
    E97 E81 E92 E60 E91
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (55) 
    B60 B67 B63 B68 B64
 Queen's Indian (30) 
    E12 E15 E18 E17
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   P Popovic vs Marjanovic, 1979 1-0
   P Popovic vs P Schlosser, 1992 1-0
   P Popovic vs D Rajkovic, 1980 1-0
   P Popovic vs M Lazic, 1993 1-0
   P Popovic vs D Kosic, 1992 1-0
   P Popovic vs Seirawan, 1987 1-0
   Damljanovic vs P Popovic, 1997 0-1
   P Popovic vs Y Piskov, 1989 1/2-1/2
   Timman vs P Popovic, 1989 1/2-1/2
   P Popovic vs Timman, 2006 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Yugoslav Championship (1995)
   Novi Sad (1981)
   Yugoslav Championship (1986)
   Bor (1985)
   Yugoslav Championship 1992 (1991)
   Yugoslav Championship (1991)
   World Junior Championship (1977)
   Kostic Memorial (1987)
   Yugoslav Championship (1989)
   Stara Pazova (1988)
   Radivoj Jovanic Memorial (1980)
   Yugoslav Championship (1985)
   Subotica Interzonal (1987)
   Bundesliga 2009/10 (2009)
   Yugoslav Championship (1980)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Subotica Interzonal 1987 by Tabanus
   Hastings (1980/81) by Chessical

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 TCh-SRB Premier
   M Lazic vs P Popovic (Sep-11-17) 1/2-1/2
   P Popovic vs V Ivic (Sep-03-17) 1-0
   P Lombaers vs P Popovic (Sep-29-13) 0-1
   P Popovic vs L Vanstreels (Dec-16-12) 1/2-1/2
   J Sarrau vs P Popovic (Jul-08-12) 1/2-1/2

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PETAR POPOVIC
(born Feb-14-1959, 66 years old) Yugoslavia (federation/nationality Serbia)

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Petar Popovic was born on the 14th of February 1959 in Orlovat, Yugoslavia. Awarded the IM title in 1977, he became a GM in 1981. In tournaments he was 1st= at Pecs 1980, 1st= at Novi Sad 1981, 2nd= at Novi Sad 1984, 1st= at Bor 1985, 2nd= at Cannes 1986, 1st= at Pucarevo 1987 and 4th= at Belgrade 1987. He played on the Yugoslav Olympiad teams of 1986 and 1988 and drew a match with Maia Chiburdanidze (+1, =6, -1) in 1986. Champion of Yugoslavia in 1995.

Wikipedia article: Petar Popović (chess player)

Last updated: 2021-09-27 04:36:13

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 page 1 of 46; games 1-25 of 1,134  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Popovic vs M Boras  1-0371974Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
2. P Popovic vs M Mrdja  0-1291974Yugoslav First LeagueA07 King's Indian Attack
3. S Bojkovic vs P Popovic  0-1471975Novi SadC41 Philidor Defense
4. P Popovic vs K Notaros  1-0331975Novi SadB50 Sicilian
5. Balashov vs P Popovic  1-0291975Novi SadD03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
6. G Garcia Gonzalez vs P Popovic  1-0421975Novi SadE97 King's Indian
7. R Triller vs P Popovic  0-1411975European Junior Championship PreliminaryB06 Robatsch
8. A P Santos vs P Popovic  0-1251975European Junior Championship PreliminaryE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
9. P Popovic vs M Twardon  0-1341975European Junior Championship PreliminaryA00 Uncommon Opening
10. P Popovic vs Ftacnik  1-0391975European Junior Championship PreliminaryB06 Robatsch
11. Speelman vs P Popovic  ½-½421975European Junior Championship PreliminaryD01 Richter-Veresov Attack
12. P Popovic vs V Inkiov  ½-½71975European Junior Championship PreliminaryA07 King's Indian Attack
13. P Popovic vs D Bernstein  ½-½91975European Junior Championship PreliminaryB08 Pirc, Classical
14. P Popovic vs A Pablo Marin  0-1411975European Junior Championship 1975/76A07 King's Indian Attack
15. P Popovic vs M Trolldalen  ½-½571975European Junior Championship 1975/76B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
16. H Olafsson vs P Popovic  1-0581975European Junior Championship 1975/76E74 King's Indian, Averbakh, 6...c5
17. P Popovic vs Van der Sterren  1-0401975European Junior Championship 1975/76B40 Sicilian
18. Speelman vs P Popovic  ½-½561975European Junior Championship 1975/76B08 Pirc, Classical
19. P Popovic vs P Littlewood  1-0521976European Junior Championship 1975/76A07 King's Indian Attack
20. A Kochyev vs P Popovic  1-0201976European Junior Championship 1975/76E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
21. P Popovic vs V Inkiov  0-1361976European Junior Championship 1975/76B50 Sicilian
22. D Bernstein vs P Popovic  ½-½331976European Junior Championship 1975/76D80 Grunfeld
23. F Begovac vs P Popovic  ½-½411976Boys-18 talentsD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
24. P Popovic vs M Dostanic  1-0281976Boys-18 talentsC02 French, Advance
25. G Forgacs vs P Popovic  0-1371976Boys-18 talentsB06 Robatsch
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-14-06  BIDMONFA: Petar Popovic

POPOVIC, Petar
http://www.bidmonfa.com/popovic_pet...
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Feb-14-06  prinsallan: Happy bithday Petar!
Jul-30-09  WhiteRook48: player of the day
6/30/09
Feb-14-12  brankat: Happy Birthday Petar!
Jul-30-12  LoveThatJoker: Check out this awesome game from today's Player of the Day,

Quinteros vs P Popovic, 1982

LTJ

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