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Branko Filipovic

Number of games in database: 351
Years covered: 1970 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2269 (2322 rapid, 2097 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2462
Overall record: +122 -93 =136 (54.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (55) 
    B22 B53 B30 B40 B50
 Ruy Lopez (20) 
    C69 C67 C63 C60 C68
 Ruy Lopez Exchange (14) 
    C69 C68
 King's Indian Attack (14) 
    A07
 Queen's Pawn Game (11) 
    A45 D02 A46 A40 D00
 Nimzo-Larsen Attack (7) 
    A01
With the Black pieces:
 Uncommon Opening (71) 
    B00 A00
 Sicilian (36) 
    B33 B22 B31 B28 B45
 Queen's Pawn Game (17) 
    A40 D02 D00 A50 E00
 Grunfeld (15) 
    D85 D86 D92 D90 D97
 King's Indian (11) 
    E66 E63 E61 E92 E65
 English (11) 
    A10 A15
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Velimirovic vs B Filipovic, 1996 0-1
   I Subasic vs B Filipovic, 1999 0-1
   B Zueger vs B Filipovic, 2002 1/2-1/2
   Z Susak vs B Filipovic, 2002 0-1
   B Abramovic vs B Filipovic, 1996 0-1
   B Filipovic vs C Berberich, 2009 1-0
   B Filipovic vs M Bosiocic, 2009 1/2-1/2
   B Filipovic vs A Jurkovic, 2003 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Croatian Championship (2002)
   Banja Luka (1981)
   Winterthur Open (2007)
   Bern Open (1988)
   Banja Luka (1983)
   Yugoslav Championship (1985)
   Pula Open (2017)
   Caorle Open (1989)
   Christmas Open Masters (2009)
   Yugoslav Championship 1993 (1992)
   Basel Masters (2017)
   Bern Open (1990)
   Bosna Open (2017)
   World Youth U26 Team Championship (1981)
   Bela Crkva Open (1983)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   L.J.Davison's favorite games by L.J.Davison

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 TCh-SUI
   J Riff vs B Filipovic (Oct-15-23) 1/2-1/2
   M Stojanovic vs B Filipovic (Oct-14-23) 1-0
   B Filipovic vs F Bellini (Aug-27-23) 1/2-1/2
   B Filipovic vs G Gaehwiler (Aug-26-23) 1/2-1/2
   A Heimann vs B Filipovic (Jun-25-23) 0-1

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BRANKO FILIPOVIC
(born Oct-06-1957, 67 years old) Yugoslavia (federation/nationality Switzerland)

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IM in 1984. Rated 2462 in 2001. Known for playing 1...b6. Chessmetrics has him rated 2481 and World no. 263 in 1985.

Last updated: 2017-11-08 04:59:50

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 page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 351  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G Kokotovic vs B Filipovic  ½-½251970Yugoslav ChampionshipE61 King's Indian
2. E Sindik vs B Filipovic  ½-½521970Yugoslav First LeagueC66 Ruy Lopez
3. B Filipovic vs D Kajnih  ½-½201970Yugoslav First LeagueC50 Giuoco Piano
4. M Lukic vs B Filipovic  1-0421970Yugoslav First LeagueD02 Queen's Pawn Game
5. B Petrovic vs B Filipovic  ½-½451973Yugoslav First LeagueA28 English
6. B Filipovic vs M Mrdja  ½-½431974Yugoslav First LeagueB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
7. B Filipovic vs B Rogulj  1-0501978Yugoslav First LeagueB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
8. E Sindik vs B Filipovic  ½-½431978Yugoslav First LeagueB33 Sicilian
9. D Supancic vs B Filipovic  1-0331979Yugoslav First LeagueB23 Sicilian, Closed
10. B Filipovic vs I Vukovic  0-1331979Yugoslav First LeagueC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
11. B Filipovic vs M Bertok  1-0451979Yugoslav First LeagueB58 Sicilian
12. S Bojkovic vs B Filipovic  ½-½611979Yugoslav First LeagueB33 Sicilian
13. B Filipovic vs S Joksic  ½-½181979Yugoslav First LeagueB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
14. B Maslesa vs B Filipovic  1-0181979Yugoslav First LeagueB02 Alekhine's Defense
15. P Nikolic vs B Filipovic  ½-½361981Banja LukaE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
16. B Filipovic vs Tseshkovsky  0-1331981Banja LukaB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
17. I Farago vs B Filipovic  0-1391981Banja LukaD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
18. B Filipovic vs N Lakic  ½-½391981Banja LukaB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
19. M Mihaljcisin vs B Filipovic  0-1431981Banja LukaB03 Alekhine's Defense
20. B Filipovic vs Velimirovic  ½-½411981Banja LukaC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
21. M Cebalo vs B Filipovic  ½-½381981Banja LukaA34 English, Symmetrical
22. B Filipovic vs M Vukic  1-0651981Banja LukaB40 Sicilian
23. E Bukic vs B Filipovic  ½-½121981Banja LukaD97 Grunfeld, Russian
24. B Filipovic vs Sax 0-1391981Banja LukaB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
25. I Hausner vs B Filipovic  1-0361981Banja LukaD85 Grunfeld
 page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 351  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-26-09  waustad: There must be at least two players named Branko Filipovic, since the one who is listed ion the FIDE site was born in 1957. He's an IM who is listed as Croatian and appears to be fairly active.
Apr-05-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: The games from 1981 - onwards are probably all by IM Branko Filipovic, Croatia, born 6 October 1957, now rated 2423, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 1984. Rated 2462 in 2001.

Known for playing 1...b6. Chessmetrics has him rated 2481 and World no. 263 in 1985.

Pictures:
http://www.srbija-gligoric.ch/index... (brown jacket) http://www.svwinterthur.ch/schachwo...

He ended 2nd today in Bad Ragazer Oster Open (Germany): http://www.chess-results.com/tnr321...

Oct-06-11  brankat: Happy Birthday IM Filipovic!
Oct-06-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: Happy birthday!

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