Božidar Ivanović
| Božidar Ivanović | |
|---|---|
 Božidar Ivanović, 2010 | |
| Country | Montenegro |
| Born | August 24, 1946 Cetinje, Yugoslavia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1978) |
| Peak rating | 2550 (July 1981) |
Božidar Ivanović (
Biography
Ivanović was born in
He represented Yugoslavia once at the World U26 Olympiad, four times at chess Olympiads, once at the European Team Championship, and once at the World Team Championship. He then represented Montenegro at the 2007 European Team Championship. His full international team results follow.[5]
- Graz 1972, Under 26 Olympiad, Yugoslavia board 3, +10 -1 -1, board gold.
- Valletta 1980 Olympiad, Yugoslavia 1st reserve, +0 =4 -2, team 4th.
- Plovdiv 1983, Euroteams, Yugoslavia board 8, +3 =4 -0, team silver.
- Thessaloniki 1984 Olympiad, Yugoslavia 1st reserve, +2 =3 -2.
- Lucerne 1989, World Team Championship, Yugoslavia 1st reserve, +0 =2 -1, team silver.
- Novi Sad 1990 Olympiad, Yugoslavia 2nd team, board 3, +4 =4 -1.
- Yerevan 1996 Olympiad, Yugoslavia board 1, +1 =8 -2.
- Heraklio2007, Euroteams, Montenegro board 2, +0 =2 -1.
For most of his career, Ivanović competed mainly in Yugoslavia and the Balkans region, with occasional forays into North America and western Europe. He made his debut in the Yugoslav Chess Championship finals in 1968, but struggled that year. He made an even score in the championship the next year, 9.5/19. Besides his four titles, he made strong results in 1977 at Zagreb with 8.5/13 for a shared 3-5th place, and in 1991 at Banja Vrujci with 8.5/13 for a shared 4-7th place.
Ivanović won the traditional Canadian Open Chess Championship at Toronto in 1983, alongside Kevin Spraggett. Other best international-level results included: shared 2nd-3rd at
Later years
He served as Chairman of Montenegro's Chess Association. He served as state Minister of Sport and Tourism for Montenegro. He served as a member of the Appeals' Committee for the 2007 World Chess Championship.
References
- ^ The Batsford Book of Chess Records, by Yakov Damsky, pp. 120-121.
- ^ a b http://www.chessgames.com, the Božidar Ivanović player profile.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-04-14. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), the Božidar Ivanović results file. - ^ Ivanović, Božidar FIDE Online Chess Personal card
- ^ http://www.olimpbase.org/playersy/267wkceh[permanent dead link] for U26 Olympiad, http://www.olimpbase.org/players/26ywkceh.html, for Olympiads, http://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/26ywkceh.html, for Euroteams, and http://www.olimpbase.org/playerst?26ywkceh.html for the World Teams.
External links
Bozidar Ivanovic player profile and games at Chessgames.com