Mato Damjanović
| Mato Damjanović | |
|---|---|
 Mato Damjanović in 1966 | |
| Full name | Mato Damjanović |
| Country | Croatia |
| Born | 23 March 1927 Đeletovci, Croatia (then Yugoslavia) |
| Died | 12 February 2011 (aged 83) Zagreb, Croatia |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| Peak rating | 2490 (January 1971) |
Mato Damjanović (23 March 1927 – 12 February 2011) was a
Croatian chess grandmaster who represented Yugoslavia in international team events. In 1964 he became the second Croatian grandmaster, after Mijo Udovčić.[1]
Damjanović represented Yugoslavia at first reserve board (+6 -2 =2) in the
International Master title in 1962, and the Grandmaster
title in 1964.
A prolific tournament player, he participated in hundreds of events during the 1960s and 1970s, his most active period. Although his results were very mixed, they included first or second place at a number of tournaments; principally, second equal at
Firenze 1972, second equal at Zagreb 1972, second at Birmingham 1976, second equal at Vukovar 1976, first equal at Virovitica 1976 and second equal at Birmingham 1977.[3][4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mato Damjanović.
- ^ "Hrvatski šahist preminuo usred partije". tportal.hr (in Croatian). HINA. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ 14th Chess Olympiad: Leipzig 1960. olimpbase.org
- ISBN 83-217-2745-X(2. N-Z)
- ISBN 0-7091-4697-3.
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