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Juraj Nikolac
J Nikolac 
 

Number of games in database: 486
Years covered: 1950 to 2011
Last FIDE rating: 2434
Highest rating achieved in database: 2500
Overall record: +177 -148 =161 (53.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (28) 
    E92 E61 E91 E73 E80
 Reti System (23) 
    A04 A06 A05
 Nimzo-Larsen Attack (16) 
    A01
 King's Indian Attack (14) 
    A07 A08
 English (14) 
    A15 A13 A17 A14 A16
 Grunfeld (13) 
    D87 D85 D86 D91
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (48) 
    C92 C65 C77 C87 C96
 Caro-Kann (35) 
    B18 B13 B12 B10 B11
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (25) 
    C92 C87 C96 C84 C93
 Queen's Pawn Game (22) 
    D02 A45 D00 A46 E00
 Orthodox Defense (15) 
    D51 D52 D58
 English, 1 c4 e5 (13) 
    A21 A29 A28 A27 A22
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   I Saric vs J Nikolac, 2001 0-1
   Miles vs J Nikolac, 1978 0-1
   A Planinc vs J Nikolac, 1975 0-1
   J Nikolac vs C Cuartas, 1977 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Eerbeek (1978)
   Amsterdam IBM-B (1977)
   Hoogovens-B (1976)
   Vrnjacka Banja (1978)
   Dortmund (1979)
   Yugoslav First League (1974)
   Yugoslav First League (1973)
   Peace Tournament (1975)
   Pula Open (2001)
   Yugoslav Championship (1978)
   Yugoslav Championship (1979)
   Bela Crkva Open (1983)
   Yugoslav Championship (1953)
   Yugoslav Championship (1965)
   Yugoslav Championship (1951)

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JURAJ NIKOLAC
(born Apr-22-1932, 93 years old) Croatia

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Juraj Nikolac was awarded the GM title in 1979. He was 1st= at Vrnjacka Banja 1978 and 1st at Maribor 1987.

Other photo: http://www.bidmonfa.com/nikolac_jur...

Wikipedia article: Juraj Nikolac

Last updated: 2024-09-04 15:56:45

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 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 486  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Zivanov vs J Nikolac  0-1401950Yugoslav 1st Category 4C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
2. J Nikolac vs D Ludajic  1-0291950Yugoslav 1st Category 4D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
3. A Bozic vs J Nikolac  0-1191951Yugoslav SemifinalD02 Queen's Pawn Game
4. Ivkov vs J Nikolac  1-0341951Yugoslav SemifinalD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
5. L Tamasi vs J Nikolac  0-1211951Yugoslav SemifinalD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
6. J Nikolac vs Gligoric  ½-½481951Yugoslav ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
7. S Nedeljkovic vs J Nikolac  1-0411951Yugoslav ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
8. J Nikolac vs A Matanovic  0-1281951Yugoslav ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
9. J Nikolac vs A Fuderer  0-1401951Yugoslav ChampionshipA55 Old Indian, Main line
10. B Tot vs J Nikolac  0-1391951Yugoslav ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
11. J Nikolac vs I Bajec  ½-½581951Yugoslav ChampionshipE90 King's Indian
12. P Trifunovic vs J Nikolac  1-0411951Yugoslav ChampionshipE60 King's Indian Defense
13. J Nikolac vs I Kindij  1-0301951Yugoslav ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
14. M Udovcic vs J Nikolac  ½-½401951Yugoslav ChampionshipA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
15. J Nikolac vs M Bertok  ½-½541951Yugoslav ChampionshipB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
16. Ivkov vs J Nikolac  ½-½391951Yugoslav ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
17. J Nikolac vs Janosevic  0-1371951Yugoslav ChampionshipA03 Bird's Opening
18. M Germek vs J Nikolac  1-0411951Yugoslav ChampionshipD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. J Nikolac vs B Rabar  ½-½201951Yugoslav ChampionshipB24 Sicilian, Closed
20. D Andric vs J Nikolac  0-1431951Yugoslav ChampionshipD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. J Nikolac vs N Karaklajic 1-0431951Yugoslav ChampionshipE54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
22. B Milic vs J Nikolac  ½-½541951Yugoslav ChampionshipC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
23. J Nikolac vs S Puc  1-0461951Yugoslav ChampionshipD85 Grunfeld
24. M Longer vs J Nikolac  1-0381951Yugoslav ChampionshipA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
25. J Nikolac vs D Andric  0-1401952Yugoslav First LeagueD29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-22-07  wolfmaster: A GM with no kibitzes? Now, there's a rarity!
Apr-22-07  Deceptor: He still plays in team events at the age of 75.
Apr-23-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  TheAlchemist: He recently published a book named (translated) "Theory of Chess Combinations", somekind of his magnum opus, although sadly it was self-published, so very few volumes are available (sadly for me :-)). Apparently he also wrote monographs about Tarrasch and Philidor, the latter was published in France. He was a university physics professor until 1997. He is married with wIM Tanja Belamaric (T Belamaric) and he's the brother-in-law of a player from my chess club (Goran Belamaric).
Apr-22-08  BIDMONFA: Juraj Nikolac

NIKOLAC, Juraj
http://www.bidmonfa.com/nikolac_jur...
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Apr-22-08  brankat: Happy Birthday GM Nikolac!
Apr-22-08  whiteshark: Many happy returns GM Nikolac!

more games: http://www.365chess.com/players/Jur...

Apr-22-08  Pianoplayer: this guy is old!!! but happy b-day anyway
Apr-23-08  brankat: <Pianoplayer> Believe it or not:

-- GM A.Lilienthal is 21 years older, and still going "strong",

-- Smyslov 11 years older,

-- Gligoric 9 years older, and just a few months ago played on the first board in the old-timers team Match "USSR-Yugolsavia".

-- Korchnoi is 77 and still an active player :-)

I'm sure there are others, too.

You should hope that You'll enjoy such a long, interesting and productive life.

Apr-22-10  wordfunph: Happy 78th Birthday GM Nikolac!
Feb-20-11  Sonny Rollins: I have known him as a cautious and very friendly man. A real gentleman. He was member of our first team Münchener SC 1836 and played there between oct 1984 - dec 1989 with Unzicker, Robatsch and later with Smejkal in the German Bundesliga. He left our club because of the beginning problems in his homecountry. I hope he is in good health.
Apr-22-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  LoveThatJoker: Happy 80th, GM Nikolac!

LTJ

Dec-28-12  wordfunph: amusing story :)

<Dortmund 1979: On the day of the Nikolac-Bohmfeldt game, the round started an hour earlier than usual. A few minutes after the start of the round all players had turned up except for Bohmfeldt. After half an hour Nikolac started to look worried. A win by default would not count towards his norm, and the norm would be mathematically impossible if Bohmfeldt were automatically defaulted for being more than an hour late. Nikolac waited nervously outside the tournament hall, and when he spotted Bohmfeldt in the distance he practically dragged the astonished German into the tournament hall. He was just in time - five minutes more and it would have been too late. Nikolac won the game easily.>

Source: Secrets of Grandmaster Chess by John Nunn

Dec-29-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <wordfunph> See the kibitzes to J Nikolac vs Nunn, 1979 for a little background on Nikolac's run to the title at Dortmund.

By the way, I've noticed some other passages from Secrets of Grandmaster Chess you've posted. Did Nunn rewrite that book? The quote above is certainly not something from Peter Griffiths' account in the 1980s edition.

Dec-29-12  wordfunph: <perfidious> i think yes.

accounts taken from this book..

http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Grand...

..and your source from the book co-authored with Peter Griffiths.

http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Grand...

Sep-22-23  stanleys: Currently the world's oldest grandmaster, I believe
Nov-30-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: <stanleys: Currently the world's oldest grandmaster, I believe>

Correct. Second oldest is Yair Kraidman.

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