Full name Dragoljub Janosevic Role Chess Player Died May 20, 1993 | Name Dragoljub Janosevic | |
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Born 8 July 1923Belgrade, Yugoslavia ( 1923-07-08 ) |
Dragoljub Janošević (Janosevic) (8 July 1923 – 20 May 1993) was a Yugoslav chess Grandmaster.
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Background
Janošević became an International Master in 1964 and earned the Grandmaster title the following year.

In the 1950s and 1960s he played several times in the final of the Yugoslav Championship. He loved to play blindfold chess games.
Notable results
Notable games
Janošević scored individual victories over the world champions Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian and Fischer and beat as well such strong grandmasters as David Bronstein or Bent Larsen.
He drew a game with Efim Geller in Skopje 1968 where neither player made a move.
References
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