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Hrvoje Messing

Number of games in database: 230
Years covered: 1956 to 2010
Last FIDE rating: 2310
Highest rating achieved in database: 2359
Overall record: +74 -62 =94 (52.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (47) 
    B92 B80 B45 B81 B46
 French Defense (14) 
    C14 C19 C09 C15 C11
 Sicilian Scheveningen (11) 
    B80 B81 B85 B82
 Caro-Kann (10) 
    B11 B14 B10 B13
 Sicilian Najdorf (10) 
    B92 B94 B93 B90 B97
 Scotch Game (9) 
    C45
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (36) 
    C64 C93 C78 C69 C97
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (13) 
    C93 C97 C99 C92 C96
 Sicilian (11) 
    B87 B67 B76 B42 B53
 English, 1 c4 e5 (7) 
    A20 A26 A27 A21 A29
 Queen's Pawn Game (6) 
    A46 D02 A45 D00
 English, 1 c4 c5 (6) 
    A33 A32 A39 A31 A35
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   N Padevsky vs H Messing, 1973 0-1
   H Messing vs P Dely, 1968 1-0
   S Ivankovic vs H Messing, 2007 0-1
   H Messing vs D Andric, 1968 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Serbian Championship (1973)
   Varna (1973)
   Junior International Tournament (1961)
   Belgrade (1968)
   Timisoara (1972)
   Yugoslav Championship (1979)
   Yugoslav Championship (1968)
   Yugoslav Championship (1970)
   Yugoslav First League (1970)
   Vrnjacka Banja (1973)
   Sarajevo (1971)
   Yugoslav First League (1969)
   Yugoslav Championship (1969)
   Yugoslav Championship (1980)
   Yugoslav Championship (1977)

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HRVOJE MESSING
(born Jul-26-1940, died Jan-10-2012, 71 years old) Yugoslavia (federation/nationality Croatia)

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He was an IM.

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 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 248  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H Messing vs D Gliksman  0-1191956Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
2. D Marovic vs H Messing  1-0171956Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipC81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack
3. Parma vs H Messing  1-0281958Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipB53 Sicilian
4. H Messing vs A I Zakharov  1-0311961Junior International TournamentC87 Ruy Lopez
5. O Pavlenko vs H Messing  1-0301961Junior International TournamentE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
6. H Messing vs A Tomson  0-1201961Junior International TournamentE83 King's Indian, Samisch
7. H Messing vs Savon  0-1161961Junior International TournamentB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. K Grigorian vs H Messing  0-1141961Junior International TournamentC35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham
9. P Kranjc vs H Messing  0-1471966Yugoslav First LeagueC47 Four Knights
10. T Rakic vs H Messing 0-1331966Yugoslav First LeagueC57 Two Knights
11. D Ugrinovic vs H Messing  1-0311966Serbian ChampionshipB50 Sicilian
12. H Messing vs D Gliksman  1-0351968Yugoslav ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
13. A Bradvarevic vs H Messing  ½-½211968Yugoslav ChampionshipC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
14. H Messing vs A Planinc 1-0691968Yugoslav ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
15. Parma vs H Messing  1-0391968Yugoslav ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
16. H Messing vs M Vukic  1-0481968Yugoslav ChampionshipB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
17. H Messing vs D Baretic  ½-½151968Yugoslav ChampionshipB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
18. B Ivanovic vs H Messing 1-0281968Yugoslav ChampionshipB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
19. Janosevic vs H Messing  0-1471968Yugoslav ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
20. H Messing vs M Sibarevic  1-0331968Yugoslav ChampionshipA61 Benoni
21. B Kurajica vs H Messing  ½-½151968Yugoslav ChampionshipC87 Ruy Lopez
22. H Messing vs P Ostojic  ½-½141968Yugoslav ChampionshipE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
23. Z Mestrovic vs H Messing  ½-½121968Yugoslav ChampionshipD00 Queen's Pawn Game
24. H Messing vs J Stupica  ½-½161968Yugoslav ChampionshipB11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
25. Matulovic vs H Messing ½-½461968Yugoslav ChampionshipC81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-11-07  xeroxmachine: You dont know Hrvoje Messing with...
Jan-24-09  whiteshark: Quit Messing around! :D
Jan-24-09  WhiteRook48: Messing Messed up in some games
Jul-25-09  Xeroxx: What a mess.
Jun-28-14  Volcanus: http://sah-kutjevo.com/najnovije/hr...
Jun-28-14  waustad: Thank you <Volcanus>. It appears his bio needs to be updated. If I'm guessing correctly while trying to understand a language I don't speak, the date of his demise was "10. siječnja 2012", though I don't know what month that is.
Jun-28-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Messing about can be fun in the right circumstances.

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