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Bozidar Ivanovic
B Ivanovic 
 

Number of games in database: 1,388
Years covered: 1963 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2320 (2397 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2535
Overall record: +436 -373 =564 (52.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 15 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (307) 
    B47 B57 B32 B95 B33
 French Defense (106) 
    C02 C11 C07 C03 C19
 Ruy Lopez (97) 
    C92 C84 C78 C96 C99
 Sicilian Taimanov (61) 
    B47 B46 B45 B48 B49
 Sicilian Najdorf (54) 
    B95 B90 B99 B97 B94
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (51) 
    C92 C84 C96 C99 C91
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (184) 
    B62 B32 B33 B31 B22
 King's Indian (56) 
    E70 E97 E76 E67 E62
 Queen's Pawn Game (41) 
    A46 A41 A40 D02 A45
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (40) 
    B62 B64 B67 B68 B63
 Ruy Lopez (35) 
    C91 C92 C99 C85 C84
 Old Benoni (32) 
    A44 A43
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Reshevsky vs B Ivanovic, 1976 0-1
   B Ivanovic vs E Ermenkov, 1983 1-0
   B Ivanovic vs I Grigic, 1982 1-0
   B Ivanovic vs V Kovacevic, 1983 1-0
   B Ivanovic vs G Ginsburg, 2003 1-0
   B Ivanovic vs Velimirovic, 1981 1-0
   B Ivanovic vs V Hresc, 1982 1-0
   B Ivanovic vs A Matthiesen, 2005 1-0
   B Ivanovic vs K Osmanovic, 1983 1-0
   B Ivanovic vs H Messing, 1968 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Yugoslav Championship (1981)
   Bar (1977)
   Canadian Open (1983)
   Yugoslav Championship (1994)
   Balashikha (1977)
   Yugoslav Championship (1977)
   Budva Zonal (1981)
   Vinkovci (1982)
   Sarajevo (1983)
   Yugoslav Championship (1982)
   Yugoslav Championship (1989)
   Pula Open (1990)
   Yugoslav Championship (1985)
   Yugoslav Championship 1992 (1991)
   Yugoslav Championship (1986)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   sushicat's favorite games by sushicat

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Montenegrin Championship
   B Ivanovic vs M Djokovic (Feb-09-25) 1-0
   A Musovic vs B Ivanovic (Feb-08-25) 1-0
   B Ivanovic vs M Ratkovic (Feb-07-25) 0-1
   V Scekic vs B Ivanovic (Feb-06-25) 1/2-1/2
   B Ivanovic vs N Petrov (Feb-05-25) 0-1

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BOZIDAR IVANOVIC
(born Aug-24-1946, 78 years old) Montenegro

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IM (1976); GM (1977).

Bozidar Ivanovic was born in Cetinje, Yugoslavia. He won the Yugoslav Championship thrice, in 1973, 1981 and 1996. He also won the Fischer Random Yugoslav Championship in 1994. Ivanović won the traditional Canadian Open Chess Championship at Toronto in 1983, alongside Kevin Spraggett.

Wikipedia article: Božidar Ivanović

Last updated: 2025-04-09 14:45:59

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 page 1 of 56; games 1-25 of 1,388  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Ivanovic vs M Cebalo  ½-½641963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipA57 Benko Gambit
2. I Ujhazi vs B Ivanovic 1-0531963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipC27 Vienna Game
3. B Ivanovic vs M Ostojic  0-1481963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipE41 Nimzo-Indian
4. R Nicevski vs B Ivanovic 1-0651963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
5. B Ivanovic vs I Zagar  1-0331963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipB49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
6. B Ivanovic vs I Jelen  0-1411963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipE43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
7. B Zidansek vs B Ivanovic 1-0491963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
8. B Ivanovic vs O Rubinic  ½-½631963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipB97 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. R Ceglar vs B Ivanovic  1-0511963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
10. B Ivanovic vs M Rujevic  1-0551963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
11. I Bratko vs B Ivanovic  1-0291963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
12. B Ivanovic vs S Cvetkovic  0-1601963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipA65 Benoni, 6.e4
13. G Antunac vs B Ivanovic  1-0391963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
14. B Ivanovic vs S Martinovic  ½-½441963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
15. D Kovac vs B Ivanovic  ½-½421963Yugoslav Junior ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
16. D Baretic vs B Ivanovic  ½-½541968Yugoslav ChampionshipB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
17. M Vukic vs B Ivanovic  ½-½571968Yugoslav ChampionshipE10 Queen's Pawn Game
18. B Ivanovic vs D Gliksman  1-0301968Yugoslav ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
19. A Bradvarevic vs B Ivanovic  ½-½861968Yugoslav ChampionshipC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
20. B Ivanovic vs A Planinc 0-1561968Yugoslav ChampionshipC02 French, Advance
21. Parma vs B Ivanovic  1-0341968Yugoslav ChampionshipB83 Sicilian
22. B Ivanovic vs H Messing 1-0281968Yugoslav ChampionshipB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
23. G Antunac vs B Ivanovic  ½-½431968Yugoslav ChampionshipE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
24. Pirc vs B Ivanovic  ½-½131968Yugoslav ChampionshipA05 Reti Opening
25. B Ivanovic vs M Mihaljcisin  ½-½201968Yugoslav ChampionshipB57 Sicilian
 page 1 of 56; games 1-25 of 1,388  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-24-06  BIDMONFA: Bozidar Ivanovic

IVANOVIC, Bozidar
http://www.bidmonfa.com/ivanovic_bo...
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Jan-12-07  ToTheDeath: B Ivanovic vs M Cebalo, 1986

A wonderful flawed brilliancy.

Aug-24-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Sretan vam rodjendan.
Aug-24-08  potsie: Happy Birthday Bozidar!! :)
Feb-18-09  WeakSquare: B Ivanovic vs Keres, 1972

Wonderful flawed attack against Keres.

May-07-09  myschkin: . . .

He has served as Minister of Sport and Tourism in Montenegro.

Aug-24-12  brankat: Happy Birthday Bozidar!
Aug-24-12  kaingero: Is he the father of the beautiful tennis player Anna Ivanovic?.
Aug-24-12  brankat: <kaingero> I don't know. but <Ivanovic> is a very common last name in both, Montenegro and Serbia.
Aug-24-13  brankat: Happy Birthday GM Ivanovic!

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