Dragoljub Janosevic

Dragoljub Janošević, Linz 1982
Association	Yugoslavia
Born	July 8, 1923 Belgrade , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	May 20, 1993
title	International Master (1964) Grand Master (1965)
Best Elo rating	2465 (May 1974 and January 1975)

Dragoljub Janošević (* 8. July 1923 in Belgrade ; † 20th May 1993 ) was a Yugoslav grandmaster in chess .

1948 Dragoljub Janošević played for the first time at the Yugoslav national championship; Overall, he came to 18 participations in the course of his career. At international tournaments in the 1950s and 60s he won victories against greats such as Michail Botwinnik , Michail Tal , Tigran Petrosjan , Bobby Fischer and Bent Larsen . However, Janošević, who was a sports journalist by profession, did not play consistently enough to advance to the top of the world. In 1964 he became international champion and won the grandmaster title a year later after finishing fifth in a well-attended tournament in Budapest in 1965.

He was considered one of the best blitz chess players in Belgrade and was also known for his blind simultaneous performances , in which he played up to 20 games at the same time.

Janošević's last Elo number was 2275, his highest Elo number of 2465 he had in May 1974 and January 1975. Before the introduction of the Elo numbers, his best historical Elo number was 2589 in March 1954, so he was 58th in the world rankings .

Success in tournaments and competitions

• 1958 draw in a two-game match against Bobby Fischer (both games ended in a draw).
• 1966 2nd place in Harrachov behind Semjon Furman
• 1967 14th place in Skopje , there victory against the eventual winner Fischer
• 1969 tournament victory in Vršac
• 1974 2nd - 3rd Place in Madonna di Campiglio behind Gyula Sax

Worth mentioning

Janošević is one of only three players who played several games against Bobby Fischer and had a positive record. The other two are Efim Geller and Michail Tal.

literature

• Yugoslav chess triumphs. Chess Informant , Belgrad 1976, pp. 37-38.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 75
2. ↑ Dragoljub Janošević's historical Elo numbers on chessmetrics.com (English)

Web links

• Replayable chess games by Dragoljub Janošević on chessgames.com (English)
• Elo history on olimpbase.org (English)