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Goran Arsovic

Number of games in database: 278
Years covered: 1989 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2349 (2300 rapid, 2294 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2504
Overall record: +58 -56 =143 (50.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 21 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (19) 
    E67 E62 E64 E60 E68
 Queen's Gambit Declined (17) 
    D38 D37 D30 D39
 Queen's Indian (14) 
    E12 E17 E15
 Queen's Pawn Game (13) 
    D02 A45 A40 A41 E00
 Orthodox Defense (11) 
    D58 D67 D52 D55 D56
 Slav (7) 
    D11 D12
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (60) 
    B90 B50 B52 B22 B23
 King's Indian (34) 
    E61 E94 E90 E62 E81
 Sicilian Najdorf (23) 
    B90 B92 B97 B91 B95
 English (8) 
    A15 A16
 Queen's Pawn Game (7) 
    A45 D02 A46 D01
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989 1/2-1/2
   G Arsovic vs Matulovic, 1997 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Yugoslav Championship (2002)
   Serbian Championship (2006)
   Serbian Championship (2000)
   Veselin Boskovic Memorial Open (2006)
   BIH Premier League (2015)
   Yugoslav Championship (1991)
   European Championship (2009)
   Karpos Open (2014)
   Karpos Open (2013)
   Karpos Open (2015)
   Serbia Chess Open (2021)
   European Championship (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Serbian First League
   V Lukovic vs G Arsovic (Oct-05-24) 1/2-1/2
   G Arsovic vs A Solymosi (Oct-04-24) 1/2-1/2
   M Ivanovic vs G Arsovic (Oct-03-24) 0-1
   G Arsovic vs N Pezelj (Oct-02-24) 1/2-1/2
   M S Popovic vs G Arsovic (Oct-01-24) 1/2-1/2

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GORAN ARSOVIC
(born Nov-08-1967, 57 years old) Yugoslavia (federation/nationality Serbia)

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International Master, and twin brother of IM Zoran Arsovic.

Last updated: 2025-03-11 01:42:25

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 page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 278  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Nikolic vs G Arsovic ½-½2551989BelgradeE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
2. V Medenica vs G Arsovic  0-1481990Pula OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
3. G Arsovic vs G Giorgadze  0-1501990Pula OpenD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
4. G Arsovic vs Barsov  ½-½251991Cansys IM-AD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
5. C Pieper-Emden vs G Arsovic  ½-½161991Cansys IM-AA16 English
6. Z Mestrovic vs G Arsovic  1-0731991Yugoslav ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
7. G Arsovic vs A Grguri  1-0341991Yugoslav ChampionshipA38 English, Symmetrical
8. A Ermeni vs G Arsovic  1-0401991Yugoslav ChampionshipA64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8
9. G Arsovic vs G Laketic  1-0631991Yugoslav ChampionshipA09 Reti Opening
10. M Cetkovic vs G Arsovic  1-0541991Yugoslav ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
11. G Arsovic vs K Vebic  0-1291991Yugoslav ChampionshipD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
12. M Cvorovic vs G Arsovic  ½-½571991Yugoslav ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
13. G Arsovic vs V Ilic  1-0601991Yugoslav ChampionshipE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
14. I Solomunovic vs G Arsovic  1-0431991Yugoslav ChampionshipE90 King's Indian
15. G Arsovic vs P Nikac  ½-½691991Yugoslav ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
16. D Pikula vs G Arsovic  ½-½81991Yugoslav ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
17. G Arsovic vs I Subasic  0-1611991Yugoslav ChampionshipD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
18. R Pavlovic vs G Arsovic  ½-½91991Yugoslav ChampionshipE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
19. P Tregubov vs G Arsovic  1-0451993Nis opE60 King's Indian Defense
20. M Lazic vs G Arsovic  1-0311993Nis opA45 Queen's Pawn Game
21. G Arsovic vs M Lazic  ½-½241994YUG-ch sfD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
22. G Arsovic vs G Vojinovic  ½-½91994YUG-ch sfE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
23. R Milu vs G Arsovic  ½-½241994Belgrade TrakoB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. G Arsovic vs Matulovic  ½-½191994YUG-ch sfA87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation
25. G Arsovic vs Timoshenko  ½-½671995Belgrade TrakoA15 English
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-16-04  SamusAran: Quite a variety of game lengths- from 8 to 255
Nov-08-06  BIDMONFA: Goran Arsovic

ARSOVIC, Goran
http://www.bidmonfa.com/arsovic_gor...
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Nov-08-06  BaranDuin: This man seems to draw quite a lot of games
Nov-08-06  2021: He drawed 41 times out of his 60 games.
Feb-07-09  WhiteRook48: this guy won 50% of the time
May-30-09  fref: <SamusAran:<Quite a variety of game lengths- from 8 to 255>>

It is actually from 4 to 269.

Feb-01-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: IM Goran Arsovic, Serbia, born 8 November 1967. Now rated 2434, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 1994. Rated 2540 in 1997 (world no. 217), 2504 in Jan. 2008.

Twin brother of IM Zoran Arsovic. Famous for the game I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989 (255 moves, most other sources: 269 moves) which ended in a draw after 20 hours and 15 minutes.

Pictures:
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Jul-17-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: 5th in Srebrno Jezero (Serbia) 19-27 June 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr353... http://reports.chessdom.com/news-20...

Nov-08-10  celessar: Why does he have so many drawn games of a dozen moves or less? I don't understand why the game is not played to an outcome..?
Apr-17-11  BobCrisp: As the saying went in Yugoslavian circles: better <Arsovic>, than arsenic.

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