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GM Borislav Ivkov

Borislav Ivkov
Borislav Ivkov in 1972. Photo: R.C. Croes / Anefo / Dutch National Archives.
Full name
Borislav Ivkov
Life
Nov 12, 1933 - Feb 14, 2022 (age 88)‎
Place of birth
Belgrade
Federation
Serbia
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Main Line (40 games)
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (35 games)
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (27 games)
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (26 games)
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (17 games)
Black Pieces
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Chigorin Defense (43 games)
Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation (28 games)
French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Delayed Exchange Variation (26 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense (25 games)
Modern Defense with 1.d4 (21 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Borislav Ivkov
Paul Keres
½-½ 40 2020
Paul Keres
Borislav Ivkov
1-0 65 2020
Borislav Ivkov (2410)
Mihajlo Radovanovic (1941)
1-0 48 2013
Borislav Ivkov (2410)
Zoran Z Jovanovic (2338)
1-0 40 2013
Borislav Ivkov (2410)
Bojan Podinic (2304)
1-0 45 2013
Borislav Ivkov (2410)
Vladica Andrejic (2210)
1-0 34 2013
Borislav Ivkov (2412)
Miodrag R Savic (2522)
0-1 71 2013
Borislav Ivkov (2408)
Alina Kashlinskaya (2422)
½-½ 35 2013
Borislav Ivkov (2408)
Nastassia Ziaziulkina (2350)
½-½ 13 2013
Borislav Ivkov (2408)
Mariya Muzychuk (2491)
½-½ 24 2013
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